Two boys killed with their father in an apparent murder-suicide suffered hatchet wounds before a fire in their Washington state home, police say.

Greek union members are expected to go on a daylong strike Tuesday to protest new austerity measures sought by foreign lenders as the country negotiates to keep its finances afloat.

President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives resigned Tuesday after members of the nation's police force revolted against his government.

Former Cuban President Fidel Castro once again dominated his country's airwaves Monday during the televised presentation of an event for his new memoir, "Fidel Castro: Guerrilla of Time."

Seventy delegates and a whole lot of momentum: That's what's at stake Tuesday when three states hold contests in the race for the Republican presidential nomination.

Students at Miramonte Elementary School will return to class later this week to a new staff because administrators do not want any more "surprises" at the Los Angeles school that is at the center of two child abuse cases.

An attorney for a convicted murderer pardoned by Mississippi's outgoing governor says his client will not attend a hearing on the constitutionality of his and 200 other pardons.

A three-judge pannel with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is expected to rule Tuesday on whether California's same-sex marriage ban violates the Constitution.

A court in Norway concluded that the man charged with killing 77 people last year can be kept in custody until his trial.

Moments after the energetic Madonna entertained fans during the halftime show at Sunday's Super Bowl, millions of television viewers got an emotional jolt back into reality. Amid the close-up shots of factory workers and Midwest families, were there political undertones in Chrysler's Super Bowl ad?