Syracuse University students protest about racist videos that led to the suspension of a fraternity in Syracuse, New York, on April 18, 2018. WTVH-TV SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Video showing a group of men laughing uproariously at performances punctuated by racist language against blacks, Jews and Hispanics and simulated sex acts has roiled the campus of Syracuse University, and a fraternity there…
Two parties could not reach an agreement and the owner filed charges.
Sheriff Greg Pollan says Child Protective Services called deputies to assist them in checking on some children.
EAST ROCKAWAY, N.Y. — More than 500 students on Long Island will now have to use clear backpacks in school, CBS New York reports. The East Rockaway School District has distributed the bags to everyone in middle and high school. It’s meant as a safety precaution following the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida. When students returned from…
Last Updated Apr 19, 2018 2:53 PM EDT The Department of Justice’s watchdog has made a criminal referral regarding fired FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, CBS News has confirmed. The referral comes after the recent blistering IG report claiming McCabe “lacked candor” about his interactions with Wall Street Journal reporter Devlin Barrett, who was writing about the Clinton Foundation and…
In this Aug. 6, 2013, file photo, the Schwandt brothers pose for a photo in their home in Rockford, Mich. AP ROCKFORD, Mich. — There will be no shortage of hand-me-downs for this Michigan kid. The Grand Rapids Press reports that Kateri and Jay Schwandt welcomed the birth of their 14th son Wednesday. They have no daughters. WOOD-TV reports that…
Time magazine revealed its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world, and according to Time editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal, it’s the “youngest list” they’ve “ever had.” “We have 45 of 100 people are under age 40. We also have Millie Bobby Brown, the youngest person ever on the list at 14,” Felsenthal said Thursday on “CBS…
Last Updated Apr 19, 2018 1:51 PM EDT President Trump on Thursday said there’s a “little bit of a revolution going on in California” over “sanctuary cities,” railing against Democrats and accusing them of allowing a lapse in border security. The president also said human trafficking is “worse than it’s ever been in the history of the world.” Mr. Trump…
This is the 30th “Stop the Hurt ” Conference.
Authorities said a tower collapsed Thursday morning near Fordland, Missouri. CBS affiliate KOLR FORDLAND, Mo. — A worker has died after a TV tower collapsed near Fordland, Missouri, authorities said, CBS Springfield affiliate KOLR reports. Dispatchers said the incident took place just before 10:00 a.m. Thursday. Rob Talburt, assistant fire chief for the Logan-Rogersville Fire Protection District, said six people were working…
Professor Randa Jarra is under fire after calling former first lady Barbara Bush a racist almost immediately after her death. Tara Ziemba/Getty Images Shortly after former first lady Barbara Bush’s death on Tuesday, a California college professor begged to differ with the glowing tributes pouring in from around the country. Instead, she called Mrs. Bush an “amazing racist who… raised…
PHILADELPHIA — As those aboard a Southwest Airlines jet frantically started putting oxygen masks on and helping others with theirs after an engine blew Tuesday, hurling shrapnel at the aircraft and blowing out a window, passengers and crew members rushed to reach a woman in the 14th row. She was being sucked out head-first through the opening, even though she…
One woman was shot during the incident, on 5th street.
Last Updated Apr 19, 2018 12:52 PM EDT MINNEAPOLIS — The prosecutor in the Minnesota county where Prince died said evidence shows Prince — who died from an accidental fentanyl overdose — thought he was taking Vicodin, not fentanyl. He said there’s no evidence any person associated with Prince knew he possessed any counterfeit pill containing fentanyl. Carver County Attorney Mark…
One man was shot in the hip and was taken to the hospital in Tupelo.
Wilson has neither filed a response nor commented publicly on the claims.
Every university’s tuition would rise at least 2%.
There were 25 different companies represented at today’s event.
he was missing for close to a week.
MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota doctor accused of illegally prescribing an opioid painkiller for Prince a week before the musician died from a fentanyl overdose has agreed to pay $30,000 to settle a federal civil violation, according to documents made public Thursday. The settlement between the U.S. Attorney’s Office and Dr. Michael Todd Schulenberg comes as state prosecutors prepared to announce…
President Trump’s personal attorney Michael Cohen has dropped libel lawsuits against Fusion GPS and BuzzFeed News, the organizations responsible for creating the Trump dossier and publishing it, respectively, CBS News’ Jeff Pegues confirmed. Cohen’s lawyers have also requested a stay in the Stormy Daniels lawsuit playing out in court in Los Angeles. The moves follow the recent FBI raids on…
A Tennessee Air National Guard colonel and a senior noncommissioned officer were removed from their positions after a video posted online depicted a re-enlistment ceremony involving a dinosaur hand puppet, the Air Force Times reports. The colonel, who administered the ceremony in which the senior noncommissioned officer wears the puppet on her right hand while taking an oath, was demoted to…
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — A popular tourist destination on Lake Tahoe is in the middle of a growing battle over vacation rental homes. The city of South Lake Tahoe recently increased fines for noise and parking violations to $1,000. It is part of an effort to address the dramatic increase in vacation homes available on internet rental sites. Surrounded…
Syracuse University students protest about racist videos that led to the suspension of a fraternity in Syracuse, New York, on April 18, 2018. WTVH-TV SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Protesters at New York’s Syracuse University have demanded that the school release videos showing racist and sexist behavior by members of a now-suspended fraternity. The school’s chancellor, Ken Syverud, described the video involving…