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A group of 15 black Tulane medical school students are making national headlines for their recent trip to nearby Whitney Plantation. The group posed for pictures in front of the slave quarters at the former plantation, to create inspirational images showing how far their people have come. "This was such a powerful experience, and it honestly brought me to tears," one of the students,...

Newborn babies at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital are being dressed up as Baby Yoda to celebrate the holidays. The hats were crocheted by a registered nurse who works in the baby ward. The hospital has been known for dressing up newborn babies in unique outfits — including pickles and Mr. Roger's cardigans — for years. Visit Insider's homepage for more stories. A hospital in Pittsburgh...

A protest movement formed at Syracuse University earlier this month in response to a series of disturbing racist incidents on campus. The leaders of #NotAgainSU staged a sit-in of the campus health center and refused to leave until the chancellor agreed to their 19 demands, something he did in part on Thursday. But some of the students Insider spoke to disagreed with some of...

On Monday, E. Jean Carroll, the 75-year-old advice columnist who accused President Donald Trump of raping her in the mid-90s, filed a defamation lawsuit against him. Business Insider spoke to Christy Eikhoff, a partner at the law firm Alston & Bird who specializes in defamation cases, to explain the nuances of the case and Carroll's chances of winning. Eikhoff said the case has the...

Actress Rose McGowan and journalist Megyn Kelly posted a cryptic selfie together on Friday. McGowan captioned her picture "brainstorming" and did not elaborate. It's unclear what the two are working on, almost a year since Kelly was fired from NBC News last year over controversial remarks about blackface. McGowan was one of the first actresses to accuse Harvey Weinstein of sexual abuse. Visit Insider's...

The rapper Drake is being sued in connection to an assault that happened at an LA nightclub last year. A sever at the restaurant/club, West Hollywood hotspot Delilah, says he was beaten after a verbal altercation with Drake. As Insider dug into the story, we uncovered a trend of violence involving Drake's entourage. Visit Insider's homepage for more stories. A lawsuit in which a...

On September 25, Catherine Maccarone resigned from her job as a bus driver in Longview, Washington, after her arrest on suspicion of drunk driving earlier this month. New video shows Maccarone driving erratically and yelling at the students in her vehicle just before she was arrested. A 10-year-old boy called 911 when he got off the bus on September 12, telling officers his bus...

Vietnam veteran Joel Marrable died on September 7 at the age of 73, while being cared for at a VA assisted-living facility in Atlanta, Georgia. His daughter Laquana Ross told CNN last Thursday that twice in her father's last two days, he was found covered in ants at the Eagles' Nest Community Living Center. VA leaders announced Tuesday that the agency's regional leader, chief...