What's On Today - Thursday

The FBI has identified 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a U.S. Army veteran from Texas, as the suspect behind the deadly New Year’s Day NOLA attack.

The attack unfolded in the early hours of New Year’s Day (around 3:15 am) after Jabbar drove a rented pickup truck along a three-block stretch on Bourbon Street, hitting dozens of innocent bystanders. Witnesses reported that after ramming through barricades, Jabbar exited the vehicle armed with an assault rifle and began firing indiscriminately into the crowd.… Read more

After a whirlwind year, thanks to a stellar performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Simone Biles is starting 2025, adding another accomplishment to her already long list.

Biles has been named Sports Illustrated’s 2024 Person of the Year. The gymnast appeared on Good Morning America to discuss the honor, how much it means to continue shedding light on her sport, and the talented athletes bestowed the honor before her.

Even though she’s the most decorated gymnast in history with 11 Olympic medals and 30 World Championship medals —including three Gold in Paris— she was still surprised to win.… Read more

A new year not only signifies a new beginning, but also another year God has blessed you to keep moving forward. As cliche as it may sound, a new year really is a new start – the perfect time to try again or try something new. Yes, you should be working on progressing throughout the year, but if you haven’t been, what the top of a new year symbolizes is a great time to start. In mapping out your newest ventures and goals, consider these three things to leave behind in 2024, according to the Bible.… Read more

New Orleans’ popular French Quarter became a scene of terror on New Year’s Day after at least 10 people were killed and at least 30 more were injured when a man intentionally drove a pickup truck into crowds on Bourbon Street, according to local authorities.

Speaking on the incident, police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick made it clear that they were not dealing with a DUI-type situation.

“This man was trying to run over as many people as he possibly could,” Kirkpatrick said in a news conference Wednesday morning, noting that the driver’s actions were “very intentional.”… Read more

2024 just couldn’t end without one last “WTF” news story, that credit going to none other than rapper-turned-podcast-personality Joe Budden.

The Joe Budden Podcast Network leader gave new meaning to being caught with your pants down after he was, well, caught with his pants completely off in a nude complaint recorded on a neighbor’s Ring Camera earlier this month in New Jersey.… Read more

Dr. Bobby Jones, gospel vocalist, TV and radio host, is set to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award during The Recording Academy’s Special Merit Award ceremony during Grammy week next month.

Jones’ love of music blossomed as a youth when he sang with the church choir. He set out for Nashville, Tennessee, as soon as he could and ended up teaching himself how to play the piano.… Read more

The New York prison officers who are shown ruthlessly beating to death an incarcerated Black man who was handcuffed and strapped face-down on a gurney earlier this month have not been arrested more than two weeks after the fatal incident.

The video footage of Robert Brooks being fatally beaten was made public on Friday by the New York Attorney General’s Office nearly three weeks after the incident at the Marcy Correctional Facility in Oneida County on Dec.… Read more