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Another Alleged Victim Emerges After Reporter's Death

Man argues Adan Manzano would still be alive if Danette Colbert had faced harsher penalties

(Newser) - A woman arrested in connection with the death of a TV sports reporter in New Orleans was accused of drugging another man before stealing his life savings. Telemundo reporter Adan Manzano might still be alive today if a judge had imposed a harsher sentence on Danette Colbert, victim David Butler...

Reporter's Hotel Room Death Takes a Turn

Police arrest a woman who they say has a history of allegations of drugging and robbing men

(Newser) - Police have arrested a woman in connection with the death of a TV sports reporter who was in New Orleans to cover the Super Bowl, reports USA Today . Adan Manzano, 27, was found dead in his hotel room, and authorities aren't speculating about what happened. However:
  • Police arrested 48-year-old
...

Sports Reporter, 27, Dies Days Before Super Bowl

27-year-old Adan Manzano died in hotel just outside New Orleans

(Newser) - A 27-year-old sports reporter and anchor assigned to cover Super Bowl 59 died Wednesday in a hotel just outside New Orleans. Adan Manzano, who worked for Telemundo Kansas City and Tico Sports, had been set to cover the Super Bowl for the third straight year, People reports. The Jefferson Parish...

Trump to Make History at Super Bowl LIX
Trump to Make History
at Super Bowl LIX
the rundown

Trump to Make History at Super Bowl LIX

He'll be first sitting president to attend the big game

(Newser) - President Trump will attend Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans on Sunday, an official tells the AP , as the first sitting president ever to attend. Reactions and more on the big game:
  • History: Just three sitting vice presidents have attended the big game: Al Gore in 1994, George HW Bush
...

In New Orleans' Priest Scandal, NFL Team Did Damage Control

New emails reveal ties closer than previously reported between the Saints and Catholic diocese

(Newser) - When New Orleans church leaders prepared to publish a list of predatory Catholic priests, they turned to a well-oiled public relations machine: the city's NFL franchise. What came next was a crisis-communications blitz orchestrated by the New Orleans Saints' president and other top team officials, according to hundreds of...

New Orleans Gets Creative With Blizzard Cleanup

They cleaned up like they did after Mardi Gras

(Newser) - Days after a winter storm dropped ice and record-breaking snow, cleanup efforts were underway Thursday in several major Southern cities such as New Orleans, where crews were removing snow the same way they remove trash, drink cups, and plastic beads after Mardi Gras, the AP reports. Temperatures were gradually rising...

Victim in New Orleans Attack Linked to British Royals

Tiggy Legge-Bourke's stepson was among those killed

(Newser) - Among the 14 people killed in the New Year's attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans was a man with links to the British royals. Edward Pettifer, 31, is the stepson of Tiggy Legge-Bourke, who served as the "beloved" nanny to Prince William and Prince Harry from 1993...

New Orleans Attacker Had Explosives Transmitter: FBI

Authorities say Shamsud-Din Jabbar planted two bombs on Bourbon Street

(Newser) - Investigators believe the man who killed 14 people in an apparent terrorist attack in New Orleans planned even more devastation. NBC News reports the FBI and ATF said Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, who plowed a pickup truck through a crowded street early New Year's Day, also planned to use a...

Protective Posts Weren't in Place on Bourbon Street

Vehicle bollards are being replaced ahead of the Super Bowl

(Newser) - Possibly adding to the New Year's tragedy in New Orleans was the fact that vehicle bollards, the protective posts that often line pedestrian areas to block vehicles from accessing them, were not in place when a driver plowed into a crowd of revelers , killing 15. According to the Washington ...

New Orleans Suspect Altered His Plan

Shamsud-Din Jabbar allegedly described initial plan to kill his family in Facebook video

(Newser) - The suspect who drove into a crowd of people in New Orleans, killing 15 and injuring at least 35 others, described his plans in videos recorded as he drove to Louisiana from his home in Texas, CNN reports. Shamsud-Din Jabbar reportedly discusses dreams that inspired him to join the Islamic...

