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He was a key member of the legal team that convinced the U.S. Supreme Court to outlaw segregated public schools in 1954's landmark Brown v. the Board of Education decision.

Last summer, Chinese state-run TV accused a luxury furniture company of fraud for charging exorbitant prices for local products it was passing off as Italian-made. Now, a Chinese magazine says the real fraud was the report itself: an attempt by a TV reporter to extort money from the company.

A growing number of homeless children are participating — and being wounded — in clashes between protesters and soldiers in Egypt. Officials say the children are being paid to throw rocks and Molotov cocktails. But advocates say the children see the revolution as a way to escape their isolation from society.

A young Oklahoma mother protected herself and her baby by killing a man who was trying to break into her home, authorities say. She won't face charges. But another man who was allegedly assisting in the break-in will be charged with murder.

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Bahrain put down an uprising and said it would introduce changes. But so far, little has changed in a country where Shiite Muslims make up most of the population but have very little power.

The first week of the year means big profits for weight-loss firms. Some companies are looking to expand their customer base by specifically targeting men. Others are teaming up with big employers.

After Iowa, we know how much power the new presidential super PACs can exert. But we won't know who is financing them until the end of January.

They say it abandons a long-held commitment: the ability to fight two wars at once. The strategy, to be unveiled Thursday, is expected to focus on Asia, which means more money for the Air Force and Navy. That comes amid calls for half a trillion dollars in Pentagon cuts over the next decade. The Army is expected to be the big loser.

Playwright and author Ayad Akhtar draws from his own childhood in Wisconsin to tell the story of a 10-year-old Pakistani-American's romantic and religious awakening.