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Will a close mother-son relationship create another Norman Bates? Far from it, says author Kate Stone Lombardi in the new book The Mama's Boy Myth: Why Keeping Our Sons Close Makes Them Stronger.

Recent advances in medicine and technology are now reshaping what it means to be deaf in America. With the new implants, children who could never hear a sound are now adults who can hear everything. That advance is having a dramatic impact on the nation's historic deaf schools as well as the lives of the deaf.

Police in Tulsa, Okla., say it is much too early in their investigation to describe the murder of three black residents and the wounding of two others as a hate crime. Two men were arrested early Sunday morning, and are expected to face charges of first-degree murder and shooting with intent to kill.

Soldiers who have defected say the army is committing unspeakable atrocities. But rather than join the rebels, who they say are fighting back with their own brutality, they've escaped to a camp in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the weekend hosted Pakistan's President Asif Ali Azradri at a New Delhi meeting. In turn, Singh accepted an invitation to travel to Pakistan. Before that, the two nuclear-armed rivals relationship was worse than usual after Pakistani militants attacked Mumbai in 2008.

The contract extension has prevented a mass walkout by some 40,000 unionized workers. The deadline for a new contract was Sunday. AT&T is seeking concessions from its workers — including cuts in pension contributions, and an increase in health care premiums. The union is calling these concessions "unrealistic."

The one-time leader in entertainment technology has fallen behind rivals like Apple and Samsung, losing money for four straight years. But Sony's new CEO is trying to turn it around. According to Japanese news reports and the Wall Street Journal, that involves eliminating 10,000 jobs worldwide — about 6 percent of its overall workforce.

North Korea readies its first satellite launch as South Korean officials say there's evidence it is also preparing for its third nuclear test since 2009.

Mitt Romney's campaign asked broadcasters in Pennsylvania to stop running the campaign's anti-Rick Santorum ad as soon as possible. The move was made "out of deference to Sen. Santorum's decision to suspend his campaign," according to a Romney campaign spokeswoman.

Reports of Syrian forces firing on refugees across the border at a camp in Turkey throw the Tuesday cease-fire deadline into doubt.