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The girl, said to be as young as 11, allegedly burned some Muslim religious verses. Her supporters say she has Down Syndrome. Now, others in the small Christian community fear for their safety.

Nike will test its customers' loyalties with its first pair of sneakers that break the $300 mark.

Scientists have found enterovirus 71 in samples taken from children sickened in Cambodia. The virus can cause hand, foot and mouth disease. Symptoms of that illness are consistent with those reported in an outbreak that has been seen since April.

Zanuck, along with Steven Spielberg, the young director he championed, ushered in the era of summer blockbusters.

The NCAA says it will levy "corrective and punitive measures" against the school over the child sex abuse scandal involving Jerry Sandusky. The move comes the same day Penn State removed the statue of legendary football coach Joe Paterno from outside the football stadium.

Funicello, one of the first child stars to emerge out of The Mickey Mouse Club, went on to star with Frankie Avalon in the Beach Party films.

Prices rose overall by 0.7 percent. The major factor: a 9.1 percent surge in gasoline. Since February, though, gas prices have retreated. So economists do not think the latest report changes the inflation picture.

A new poll shows a large majority of Americans believe Dzhokhar Tsarnaev should be executed if he's convicted for the bombings that killed three people and wounded more than 250. There are reports that the possibility of avoiding the death penalty has been raised if he cooperates with investigators.

The economy grew at a 0.4 percent annual rate in the last three months of 2012, the government estimates. That's better than what economists initially reported.

A U.S. attorney said "good corporate citizens" have an obligation curb the sale of illegal drugs. UPS, the government said, was aware some of its customers were ordering controlled substances illegally.