MANCHESTER, Conn. – A 31-year-old Manchester man is facing 129 charges involving the sexual assault of children. Charles Brothers has been arrested on charges of sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor or impairing the morals of children . Brothers, who was arrested Tuesday, is being held on …

PORTLAND, Ore. – The storms that have lashed Oregon’s scenic coast this winter have dredged up an unusual array of once-buried secrets: old shipwrecks, historic cannons, ghost forests — even strangely shaped iron deposits. One of the first ships to emerge from the sands was recently identified as the George …

This is a rush transcript of “Special Report With Brit Hume” from February 21, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) JOHN MCCAIN, (R) PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Obviously, I’m very disappointed in the article. It’s not true. At no time have …

OSLO, Norway – Norway closed its embassy in the Afghan capital because of terror threats on Sunday, nearly four weeks after a suicide attack on a luxury hotel in Kabul killed eight people including a Norwegian journalist. Foreign Ministry officials declined to describe the threats, or reveal whether they were …

LONDON – A repairman discovered a confidential government computer disc hidden inside a laptop bought on eBay, a computer store in northern England said Thursday. A customer brought the laptop to Leapfrog Computers in Bolton on Monday asking to have it repaired, sales manager Jonathan Parry said. “A technician had …

CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuela and Ecuador warned that a regional diplomatic crisis wouldn’t cool down without clear international condemnation of Colombia’s government for a deadly cross-border strike leftist rebels hiding inside Ecuador. On Wednesday, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called the Colombian raid that killed two dozen rebels a “war crime.” …

ALBA, Texas – Investigators say a bloody attack on a rural East Texas family’s home may have resulted from family opposition to a daughter’s boyfriend. Rains County Sheriff department confirmed Sunday a 16-year-old girl is one of four suspects being held for the violent murders of her mother and two …

TUCSON, Ariz. – Arizona Congressman Rick Renzi has pleaded not guilty to federal charges including insurance fraud, extortion and money laundering. The three-term Republican from Arizona’s 1st Congressional District made his initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Tucson on Tuesday. He was named Feb. 21 with two other defendants …

The Supreme Court has turned down an appeal from a county sheriff who objects to transporting jail inmates for elective abortions. An Arizona sheriff wanted the justices to allow him to enforce a jail policy that bars transporting inmates for abortions without a court order. Arizona courts said the policy …

SAN FRANCISCO – Earth’s north magnetic pole is drifting away from North America and toward Siberia at such a clip that Alaska might lose its spectacular Northern Lights in the next 50 years, scientists said Thursday. Despite accelerated movement over the past century, the possibility that Earth’s modestly fading magnetic …