A presidential historian is expected to plead guilty in a case in which he's accused of stealing documents signed by leading figures throughout Western history.

A swollen river in Greece bursts its banks, flooding homes and forcing authorities to declare a state of emergency Tuesday, officials said.

Vice president Mohammed Waheed Hassan has taken an oath to be Maldives president after his predecessor Mohamed Nasheed resigned after weeks of protests.

Antoni Tapies, a Spanish painter and sculptor who was one of the world's top contemporary art figures, has died. He was 88.

Gov. Jerry Brown's appointee to head the department that oversees banking, financial and consumer regulations in California led a trade association that fought against tighter lending restrictions before the subprime mortgage crisis exploded and was an executive with Washington Mutual when the now-failed bank was among the most aggressive marketers of loans to high-risk borrowers.

Tom Coughlin is coming back. Eli Manning is only getting better. And the vast majority of the New York Giants' starting lineup is under contract.

Israeli defense officials say they are increasingly concerned that Lebanese militants could get their hands on weapons from violence-wracked Syria.

Supporters and opponents of California's ban on same-sex marriage were anxiously awaiting a federal appeals court decision Tuesday on whether the voter-approved measure violates the civil rights of gay men and lesbians.

Josh Powell painted himself as a tortured man, ridiculed without reason in the disappearance of his wife, steadfastly insisting he was innocent until the end.

Vietnam has arrested nine members of an alleged "reactionary political organization" seeking to overthrow the government.

The Olympic Park Legacy Company has started taking bids for naming rights for major stadiums once the 2012 London Olympics are complete.

Maldives Vice President Hassan takes oath as president after protests oust Mohamed Nasheed.

An Afghan official says a shooting in the southern city of Kandahar has left five dead, including two police officers and three private security guards.

Prince Charles is leading ceremonies to mark the 200th birthday of novelist Charles Dickens.

China on Tuesday vowed to crack down on unrest in Tibetan areas and accused overseas activist groups and the Dalai Lama of fomenting the recent violence.

Europe's human rights court has issued a potentially ground-breaking ruling that upholds the media's right to report on celebrities and rejects an invasion-of-privacy complaint by Princess Caroline of Monaco.

President Barack Obama will stress the importance of science and technology education Tuesday when he hosts the second White House Science Fair.

Republican Rick Santorum is planning some last-minute campaigning in each of the three states holding presidential contests Tuesday.

A few years ago, John Rachor painted his helicopter orange and yellow, so it would be easier to spot if he ever crashed and became the target of a search and rescue operation in the rugged forests of southwestern Oregon.

Presidential contender Mitt Romney is fighting to win over social conservatives in Tuesday's Republican caucuses.