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The 2008 Republican presidential nominee also supported the allied air operation against the regime of Libya's Moammar Gadhafi.

The human brain craves predictability, according to neuroscientists, and when politicians appear to flip-flop, our brains don't like it. Often, we feel betrayed. NPR science correspondents Jon Hamilton, Alix Spiegel and Shankar Vedantam talk about why we're hard-wired to appreciate consistency.

Popular movements during the Arab Spring paved the way for democratic elections in Egypt and Tunisia. In Egypt, Islamists are assuming powerful roles. Many women's rights activists fear that a shift toward democratically-elected Islamist rulers will limit personal and political freedom for women.

The men are charged with hacking into Sony's systems and stealing previously unreleased tracks.

Most states have improved their general-election voting procedures since the Bush-Gore Florida recount in 2000. But judging from the stumbles this campaign season, the political parties that run caucuses didn't get the memo. Three states hold Republican caucuses on Super Tuesday.

In a speech Holder said due process doesn't necessarily come from a court.

In a final day of campaigning before Super Tuesday, Republicans Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum focused on the economy in Ohio, the most sought after prize of the 10 states voting or caucusing. A week ago, Santorum had a substantial lead in Ohio polls; now he's in a statistical dead heat with Romney.

The Somali-Canadian rapper was introduced to the world as The Dusty Foot Philosopher with his first album in 2005. A new full-length album, Country, God, or the Girl, comes out in May.

Several new startups are connecting people who need a car with strangers who want to make a few extra bucks renting theirs out. Wheelz is one such peer-to-peer car-sharing company. The Silicon Valley startup is gaining traction on college campuses in the Bay Area.

Advertisers and conservative commentators have denounced the undisputed king of political radio talk in the wake of sexually charged comments he made about a Georgetown law student. It is far from Limbaugh's first such episode, but two things make this incident stand out: the nature of the target and the timing of his comments.