Official: La. serial killer Derrick Todd Lee dies
Lee, 47, was sentenced to life for one murder, and to death for killing 22-year-old Charlotte Murray Pace, who was stabbed 81 times and bludgeoned with an iron in May 2002
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Toddler, 3, killed while sleeping after gun discharges
New Orleans police investigators say the victim's 45-year-old grandmother's gun discharged and hit the child in the chest
New Orleans votes to remove Confederate monuments
After months of heated debate, city council votes 6-1 to take down monuments, including a towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee
New Orleans considers removing Confederate monuments
City has estimated it will cost $144,000 to remove the monuments; and says anonymous donor will pay cost
Final suspect in La. park shooting turns himself in
Shawn Ruffin, 22, is the last of nine suspects identified in last month's shooting, which came after a New Orleans neighborhood parade
Cops: Man who shot Tulane student linked to more crimes
Investigators say video and DNA tie suspect to New Orleans rape, kidnapping of couple the next day
Suspect in playground shooting turns himself in
Michael "Mack" Allen turned himself in just hours after the first suspect in the November New Orleans park shooting was cleared of wrongdoing
Cops: NOLA playground shooting suspect turns self in
Joseph "Moe" Allen is accused of participating in a gunfight that wounded 17 at a crowded New Orleans block party Nov. 22
Cops: La. couple and sons, 2 and 4, found dead
Police say they believe a father stabbed his wife and two young sons before killing himself
Suspect identified in NOLA playground shooting
Police are searching for an "armed and dangerous" man wanted in a shooting that wounded 17
Cops: Children wounded in NOLA playground shooting
New Orleans police say 17 were wounded when two groups opened fire into a crowd that had gathered at a playground; the youngest victim was 10
Cops: Tulane student shooting suspect confessed
Police say they've made an arrest after the med student was shot while coming to the aid of a woman being robbed
Manhunt for Louisiana gunman after attack on good Samaritan
Peter Gold tried helping a woman being dragged away by another man
New Orleans park shooting sparks cry for public's help
16 brought to hospitals after gun battle in crowded playground; mayor asks witnesses to come forward, and police seek videos of incident
Several shot at playground in New Orleans, police say
At least 16 people have been taken to the hospital after a shooting at a playground in the Upper Ninth Ward during the filming of a music video, police say
Police ID suspect in shooting of Tulane medical student
New Orleans police have identified a man accused of shooting a medical student who was trying to stop an apparent kidnapping
Cops: Abducted La. woman escapes "house of horrors"
A suburban New Orleans woman was reportedly abducted by a former co-worker whose romantic advances she had spurned and held in a house with disturbing, prison-like features
Appeals court rules Lousiana can try "Angola 3" inmate a 3rd time
Albert Woodfox is the last still-incarcerated member of group accused of prison guard's murder in 1972
Can this man save New Orleans?
Will Mitch Landrieu become the mayor who brings the town back from the brink?
Hunt for suspects in New Orleans police shooting
Authorities say off-duty commander was shot by suspects in an SUV as he pulled up to his father's home in an unmarked vehicle
Remnants of Patricia cause 1 fatality in La.
Man dies when sports car swerves into canal; elderly disabled woman trapped in mobile home hit by tornado
Off-duty police officer shot in New Orleans
Officials say the officer, a 24 year veteran of the force, was shot in the neck in an unmarked vehicle in the Desire neighborhood
Wild about Harry Connick Jr.
The Grammy-winning singer and "American Idol" judge is helping to preserve the musical heritage of his hometown, New Orleans
New Orleans, Miami could be washed away by rising seas
If carbon emissions go unchecked, 20 million people in coastal U.S. cities could see their homes flooded by century's end
Landrieu: Change is coming
New Orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu realizes that picking up a morning paper may be an outdated tradition
Senate Republicans meet with Trump at White House as shutdown impasse continues
The president stood firm in his demands that Democrats vote to end the government shutdown.
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Hundreds of Instagram accounts push graphic real-life violence to millions
Videos showing extreme violence are easily accessible on Instagram — and people are making thousands posting graphic content on the platform, a CBS News investigation found.
Paul Ingrassia out as Trump nominee after offensive text allegations
Paul Ingrassia, the president's pick for Office of Special Counsel, pulled out of a Senate hearing after allegations surfaced that he sent a text conceding he has a "Nazi streak."
Vance: Israel-Hamas ceasefire "going frankly better than I expected"
As President Trump's top envoys try to bolster the Gaza ceasefire, an insider questions both Netanyahu's and Hamas' commitment to peace.
In new interview, Santos says time in prison "wasn't nice," describes Trump call
Disgraced former Rep. George Santos described his time in prison, a conversation with President Trump, and writing suicide notes in a wide-ranging interview Tuesday.
Virginia Giuffre's memoir gives personal account of Prince Andrew accusations
Virginia Giuffre's posthumous memoir shares a personal account of the story that made headlines worldwide: her accusations against Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein.
Redrawn GOP congressional map in North Carolina on brink of approval
The proposed map targets a closely- divided House district currently held by a Democrat.
USCIS clarifies who must pay $100,000 fee for H-1B visas
New visa fee for highly skilled foreign workers only applies to new applicants currently living abroad, according to fresh guidance from U.S. immigration agency.
At least 63 killed as 2 buses hit head-on in multi-vehicle crash in Uganda
At least 63 people were killed in an accident involving two buses that hit head-on and two other vehicles on a highway in western Uganda, police say.