FBI Confirms New Orleans Driver That Killed 10 Is Dead, Will Treat Case as Act of Terrorism

Photo:MATTHEW HINTON/AFP via Getty MATTHEW HINTON/AFP via Getty The driver responsible for theNew Orleans attackthat killed 10 people on New Year’s Day is dead, the FBI has confirmed after police previouslyshared the news with PEOPLE.The massacre occurred around 3:15 a.m. local time on Jan. 1 when a pickup truck barreled down Bourbon Street in the city’s popular French Quarter, killing 10 and injuring around 35 others.After the driver crashed his truck, he was involved in a police shootout which lefttwo officers injured, but in stable condition.

FBI Director Kash Patel Wants to Partner with UFC to Get Agents into Shape: Reports

FBI Director Kash Patel and UFC CEO Dana White.Photo:Chip Somodevilla/Getty; Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC via Getty Chip Somodevilla/Getty; Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC via Getty Newly appointed FBI Director Kash Patel held his first videoconference call with top agents around the country on Wednesday, Feb. 26. While some of the call was business as usual from PresidentDonald Trump’s unconventional pick to lead the agency, there were a few moments that raised eyebrows, according toABC NewsandThe New York Times.

FBI Joins Search for College Student Who Went Missing on Spring Break Trip in the Dominican Republic

The FBI has joined the search for a 20-year-old college student who went missing in the Dominican Republic on a spring break trip with friends. Sudiksha Konanki, a junior at the University of Pittsburgh, was last seen early on Thursday, March 6, walking on a beach at Riu Republica Resort in Punta Cana, according to theDominican Republic National Police. Konanki — a resident of Virginia’s Loudoun County and citizen of India — was staying at the resort hotel with five friends who arrived in the country on March 3, officials said.

FBI Seizes More Than 150 Explosives from Virginia Home in Largest Cache in Agency's History

FBI seal.Photo:Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto/Getty Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto/Getty A Virginia man is in custody after the FBI found a massive collection of explosives in his home — the largest in the agency’s history.Brad Spafford of Smithfield, Va., was initially charged with having an unregistered rifle in his possession. When investigators carried out a search warrant on his property, they found “a stockpile of more than 150 homemade improvised explosive devices, assessed as pipe bombs,” thecriminal complaint reads.

FDA Approves Ozempic to Treat Kidney Disease

Ozempic.Photo:Mario Tama/Getty Mario Tama/Getty The Food and Drug Administration has approved Ozempic to reduce the risk of kidney disease. On Tuesday, Jan. 28, the agency announced that the drug can now be used to reduce the risk of kidney failure and disease progression, as well as death due to cardiovascular disease, in adults with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease. The FDA’s new approval makes the drug the first GLP-1 treatment option for people with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease.