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Who is Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the man the FBI says planned New Orleans terror attack

Jabbar was a 42-year-old Army veteran from Texas.
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Terror attack suspect visited New Orleans during Halloween, FBI says

The visit came right after Taylor Swift’s shows in the city.
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Millions face snow and ice as a major winter storm moves across the U.S.

A major winter storm is bringing ice, snow and freezing rain from the Plains to the East Coast through Tuesday.
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Bill Shaheen reflects on Jimmy Carter’s ’76 NH campaign

Following the death of former President Jimmy Carter, DNC Committeeman Bill Shaheen said, “He was a straight shooter, and in his post-presidency, he was a great man. He was one of the greatest men I’ve ever met.”
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The Vivienne, “RuPaul’s Drag Race UK” Winner, Dies at 32: ‘An Incredibly Loved, Warm-Hearted Person’

The drag artist, born James Lee Williams, also competed on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars’
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Trump invites House Republicans to Mar-a-Lago ahead of inauguration

President-elect Donald Trump is set to host several groups of House GOP lawmakers in Florida next weekend.
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Driver in Ramming Attack Made Trips to New Orleans and Abroad

Shamsud-Din Jabbar visited New Orleans twice, and traveled to Egypt and Canada, before a burst of violence early on New Year’s Day that killed 14 people.
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Man behind New Orleans attack visited the city twice before: FBI

The man behind the New Orleans attack visited the city at least twice in the months before the attack, FBI Special Agent in Charge Lyonel Myrthil said in an update on Sunday. Shamsud-Din Jabbar, wh…
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Hamas approves Israeli list of hostages for potential exchange: Reuters

Hamas has approved an Israeli list of 34 hostages to be exchanged in a possible ceasefire deal, Reuters reported, citing a Hamas official.
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Chinese ship ‘severs undersea cables around Taiwan’

Taiwan has accused a Chinese-owned ship of severing a critical data cable off its northern coast on Friday. Officials in Taipei discovered that four cores of an international submarine cable, which transmits data to America’s AT&T, were left ruptured early on Jan 3. Tracking data revealed the Shunxing39 cargo vessel had dropped its anchor around th…