News – January 2025

  • Las Vegas: Tesla Cybertruck explosion outside Trump Hotel investigated as possible act of terrorism

    January 1, 2025

    A Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside the Trump Towers in Las Vegas killing at least one person is being investigated as a possible act of terrorism, multiple sources with knowledge of the investigation told CBS News. A person inside the vehicle died and seven others suffered minor injuries, police said. Two sources with knowledge of the ...

  • Germany: Five killed and hundreds arrested after New Year’s Eve chaos

    January 1, 2025

    Five people have been killed across Germany in accidents involving fireworks as riots in Berlin led to over 400 arrests in a night of chaos celebrating the start of the new year. One of those killed was a 24-year-old who died after his homemade firework was set off prematurely near the town of Geseke in North ...

  • Louisiana: FBI Statement on the Attack in New Orleans

    January 1, 2025

    Today, at approximately 3:15 a.m. CST, an individual drove a pickup truck into a crowd of people on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing at least 10 and injuring dozens of others. After hitting the crowd, he exited the vehicle and fired upon local law enforcement. Law enforcement returned fire, and the subject was pronounced ...

  • Louisiana: At least 10 people killed, many injured after vehicle slams into crowd in New Orleans

    January 1, 2025

    Ten people were killed and dozens injured early Wednesday when a man intentionally drove a pickup truck into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans’ French Quarter as revelers were celebrating the new year, officials said. New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said the man drove around barricades and hurtled down Bourbon Street in ...

  • Virginia: FBI says it seized largest cache of “finished explosive devices” in its history

    January 1, 2025

    The FBI found the largest cache of “finished explosive devices” in the bureau’s history during the arrest of a Virginia man earlier this month, according to court documents. Federal prosecutors are seeking to keep the man, Brad Spafford, in custody after his Dec. 17 arrest for allegedly possessing an unregistered short barrel rifle. While executing a ...