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During his first term as president, Donald Trump saw the height of a violent civil war in Syria, a resurgence of Islamic State activity, and a rise in ISIS-inspired attacks both abroad and on U.S. soil.Eight years later, many of these bogeymen have returned.In the last eight weeks, Syrian rebels launched a lightning offensive, wresting back control of the country and then of its capital—forcing longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad to flee to Russia for safe haven. Like Trump’s first term, the instability in the Middle East has prompted fresh questions over if, or what role the U.S. should play in Syria—amid

Federal agents found one of the largest stockpiles of homemade explosives they have ever seized when they arrested a Virginia man on a firearms charge last month, according to a court filing by federal prosecutors.Investigators seized more than 150 pipe bombs and other homemade devices when they searched the home of Brad Spafford northwest of Norfolk in December, the prosecutors said in a motion filed Monday. The prosecutors wrote that this is believed to be "the largest seizure by number of finished explosive devices in FBI history."1 DEAD AFTER CYBERTRUCK EXPLODES OUTSIDE LAS VEGAS TRUMP HOTELMost of the bombs were

A New York Times freelance contributor discussed Thursday a college newspaper interview he had years ago with Shamsud-Din Jabbar, saying he did not seem like the type of person who would commit the New Year’s Day terror attack in New Orleans.Keenan spoke to CNN host Paula Newton early Thursday morning about the moment he found out that the suspect in the deaths of 15 people after deliberately driving his truck through Bourbon Street was the same man he interviewed in 2015 for Georgia State University's college paper."My head was spinning," Keenan told the anchor, adding, "What little I remember from

Christina Aguilera is kicking off the new year with an important message. On Tuesday, the Grammy Award winner posted a video montage to her Instagram that featured various footage of herself throughout the year and a slew of comments from online haters questioning her physical appearance following rumors of Ozempic use. In the caption, Aguilera reminded her 10 million followers that while judgments are inevitable, "no one deserves an explanation.""This year, doing something a little different. This is a reminder to everyone that you are your OWN STORYTELLER in your OWN LIFE," she wrote. "No one else can dictate who you

The driver of the Tesla Cybertruck that blew up outside Trump International Hotel Las Vegas on New Year's Day has been identified as active-duty U.S. Army soldier Matthew Livelsberger, The Associated Press is reporting, citing law enforcement officials. The officials spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss an ongoing investigation.Livelsberger, 37, has several addresses associated with him and was on leave from Germany where he was serving with the 10th Special Forces Group. On Wednesday, he reportedly pulled the truck up outside the hotel at around 8:40 a.m. local time, and it exploded

Former NFL star Antonio Brown launched a fund for the victims and their families of the terror attack that took place in New Orleans in the wee hours of New Year’s Day.More than a dozen people were killed and several more were injured when the suspect, identified as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, drove a truck into a crowd of people on Bourbon Street. He was killed in a firefight with officers after the ramming and is believed to have been inspired by ISIS.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMBrown launched the GoFundMe on Thursday with more than $3,500 raised in the

President-elect Donald Trump's allies are excoriating the FBI for its initial characterization of the brutal car attack in New Orleans as not terror-related, before the nation’s top federal law enforcement agency backtracked and launched a terrorism investigation allegedly connected to ISIS. "The FBI has a no-fail mission. There is no room for error. When they fail, Americans die. It's a necessity that Kash Patel gets confirmed ASAP," a source close to Trump told Fox News Digital on Thursday morning. Early Wednesday morning, chaos broke out on Bourbon Street in New Orleans as New Year’s Eve revelers partied on the streets. The suspect,

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry said Thursday he will attend the Sugar Bowl between the Georgia Bulldogs and Notre Dame Fighting Irish after a terror attack left over a dozen dead in New Orleans.The game was moved from Wednesday night to Thursday evening after the terror attack. The game is now set to kick off at around 4 p.m. ET.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMLandry appeared on "Fox & Friends" and vowed security would be tough."Security is going to be tight," he said. "We have all confidence that we’re gonna put this game on. The Superdome is completely secure.