Milestones

DIED

Robert Carter, 94; as an NAACP lawyer, he crafted crucial legal arguments in the fight against racial discrimination, including in Brown v. Board of Education.

BEGUN

The tribunal in absentia of former Tunisian President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali for his alleged role in the deaths of protesters during the January 2011 Jasmine Revolution.

SCORED

A combined 123 points, in Baylor's 67-56 victory over the University of Washington in the Dec. 29 Alamo Bowl. It was a record for points scored in regulation play in a Division I college-football bowl game.

DIED

Mike Colalillo, 86, who as a World War...

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