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Okla. tornado death toll climbs to 51
A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, killing at least 51 people. Officials said the death toll was expected to rise.
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Protesters arrested after trying to storm Justice Department
Constitution Avenue was shut down Monday after police arrested more than a dozen protestors outside the Department of Justice.
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Down to the wire: Four couples compete for mirror ball
It's down to the final four couples on Dancing with the Stars. One winner will take home the Mirror Ball trophy Tuesday night.
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Boston lawyers to get bombing suspect prison files
A judge approved a request Monday by Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's defense attorneys to receive records compiled on him in federal prison.
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Amtrak to resume service between Boston, New York
Amtrak will resume service between Boston and New York on Wednesday after a derailment that disrupted train service on one of the busiest tracks in the country.
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Md. law requires smoke alarm upgrades
A new Maryland law approved by Gov. Martin O'Malley aims to save lives. The law requires battery-operated smoke alarms in homes have batteries that last ten years.
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Tiger Woods in fine form at AT&T National
With three PGA wins last year and another just two weeks ago, Woods is playing as well as anyone has seen him.
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Redskins' facility on schedule but over budget
The Washington Redskins' facility in Richmond is on schedule - but there was a question of it being $800,000 over budget.
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Tornado destroys homes in Oklahoma City suburbs
A massive black-and-blue cloud dragged across the landscape just south of Will Rogers World Airport. Debris from homes and businesses was carried through the air as the twister rolled through Moore, a community on the south side of Oklahoma City.
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Obama pledges help after Oklahoma tornado
The White House says Obama told the governor of Oklahoma that he's directed the government and the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide any assistance she needs.
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D.C. school bus drivers face 40% cut in hours, pay
School bus drivers in D.C. are still upset over their hours being cut this summer. They took their fight to the Wilson Building Monday.
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Man on trial for Oxon Hill crash that claimed three lives
Jury selection was halted Monday in the trial of a man accused of killing three people in a vehicle crash in Oxon Hill two years ago.
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Robbery victim says 911 hung up on her three times
A 28-year-old Russian grad student said the scariest part of being robbed at gunpoint in Northeast D.C. Sunday night was when she says 911 hung up on her three times.
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Police: guns, cash stolen from Ray Rice's Md. home
Baltimore County police say the Reisterstown home of Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice was burglarized over the weekend, and $2,000 and two guns were stolen.
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Plebes take part in annual climb at Naval Academy
Before they can complete their freshman year, the plebes must climb to the top of the 21-foot Herndon Monument on campus.
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Sterling woman accused of fatally shooting husband
Cpl. Steven Spradling was a 25-year veteran of the Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority. He was fatally shot inside his Sterling home Friday night.
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RG3 to wedding gift critics: 'Haters gon' hate'
Washington Redskins fans showered Robert Griffin III with wedding gifts after he and his fiancée's wedding registry went public last week. He's getting flak for taking the gifts, but the criticism isn't bothering him, it seems.
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Arias expected to speak to jurors Tuesday
Jodi Arias was convicted of first-degree murder earlier this month in the death of Travis Alexander. Last week, jurors heard tearful comments from Alexander's brother and sister as they described how his killing has torn their lives apart.
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