Leesburg, Va. — Washington Washington Football Team defensive lineman Joe Joseph was arrested on charges of driving under the influence early Monday morning, less than 24 hours after making his NFL debut.

MIAMI — Five young men who police said died of carbon monoxide poisoning in a South Florida motel room were constant companions who acted like brothers and even went shoe shopping together before Christmas so they all would have the same pair, relatives said Tuesday.

NEWARK-For the second year in a row, Newark Mayor Cory Booker has been handling requests from snow removal personally via Twitter. The massive snowstorm that has hit the east coast has left several people stranded in their own homes in Newark. Here are some of Booker’s Tweets: If ur stuck DM me ur # RT […]

Washington D.C.– Rep. Charlie Rangel has launched a legal defense fund to help pay off legal bills he built up over a two-year ethics investigation.

Detroit — Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin, who is recovering from surgery related to her pancreatic cancer diagnosis, is the latest celebrity to become the target of a death hoax.

Nashville, Tenn. — Nashville’s NAACP wants to have a sit down meeting with the mayor and police chief about what they call a “chronic problem” with recruiting and promoting black officers.

New York– Teyana Taylor is now speaking out about racy nude pictures that were leaked by Media Take Out early Tuesday. Taylor admits that two of the lingerie pictures are actually her, while the explicit nude picture is not her.

New York– The attorney for a Michigan man who could end up in jail after logging into his wife’s personal e-mail account to look for evidence of infidelity says that a lot more courthouses had better be built if the case goes to trial.

For those who are tired of looking at Floyd Mayweather’s mugshots, there may be something worth looking forward to in the sport of boxing.

ATLANTA — Two officers in a remote Alaska town were ambushed as they chatted on a street. Two California deputies were killed by an arson suspect with a high-powered rifle as they tried to serve him a warrant. Two other officers doing anti-drug work were gunned down by men along a busy Arkansas highway.

HONOLULU — Among the first announcements President Barack Obama will make upon returning from his Hawaiian vacation is his choice for top economic adviser, a decision that could signal a new direction for the administration as it struggles to jumpstart the economy and wrestle down unemployment.

LOS ANGELES – Prosecutors on Monday said that defense attorneys for the doctor charged in Michael Jackson’s death can have half the residue left in syringes and other medical items found in the star’s bedroom for testing by a private laboratory.