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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.
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.
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.
DALLAS — A Texas pastor caught by police with a laptop and fur coats said she was protecting the valuables, not stealing them from the home of a parishioner.
CHICAGO — Through a combination of procrastination and bad timing, many baby boomers are facing a personal finance disaster just as they’re hoping to retire. Starting in January, more than 10,000 baby boomers a day will turn 65, a pattern that will continue for the next 19 years.
Los Angeles– An autopsy will be conducted Tuesday on the body of R&B singer-songwriter Teena Marie, according to the Los Angeles County coroner’s office.
Maryland — The mother of a girl struck and killed in a hit-and-run is asking for help from the public in finding the driver.
ATLANTA — An 18-year-old woman has been charged with breaking into the Atlanta home of filmmaker Tyler Perry.
