New Year's Day Attacks and Investigations

Two violent incidents marred New Year's Day, resulting in 16 fatalities. In New Orleans, a 42-year-old Army veteran drove a rented pickup truck into a crowd on Bourbon Street, killing 14 people and injuring 35, before engaging in a shootout with police. Authorities discovered that the suspect had planned the attack, which included placing explosives that ultimately failed to detonate. Meanwhile, in Las Vegas, a driver exploded a rented Cybertruck at the Trump Hotel, injuring seven before taking his own life; the FBI currently sees no links between the two events, while both incidents are being investigated as acts of terrorism.