Terrorism

Authorities have preliminarily said the service’s use in both incidents is a coincidence.

FBI Deputy Assistant Director Christopher Raia said the man who drove into a crowd of people in New Orleans posted videos online hours before the shooting that detailed a plan to commit another attack on his family.

Islamic State, known as both IS and ISIS, has been designated a “terrorist group” by the United Nations and several countries, including the United States.

The U.S. Army veteran who killed 14 in New Orleans acted alone and was “100% inspired” by the Islamic State, the FBI said.

The nation’s capital will soon host two significant events that draw large crowds: next week’s state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter, followed by Donald Trump’s second inauguration. After 15 people were killed and dozens injured in New Orleans on New Year’s Day and a second suspected terror attack in Las Vegas, extra precautions are going into place in...

After 15 people were killed and dozens injured after a truck drove into a crowd Wednesday in New Orleans, D.C. is enhancing security ahead of upcoming events expected to draw crowds. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports.

The FBI says it recovered the stark black flag of the Islamic State extremist group from the truck that an American man from Texas smashed into New Year’s partygoers in New Orleans’ French Quarter.

President Joe Biden said Wednesday that his administration “will support the people of New Orleans as they begin the hard work of healing.”

The FBI is investigating the New Year’s Day violence as a terrorist attack.

The attack occurred around 3:15 a.m. Wednesday along Bourbon Street, with crowds in the city ballooning in anticipation for the Sugar Bowl between Georgia and Notre Dame.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin withdrew a plea agreement reached on Wednesday between the Pentagon and three Guantanamo detainees accused of plotting the September 11, 2001, terror attacks.

Three Guantanamo detainees accused of plotting the September 11, 2001, terror attacks have reached plea agreements with the military, the Pentagon announced Wednesday.

The International Cricket Council World Cup 2024 is next month on Long Island.

The FBI has arrested Karrem Nasr, 23, of New Jersey for allegedly attempting to provide material support to the African-based terrorist organization al Shabaab after they claim he became inspired to wage Jihad following the October 7 terrorist attacks.

FBI director Christopher Wray testified Tuesday that the Israel-Hamas war has raised terrorism threats against the U.S. “to a whole other level.”

The U.S. is working with the foreign partners to shut down the travel routes used by the smuggling network and to identify the people who used it to enter the country, the NSC said.

Plea agreements under consideration may mean that the suspected architect of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and his fellow defendants never face the death penalty.

In a rare and shocking development, an accused foreign Islamic terrorist was found not guilty Friday by a jury in federal court after a trial on charges he conspired with Osama bin Laden to conduct a suicide bombing on Americans in Europe two decades ago, his lawyer said.