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Syracuse Fraternity Suspended for 'Extremely Racist' Video New York Times Syracuse University suspended an engineering fraternity on Wednesday after footage surfaced of members speaking and acting in ways “that are extremely racist, anti-Semitic, homophobic, sexist and hostile to people with disabilities,” the university's ... Syracuse suspends engineering fraternity for 'racist, anti-Semitic, homophobic' videoWashington Post Syracuse University's Theta Tau fraternity suspended over 'extremely racist' and 'homophobic' videoABC News Syracuse frat bros in hot water over 'extremely racist' videoNew York Post Syracuse.com -The Daily Orange -International Business Times -Heavy.com all 41 news articles »

Hundreds of messages between the co-conspirators plotting to terrorize a Halifax mall show "they believe they are reincarnations of Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold."

Interest in Austin Chalk sparks hopes it will provide major economic boost to the area

Two suspects drove right into the path of a Rapides Parish Sheriff's deputy Monday with the help of person who had been following the pair and talking to a dispatcher.

South Carolina lawmaker has released a video from inside Lee Correctional Institution the night of the prison riots that killed seven and left 22 other inmates injured. 

The first two sections of the 2018 Louisiana Survey shows Louisiana residents are dissatisfied with the function of state government and the handling of the state fiscal cliff, according to a University press release.

An argument on social media escalated and led to a drive-by shooting that claimed the life of an innocent child, according to Huntsville investigators. The murder of three-year-old Livia Robinson was laid out in court Wednesday. 

Some lawmakers criticize selection process

Louisiana senator says Chinese 'dump inferior, fraudulent seafood into U.S. market'

A service dog died in the fire.

The reward for information about the disappearance of a Claiborne Parish boy just doubled.

The Garden District landmark is under threat of demolition. Some think it could house a successful business again, with the right community support

An Alexandria Police Department officer who witnessed a car crash Saturday was able to follow a driver who fled the scene — and arrest him on drug charges, according to a release.

The Alexandria Police Department charged a man with entering several homes Sunday evening, including one where he gained entrance through a dog door and wandered the house mumbling to himself.

Two Alexandria men were arrested Tuesday on pornography with juveniles charges, according to the Louisiana Attorney General's Office.

Three people are facing attempted murder charges after an attempted burglary early Monday ended in a struggle and a shooting, say police.

The settlement resolves a federal lawsuit filed by an inmate and a graduate student.

The World Series ticket could be worth $6,000, authorities said.

A man claimed in his lawsuit that he was injured during the trick, which would force its mechanics to be exposed in the courtroom.

Senators agreed Wednesday to cooperate on a comprehensive compromise bill that would fortify Louisiana’s policies against sexual harassment in state agencies.

Every day 20,000 cars pass up and down Highway 3, which is also known as Benton Road. The growing volume of traffic, and a handful of accidents including one that killed a 4-year-old child last year is behind this sudden drop in speed. 

TANGIPAHOA PARISH - One person has been taken to the hospital after a train crashed into a truck towing a boat Wednesday.

According to the Ponchatoula Police Department, an Amtrak train ran into a GMC pickup truck around noon on Wednesday. 

The truck was traveling westbound on Highway 22 when it became stuck on the tracks under the railroad crossing arms. The Amtrak train, traveling northbound, struck the stopped vehicle on the driver's side.

                                 

Police say the driver of the truck was transported with injuries, but the extent of those injuries was not immediately available. No injuries for passengers on the train were reported.

The crash remains under investigation.

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With everything Michael Cohen‘s got on his plate these days, it looks like he’s scaling back his legal battles.

Cohen has decided to drop his libel lawsuits against Buzzfeed and Fusion GPS for their involvement in the highly-controversial Christopher Steele dossier on Donald Trump‘s connection with Russia. This comes shortly after Cohen forcefully denied one of the dossier’s main claims: that he took a trip to Prague in 2016 in order to meet with Russian agents.

“The decision to voluntarily discontinue these cases was a difficult one,” said Cohen attorney David Schwartz in a statement to POLITICO. “We believe the defendants defamed my client, and vindicating Mr. Cohen’s rights was — and still remains — important. But given the events that have unfolded, and the time, attention, and resources needed to prosecute these matters, we have dismissed the matters, despite their merits.”

Cohen has been under increased pressure recently, ever since FBI agents raided his office and confiscated various documents pertaining to his hush money payment to Stormy Daniels. Cohen is facing a lawsuit from the porn actress and federal investigators are currently investigating him for potential bank fraud and campaign finance legal violations.

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It has been a rough month for retired general and former Trump National Security Advisor HR McMaster.

A few weeks after he announced he would be leaving the West Wing - the culmination of months of tension between him and the Trump administration - McMaster's father passed away last week at a retirement community in Philadelphia, according to the New York Post.

Now, McMaster's father's death is being investigated by local authorities as "suspicious" after allegations surfaced that the elder McMaster didn't receive the proper care.

Some staffers at the center have come forward to say that records relating to his death have been falsified. HR McMaster Sr. was 84 at the time of his death.

Cathedral Village said in a statement that it contacted authorities as soon as it was aware of the incident.

"We want to reassure you that the safety and welfare of every resident at Cathedral Village remains our utmost priority and we will continue to make every effort to ensure their well-being," the statement read.

Philadelphia police searched the retirement home - Cathedral Village - where the incident took place.

The search was part of a broader investigation being conducted by the PA. Attorney General’s Office into the possibility of institutional neglect after the elder McMaster fell.

Federal health officials say a closely watched medicine made from the marijuana plant significantly reduces seizures in children with severe forms of epilepsy and warrants approval in the U.S.

A central Arkansas man was in shock after his 5-year-old daughter came home from school and said she had been to the dentist, without his permission.

Former police officers critically wounded in the line of duty, have their lifetime pensions cut in half and are being forced to pay back hundreds of thousands of dollars. 

Two of six historic tall ships made their way to New Orleans to celebrate the city's Tricentennial.  

A bank in Australia is under fire for charging fees to dead customers - in one case, for a whole decade.