Authorities Investigate Possible New Orleans, Vegas Link

NBC reports authorities looking into whether suspects had a military connection

(Newser) - As twin investigations continue into Wednesday's truck attack in New Orleans and the detonation of a Tesla in Las Vegas, NBC News reports that authorities are investigating whether the suspects in both cases have a military connection. However, authorities stress it's too early to draw any conclusions about...

Aspiring Nurse, Single Mom Among the Dead in New Orleans

Families of some victims have come forward to identify them

(Newser) - While officials have not yet released the identities of the 15 people killed in a devastating New Year's truck attack in New Orleans , families have started coming forward to mourn those lost in the Wednesday morning tragedy, the AP reports. The victims revealed so far, per the AP, ABC...

FBI Looks for Accomplices in New Orleans Attack
FBI: New Orleans Driver
Didn't Act Alone
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FBI: New Orleans Driver Didn't Act Alone

Death toll rises to 15 in attack in French Quarter

(Newser) - An FBI official said Wednesday afternoon that investigators do not believe that the man who drove into a New Orleans crowd was "solely responsible" for the crime. The coroner's office reported that the death toll in the attack has reached at least 15, per CNN . Officials said three...

Report: New Orleans Attacker Had ISIS Flag
FBI Names
New Orleans Attacker
UPDATED

FBI Names New Orleans Attacker

Shamsud Din Jabbar had ISIS flag in vehicle

(Newser) - The man who drove a truck into a crowd of people in New Orleans' French Quarter in the early hours of New Year's Day had an ISIS flag in the vehicle, the FBI said in a statement Wednesday. The FBI named the attacker as 42-year-old Shamsud Din Jabbar, a...

Report: Suspect in New Orleans Attack Is Dead
Suspect in
New Orleans
Attack Is Dead
UPDATED

Suspect in New Orleans Attack Is Dead

FBI confirms suspect was shot in a firefight with police

(Newser) - The suspect who drove into a Bourbon Street crowd , killing 10 people and injuring dozens more, was killed in a firefight with police, the FBI confirmed in a statement Wednesday. "The FBI is the lead investigative agency, and we are working with our partners to investigate this as...

'Mass Casualty Incident' Reported on Bourbon Street

10 said to be dead after car reportedly drives into crowd

(Newser) - Tragedy in New Orleans on the first day of 2025: CNN reports 10 people were killed and 30 more injured after a vehicle drove into a Bourbon Street crowd around 3:15am on Wednesday. New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has called it "a terrorist attack," though CBS News...

Priest, 93, Gets Life for Raping Teen Decades Ago

Lawrence Hecker's victim reported the attack decades ago, but he wasn't believed

(Newser) - A judge sentenced a 93-year-old former Catholic priest Wednesday to spend the rest of his life behind bars for raping a teenage boy decades ago. Lawrence Hecker had pleaded guilty to charges including first-degree rape and aggravated kidnapping moments before jury selection was scheduled to begin in his trial this...

NOLA's 'Most Notorious Fugitive' Is On the Run Again

Scrim the Westie has escaped multiple times from his keepers over the past year

(Newser) - He's popped up on "Most Wanted" posters around New Orleans, and locals have been on the lookout for him for months on end. Scrim, the dog that the Washington Post calls the "stray Houdini" and "arguably the Big Easy's most notorious fugitive" has especially frustrated...

The Most Fun City in America
The Most Fun City in America

The Most Fun City in America

Las Vegas wins top honor from WalletHub, while Hawaii's Pearl City is dubbed least fun

(Newser) - If you're heading into 2025 with an eye for some affordable fun, WalletHub has broken down which American cities are your best bet. The site looked at 182 of the most populated cities in the country, using more than five dozen metrics in three main categories: entertainment and recreation...

2 Killed, 10 Hurt in Shootings Along New Orleans Parade Route

Thousands were in attendance at Sunday event

(Newser) - Two people were killed and 10 others were wounded in two separate shootings along a New Orleans parade route and celebration attended by thousands on Sunday, authorities said. There were no immediate arrests, the AP reports. Officers responding to reports of gunfire shortly after 3:30pm on an avenue in...

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