New Mafia Game Hits Up Twitter Players for Money

Lolplaying, the maker of a new role-playing game called 140 Mafia, is trying to explore Twitter's moneymaking potential with Super Rewards, a "virtual currency" service that already has been reaping revenue from various forms of online recreation.

Obama Not Budging on Iran

White House defends restraint, saying it doesn't want to become 'political football' for demonstrators

NASA's Unmanned Probe Arrives at the Moon

A powerful robotic lunar scout, NASA's first in more than a decade, arrived at the moon early Tuesday on a mission to seek out potential landing sites and hidden water ice for future astronauts.

Legendary Television Host Ed McMahon Dead at 86

Legendary game show host, Johnny Carson sidekick and comedian Ed McMahon dies in L.A. hospital at 86

Not a Superstar: Teen Lied, Asked for 56 Face Tattoos

A teenager who claimed 56 stars were tattooed on her face while she slept has admitted she lied and was awake the whole time.

American Shot Dead in West African Capital

Gunmen shot and killed an American man Tuesday as he left his car in the capital of the West African nation of Mauritania, police and witnesses said.

Investigators Probe Washington's Worst Subway Crash

Officials investigating Washington D.C.'s worst subway accident, which left at least nine dead, are eyeing whether the failure to upgrade old trains with key recording devices designed to prevent such collisions contributed to the crash.

Andres Could Grow Into Hurricane, Brush Mexico

Tropical Storm Andres was expected to grow into the Pacific season's first hurricane Tuesday and deal a glancing blow to southwestern Mexico before churning its way up the coast past picturesque towns popular with foreign retirees.