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Census: Whites no longer a majority in US by 2043
White people will no longer make up a majority of Americans by 2043, according to new census projections. That's part of a historic shift that already ...
U. Iowa adds optional LGBT question to application
The University of Iowa has become the nation's first public university to include optional questions about sexual orientation and gender identity on ...
Penn students give out $100K in philanthropy class
University of Pennsylvania student Sharree Walls didn't realize when she signed up for a course on philanthropy that she'd actually become a ...
APNewsBreak: Sotomayor book offers personal look
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor says in her upcoming memoir that her lifelong battle against diabetes and the fear that she might die early ...
Spanish state universities protest cutbacks
Rectors from about 50 state-run universities across Spain protested Monday that government spending cuts were choking third-level education and would ...
Minn. gay couple in '71 marriage case still united
When Jack Baker proposed to Michael McConnell that they join their lives together as a couple, in March 1967, McConnell accepted with a condition that ...
China's money changes the landscape in Australia
Tony Clift's family has plowed the rich black soil of Australia's Liverpool Plains for six generations. The thought of selling never crossed his mind ...
Private college presidents pay was up slightly
Compensation for private college presidents has continued to drift upward, while the number crossing the $1 million barrier — a signal of prestige, ...
Sudanese teens at center of recruiting controversy
Four young men from war-ravaged Sudan tower above their teachers and fellow students on the pastoral grounds of a century-old school in suburban ...
PSU won't pursue discipline for sorority photos
Penn State president Rodney Erickson admonished students who wore costumes and held offensive signs in photographs circulated on the Internet, but ...
Illegal immigration drops after decade-long rise
New census data released Thursday affirm a clear and sustained drop in illegal immigration, ending more than a decade of increases. The number of ...
Purdue's new coach sets sights on Rose Bowl
Morgan Burke wants Purdue back in the Rose Bowl, and he's willing to put his money on Darrell Hazell to get there. After a whirlwind week of ...
Harvard recognizes group promoting safe kinky sex
Kinky sex has been admitted to Harvard. The nation's oldest university has formally recognized Harvard College Munch, a group promoting discussions ...
Friend: Chiefs LB, slain girlfriend 'seemed fine'
Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher and his girlfriend briefly lived apart before he killed her and then committed suicide in front of his coach and ...
Program trains farmworkers to be organic farmers
Bending over beds of shriveled strawberry plants, former farmworker Domitila Martinez pulls pieces of black plastic row covers in preparation for next ...
Insider trading suspect was model ethics student
Mathew Martoma knew from an early age he wanted to blend his interests in health care, business and law into a career, and he excelled as a bioethics ...
Former SD Gov. Rounds announces run for US Senate
Former Republican Gov. Mike Rounds announced plans Thursday to seek South Dakota's U.S. Senate seat, setting up a 2014 battle between two men who have ...
Column: Time for college players to demand justice
Hey, major college football player. Can you give us a few minutes of your time? Don't worry about drawing the attention of your school administrators.
Rastafarianism grows in Jamaica after long disdain
The robed Rastafarian priest looked out over the turquoise sea off Jamaica's southeast coast and fervently described his belief that deliverance is ...
Navy fires president, provost of grad school
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus has fired the top two administrators of the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif., for mismanagement and fostering ...
Tulane, ECU to join Big East in '14, leaving C-USA
The Big East moved quickly to replace Rutgers and braced for more possible departures, getting Tulane and East Carolina to agree to join the ...
Will Manziel break Heisman Trophy frosh curse?
In the 77-year history of the Heisman Trophy, no freshman has ever won the award. Texas A&M's Johnny Manziel, the player who proved coach Kevin ...
Schapiro's SEC successor likely to follow her lead
The leadership of the Securities and Exchange Commission will change next month. Its approach to regulation probably won't. Mary Schapiro will step ...
AP IMPACT: NYC flood protection won't be easy
Inside tunnels threading under a Houston medical campus, 100 submarine doors stand ready to block invading floodwaters. Before commuters in Bangkok ...
Iowa straw poll on the outs with GOP establishment
In the days since Republicans lost an election many in the party thought was theirs, chatter has been bubbling about what the GOP should do to recover