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Top members of the computer hacker group "Anonymous" and its offshoots were arrested and charged Tuesday after a wide-ranging investigation used the help of a group leader who was working as a secret government informant.

By the end of last week, congressional Democrats and a few moderate Republicans succeeded in requiring most employers to include contraception as part of health insurance coverage, in spite of deep opposition from the GOP majority. Across the Potomac in Virginia, Democrats and, again, a few Republican moderates were able to soften or kill GOP bills that would have put into place humiliating obstacles to abortion. These are good things.

The death toll from a sophisticated attack by Islamic extremists against soldiers in Yemen jumped to 177 Tuesday, three Yemeni security officials told CNN.

The prospect of negotiations comes as concern rises that Israel may attack Iran to disrupt its nuclear program.

Misinformation has long been a part of the Internet -- but, thanks to social networks, it moves out there faster than ever, and is hard to correct.

At least 12 people were killed across Syria, and activists say the Syrian military targeted a bridge near the Lebanese border used by those escaping the violence.

Accused Ohio school shooter, T.J. Lane, will be in juvenile court Tuesday for a pre-trial hearing as prosecutors move to limit the release of more information about the suspect.

President Barack Obama will hold a news conference Tuesday shining a light on his administration for a moment on a day the nation will mostly be focused on the Republican Party and Super Tuesday.

Passengers on the Eurostar rail service that connects Britain and France were left stuck in trains deep into the early hours of Tuesday because of a power supply problem.

In text and other messages, a former Rutgers University student touted that "people are having a viewing party" to watch what he expected would be surreptitious web cam footage of his roommate being intimate with another man.

Homicide detectives here say they are exploring every possible avenue as they investigate the assassination-style killing of an Iranian dissident as she drove home late one night in mid-January.

Republican kingmaker or entertainer? Truth teller or "big fat idiot"? Rush Limbaugh is in hot water again, and he revels in the crossfire.

It's probably better to be the default candidate than the noncandidate, but it's a position that usually has too many gaps to fill. That seems to be the position of Mitt Romney, and it says a lot about the current state of the Republican Party.

Former New York Mets star Lenny Dykstra was sentenced Monday to three years in prison after a California judge denied his motion to withdraw his plea. He pleaded no contest in October to three counts of grand theft auto and filing a false financial statement.

On Yosvany Concepcion's ramshackle farm, there is little to suggest that he is producing a highly sought-after luxury item.

Voters in Virginia won't have the full range of choices, which Theresa Amato says is a symptom of a problem with American democracy.

Since 1988, when Michael Dukakis beat his main Democratic rivals in a slew of March primary states, "Super Tuesday" has usually played a pivotal role in determining presidential nominees in both parties.

Children who are the youngest in their class are more likely than their older classmates to be diagnosed and given medication for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) -- suggesting that immaturity may be part of the problem, not ADHD.

Fresh snow falls in Kentucky and Indiana, blanketing the shards of glass, splintered wood and twisted metal left by deadly tornadoes.

What is at stake in the meeting between the leaders of the United States and Iran?