A U.S. Army veteran driving a pickup truck that bore the flag of the Islamic State group wrought carnage on New Orleans’ raucous New Year’s celebration, killing 15 people as he steered around a police blockade and slammed into revelers before being shot dead by police.

As Colorado becomes the second state to legalize psychedelic therapy this week, a clash is playing out in Colorado Springs, where conservative leaders are restricting the treatment over objections from some of the city’s 90,000 veterans who’ve become flagbearers for psychedelic therapy to treat post-traumatic stress disorder.

Chief Justice John Roberts issued a defense Tuesday of judicial independence, which he said is under threat from intimidation, disinformation and the prospect of public officials defying court orders.

A man alleged to have stockpiled the largest number of homemade explosives ever seized by the FBI is in custody following a recent raid at his 20-acre farm in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia.

Nippon Steel continues to push for presidential support of its proposed $14.9 billion purchase of U.S. Steel, despite concerns that such a deal could lower American steel production and create a national security threat.

An appeals court rejected an Arizona official’s argument that felony charges against him for delaying certification of his rural county’s 2022 election results should be dismissed because he has legislative immunity.

Military commanders will lose their authority to overturn court-martial findings in the most serious sexual harassment cases as of Jan. 1, the Pentagon said Tuesday.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said that 57-year-old Debrina Kawam had a “brief stint in our homeless shelter system,” though did not say when.

SpaceX put the final countdown in the books for the Space Coast early Tuesday, adding one more to the record pace of launches for the year.

A Pennsylvania court says the secretary of state has the authority to direct counties not to allow “unauthorized third party access” to voting machines or risk having those machines decertified and unable to be deployed for elections.

Treasury officials announced the actions Tuesday, saying the two groups sought to spread false claims designed to stoke political tension and undermine the candidates ahead of November’s vote.

A string of burglaries at the homes of star athletes, including Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Joe Burrow and Luka Doncic, prompted the FBI to warn professional sports leagues about criminal organizations targeting players.

A U.S. airman’s keen sense of situational awareness foiled a hotel robbery after he took notice of odd behavior in the lobby, according to investigators in the Florida Panhandle.

A military appeals court ruled against Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s effort to throw out plea deals reached for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other defendants in the 9/11 attacks, a US official said.

Marine Corps staff sergeants and gunnery sergeants will begin attending the same leadership school for promotion to the next rank under a pilot program that will merge their respective schools.

An Army surveillance drone prototype will give brigade commanders a clearer picture of the battlefield.

A sheltered habitat at Twentynine Palms in California helps protect desert tortoises.