Authorities say the 37-year-old former Green Beret suspected of detonating a Cybertruck outside a Trump hotel in Las Vegas died by suicide before the blast. Andres Gutierrez has the latest on he investigation. Source

The postponed Sugar Bowl kicked off Thursday night in the New Orleans Superdome, about a mile from the deadly attack on Bourbon Street. Michelle Miller takes a look at the increased security for the game. Source

A ceremony was held to commemorate the 14 people who were killed in the New Year’s attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans. Now, family members of the victims are speaking out about their loved ones. Tony Dokoupil reports. Source

Authorities are still piecing together clues about the deadly truck attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans that left 14 people dead just hours into the new year. Investigators now say they believe the man behind the attack acted alone and was inspired by ISIS. Omar Villafranca has the latest. Source

Monday will mark four years since the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, but federal investigators still haven’t identified the person who planted pipe bombs the night before the Jan. 6 riot. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has the latest details. Source

President Biden awarded the nation’s second-highest civilian honor to 20 Americans on Thursday, including House Jan. 6 committee leaders Rep. Bennie Thompson and former Rep. Liz Cheney. CBS News political reporter Zak Hudak has more on why Mr. Biden picked them and the House speaker vote. Source

Authorities say the body found inside the Cybertruck that exploded in Las Vegas was burned beyond recognition the coroner made a positive identification, and the military ID and passport recovered at the scene belong to an active-duty Army soldier and Green Beret. CBS News’ Andres Gutierrez reports and Ed O’Keefe has President-elect Donald Trump’s reaction. Source

Here’s a look at the top stories making headlines on the “CBS Evening News” with Major Garrett. Source

New Orleans’ Bourbon Street has reopened less than two days after a terrorist attack killed at least 14 people in the early hours of the new year. CBS News’ Kati Weis reports and CBS News contributor Andrew Boyd, a former chief of operations for the CIA’s Counterterrorism Mission Center, has more on security going forward and the attacker. Source

The deadly New Year’s attack in New Orleans and the Cybertruck blast in Las Vegas just hours later marked a grim and uneasy start to 2025. Jim Axelrod takes a look at how the nation is handling the inauspicious beginning of the new year. Source