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Shamsud-Din Jabbar in a file picture obtained from social media, released in November 2013, in Fort Johnson (formerly Fort Polk) in Louisiana. 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division via Facebook .

New Orleans attack suspect served in military 

By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer  Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the man who officials say rammed a truck into a crowd in New Orleans on New Year’s Day, served in the U.S. military, according

Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, by White House Photographer, 1978 (NARA)

Biden, Trump, other leaders pay tribute to Carter  

By Joseph Lord Contributing Writer  President Joe Biden and others in American politics paid tribute to President Jimmy Carter following his death on Sunday.  Reactions from lawmakers and U.S. officials quickly

President Joe Biden addresses the nation after presidential election results, congratulating President-elect Donald Trump at the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Nov. 7, 2024. Photo by Madalina Vasiliu.

Biden signs 50 bills into law on Christmas Eve 

By John Haughey Contributing Writer  President Joe Biden, on his last Christmas Eve in the Oval Office, signed 50 bills into law, including measures that make the bald eagle the country’s

President Joe Biden addresses the nation after presidential election results, congratulating President-elect Donald Trump at the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Nov. 7, 2024. Photo by Madalina Vasiliu.

Biden commutes sentences of 37 death row prisoners 

By Emel Akan Contributing Writer  WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday announced that he is commuting the sentences of 37 prisoners on the federal government’s death row.  These individuals, all