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Mitt Romney won handily in the Nevada caucuses with the help of groups he has struggled to persuade before, including strong Tea Party supporters and very conservative voters.

Egyptian authorities on Sunday referred 19 Americans and two dozen others to criminal trials as part of a politically charged investigation that has shaken the alliance between the United States and Egypt.

The latest cases bring the total self-immolations by ethnic Tibetans over the past year to 19.

After fighting for Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, hundreds of Tuareg rebels helped themselves to some of his weapons and returned to Mali to continue a longstanding rebellion.

Without the free content created by its 850 million users, Facebook would surely not be on the verge of a multibillion-dollar initial public offering.

Egyptian investigating judges on Sunday referred 43 NGO workers, including 19 Americans, to trial before a criminal court for allegedly being involved in banned activities and illegally receiving foreign funds, security officials said.

At the University of Washington, 18 percent of the freshmen are foreigners, and each pays about three times as much as students from Washington State.

There is no denying that in a season that teetered on disaster at several points, the Giants have benefited from good fortune and a few lucky breaks.

In a society where headlines of violence are almost commonplace, the families of the perpetrators are largely unheard from. But now some relatives have decided to share their stories.

Security forces erected two walls bisecting streets that had been central battlegrounds between security forces and protesters calling for the end of military rule.

In ending its combat role in Afghanistan a year earlier than expected, the United States will rely more on special forces that hunt insurgent leaders and train local troops, officials say.

The casino magnate Sheldon Adelson has relayed assurances that he will donate millions more toward defeating President Obama even if his candidate is not the nominee, associates said.

New England’s Bill Belichick and Tom Brady have won 124 regular-season games, more than any head coach-quarterback combination in N.F.L. history.

Of the record 40,000 people in New York City’s shelters, a growing number belong to seemingly ordinary families, rushing off to school and work, smartphones in hand.

Bargain-price Japanese cars from the ’70s and ’80s are being revisited by a generation of enthusiasts who grew up riding in the back seats.

A United Nations Security Council effort to end the violence in Syria collapsed in acrimony hours after the Syrian military attacked the ravaged city of Homs.

After losing a second state in less than a week to Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich vowed not to quit the Republican race, charting an itinerary to campaign widely over the next few months.

After a police officer fatally shot an 18-year-old man in the Bronx on Thursday, the man’s grandmother was held against her will for hours, a friend of the family said.

On Saturday, a standoff between police and protesters ended with stone throwing and tear gassing.

Jeremy Lin had a team-high 25 points, nearly doubling his previous career high of 13, and finished with 7 assists and 5 rebounds, in the Knicks’ victory against the Nets.