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Activists said the situation in the restive city of Homs had deteriorated. One said he had not eaten bread in five days.

What was once considered a normal rate will now be considered a tax hike. Reverting to the status quo is now politically dicey. That could affect Social Security's financing over the long haul.

Winnette McIntosh Ambrose and her brother Timothy recently won an episode of the Food Network's Cupcake Wars. They left chemical engineering to concoct treats at The Sweet Lobby boutique bakery in Washington, D.C.

When your products sell for more than $80 million, selling one of them is a big deal. Selling hundreds of them in one deal means they're probably feeling pretty good over at Boeing right now. The company has finalized a deal to sell 230 jets to Lion Air of Indonesia, with a list price of $22.4 billion.

Instead the government wants Uzbecks to celebrate the Moghul emperor Babur, who didn't have much luck in the love department.

In Black Cool, Rebecca Walker collects essays that assemble a "periodic table" of coolness in African-American culture. Walker and artist Hank Willis Thomas, who contributed an essay, talk with NPR's Neal Conan about the ever-evolving definition: from Nike Air Jordans to Barack Obama.

The policy allows the NFL to block local broadcasts of games that don't sell out. The rule has been in place since 1975.

Strong family support can help protect gay and lesbian teens from considering suicide, a study finds. A previous suicide attempt is an important, predictive risk factor for trouble.

In January, a group of residents in Duluth, Minn., launched an anti-racism effort called the Un-Fair Campaign. The ads, posters and billboards aim to raise awareness about racial injustice and ask white people to recognize institutional racism. The ads have stirred controversy.

Under a revised plan on contraception health coverage, insurance companies — not Catholic institutions — will have to pay for contraception for employees. The issue has been a flash point for Bishops since before the health care law passed through Congress.