1 person dead, 7 injured after Tesla truck explodes outside Trump’s Las Vegas hotel A Tesla truck caught fire and exploded outside the hotel on Wednesday morning, authorities say. One person died inside the vehicle, while seven who were nearby received minor injuries. Read more on NPR

The Sugar Bowl is postponed to Thursday after the deadly attack in New Orleans The game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Georgia Bulldogs, part of the expanded college football playoffs, has been postponed Read more on NPR

Photos: Scenes after attack in New Orleans French Quarter Authorities say the driver drove around a barricade and plowed through a crowd along Bourbon Street, the city’s iconic stretch of bars and hotels in the French Quarter. Read more on NPR

21 states are getting minimum wage bumps in 2025 Increases in Delaware, Illinois and Rhode Island will bring those states’ minimums to $15 an hour, meaning 10 states and Washington, D.C., will now have $15 or higher minimum wage. Read more on NPR

New Orleans mayor says New Year’s Day incident was a ‘terrorist attack’ A vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans’ famed Canal and Bourbon Street in the first hours of New Year’s Day. The FBI is investigating the incident. Read more on NPR

Norovirus outbreaks are on the rise around the country and on cruise ships Outbreaks of the gastrointestinal illness are surging both at sea and on land. Here’s what to know. Read more on NPR

Life Kit’s guide to a successful Dry January It is officially 2025 and ‘Life Kit’ is kicking the year off with a series to help people complete Dry January successfully. And, a look ahead for this year from pop culture to politics. Read more on NPR

Ukraine halts transit of Russian gas to Europe after a prewar deal expired Among the hardest-hit will be Moldova, which has brought in emergency measures as residents brace for a harsh winter and looming power cuts. Read more on NPR

A look at the Aztec Rebels, a family-oriented motorcycle club based in the Bronx The Aztec Rebels are a motorcycle club based out of the South Bronx where Eddie Lucero, the club’s president, says you can be a family man and a leader in your community. Read more on NPR

Look up! Here’s what’s to watch for in space in 2025 In the New Year, there will be supermoons, meteor showers and other exciting celestial events. Read more on NPR