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By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — The new year was just three hours old, the chorus of “Auld Lang Syne” and the sound of fireworks still ringing in the ears of merrymakers, when the pickup sped down Bourbon Street – the beating heart of the French Quarter. Jimmy Cothran and a friend had just stepped

By Rob Kuznia, Majlie de Puy Kamp, Haley Britzky, Daniel Medina, John Miller and Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — Law enforcement officials gave some insight Friday on why a five-time Bronze Star recipient and new father would orchestrate a suicidal New Year’s Day explosion, saying he wrote of “political grievances,” armed conflicts elsewhere as well

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By Karina Tsui and John Miller, CNN (CNN) — Ten people waiting in line for a private event at a nightclub in Jamaica, Queens, were injured late Wednesday night in an apparent drive-by shooting, New York City police officials said. Four men approached a group of 15 young people in line outside Amazura Concert Hall

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Bitterly cold air is sweeping over much of the central and eastern US, including the Gulf Coast states. Temperatures by Saturday will be frigid for millions in what is shaping up to be the coldest of the winter so far. Here’s what else you need to know to Get

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Bitterly cold air is sweeping over much of the central and eastern US, including the Gulf Coast states. Temperatures by Saturday will be frigid for millions in what is shaping up to be the coldest of the winter so far. Here’s what else you need to know to

By Hanna Park, John Miller, Haley Britzky, Kyung Lah, Eric Levenson and Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — The driver of the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on Wednesday has been identified as Matthew Alan Livelsberger, an active-duty US Army Green Beret, according to a law enforcement source familiar

By Caroll Alvarado, Elizabeth Wolfe and Avery Schmitz, CNN New Orleans’ famed Bourbon Street devolved into a grisly crime scene just hours into the new year as a driver plowed a three-ton pickup through crowds of holiday revelers, killing at least 14 people and injuring dozens of others in what the FBI is investigating as

By Taylor Galgano, Danny Freeman, Kia Fatahi, Chris Lau, David Williams, Ryan Young, Jason Morris, Sara Smart and Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Matthew Tenedorio, 25, had a superpower: He could make people laugh, one of his cousins said. Tenedorio leaves behind two loving older brothers, his parents and many devastated cousins, said Zach Colgan,

By Casey Tolan, Curt Devine, John Miller, Mark Morales, Paul P. Murphy and Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — In a series of videos, the man responsible for the deadly New Year’s attack in New Orleans discussed planning to kill his family and having dreams that helped inspire him to join ISIS, according to multiple officials

By Ana Melgar, CNN en Español (CNN) — After some areas of Puerto Rico welcomed the New Year in the dark amid a massive failure to the island’s power grid, service has been restored to nearly all impacted customers. About 1.4 million users, or at least 98% of the total, had service Wednesday morning, according

By Caroll Alvarado and Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — The beating and death of an inmate at a New York prison last month has sparked a firestorm of criticism over the violence and brutality some inmates experience at the hands of corrections officers. But inside Marcy Correctional Facility, the news of Robert Brooks’ death –

By Karina Tsui, Jillian Sykes and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — A 23-year-old man faces attempted murder and assault charges after he allegedly pushed another man onto New York City subway tracks, police say, adding to a string of recent violent encounters across transit stations during the holiday season. The incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon

CNN By Daniel Wine, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Southerners in the US eat a heaping bowl of Hoppin’ John, people in Japan slurp up soba noodles

By Daniel Wine, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Southerners in the US eat a heaping bowl of Hoppin’ John, people in Japan slurp up soba noodles and