How the Islamic State Radicalizes People Today NYT | Top Stories By: Alissa J. Rubin 4 January 2025 at 13:01 A man who pledged allegiance to the terrorist group carried out a deadly attack in New Orleans on New Year’s Day. © Edmund D. Fountain for The New York TimesThe F.B.I. said the man who killed 14 people when he drove into a crowd in New Orleans on New Year’s Day was “100 percent inspired by ISIS.”