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Resilient New Orleans regains its stride, hardly missing a beat after truck attack

New Orleans, US Reuters In the days since a US Army veteran drove a truck into dozens of New Year’s Day revellers, normalcy has begun to return to a stricken yet defiant New Orleans, where music is again streaming from clubs and restaurants are filled with tourists. After leaving flowers at an impromptu memorial, Mayor […]

New Orleans attacker acted alone, supported Islamic State, FBI says

New Orleans, US Reuters A US Army veteran who drove a truck into a crowd of New Year’s Day revellers had pledged allegiance to Islamic State, but acted alone in the attack that killed at least 14 people, the FBI said on Thursday. The suspect, who the FBI said was shot dead at the scene […]