Day: January 2, 2025

Pro-ISIS group called on Muslims to conduct NYE attacks ahead of New Orleans massacre

3:37 am January 2, 2025

A driver killed 10 people and injured dozens more after plowing a pickup truck donning an ISIS flag into a crowd of people celebrating the New Year on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, just days after a pro-ISIS outlet called on Muslims to wage Islamic jihad in the U.S., Europe and Russia. The tragic event […]

SEC commissioner speaks out on Sugar Bowl postponement amid New Orleans attack as fans, pundits weigh in

3:36 am January 2, 2025

Wednesday’s Sugar Bowl game between Georgia and Notre Dame was postponed following the deadly attack in New Orleans, which killed at least 10 people. SEC Commissioner Greg Sanky released a statement saying the decision was made in the best interest of public safety. “The decision to postpone tonight’s Sugar Bowl was made in the best […]

NFL addresses Super Bowl safety concerns in the wake of deadly Bourbon Street attack

3:07 am January 2, 2025

The NFL has reassured fans that Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans will be a “safe and enjoyable” experience after an apparent terror attack in the historic city early Wednesday morning left at least 10 people dead with dozens more injured. Tragedy struck in the early morning hours of New Year’s Day when a driver […]

Comedian Jim Gaffigan regrets Trump supporters thinking he was attacking them: They ‘will never forgive me’

3:00 am January 2, 2025

Superstar stand-up comic Jim Gaffigan recently weighed in on his previous anti-Trump social media posts from 2020, saying he regrets that supporters of President-elect Donald Trump took his criticism personally. Gaffigan, who recently played former Democratic vice presidential candidate Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., on “Saturday Night Live,” discussed his negative feelings surrounding the old tweets […]

Who is Shamsud Din Jabbar? What we know about the New Orleans New Years’ terrorist suspect

2:46 am January 2, 2025

The suspect who allegedly drove into a joyous crowd at a New Year’s celebration in New Orleans, Louisiana, killing at least 10 people and injuring dozens, has been identified as Shamsud Din Jabbar by the FBI. Jabbar—who died at the scene of the attack—was a U.S.-born citizen who lived in Texas, FBI Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge […]