The New Year's Day death of 22-year-old Oscar Grant has led to violent street protests amid allegations from the family's attorney that some of the officers used racial slurs.

Military's inauguration planner wants a perfect day (McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News)

WASHINGTON — Army Capt. Jason Ruffin has a problem:

5 platoon members honored for bravery in 2005 Iraqi firefight (Los Angeles Times)

Silver Stars were bestowed on four of them, including a former medical corpsman and a slain 2nd lieutenant, in ceremonies at Camp Pendleton. The fifth was awarded a Navy Cross. Jesse Hickey admits he was afraid during a firefight in Iraq in which five Marines were killed and 11 badly wounded -- afraid not for his life but that he might let down his comrades.

Shooting Sparks Protests (Hartford Courant)

Did Officer Think He Was Using Stun Gun? Experts Disagree In grainy cellphone videos played over and over on the Internet, police officers force an unarmed black man to the ground and hold him face-down on a crowded train platform. Suddenly one of the officers draws his gun and fatally shoots the man in the back — then looks up.

MNCs queue up to Certified Fraud Examiners (rediff.com)

In a bid to safeguard their firms against fraud, many multinational companies are contacting Certified Fraud Examiners for checking their accounts and financial transactions.