Fire forces evacuation of campus, homes in Calif.
A wildfire fanned by a long day of Santa Ana winds raged along the edges of Southern California communities and coastal highways Thursday, forcing the ...
Correction: Online Courses-Teacher Training story
In a story May 1 about plans by Coursera to offer online courses that provide continuing education for teachers, The Associated Press reported ...
Alan Alda wants scientists to cut out the jargon
Among the procedures Army surgeon Hawkeye Pierce performed on "M.A.S.H." was an end-to-end anastomosis. Most of the viewers, actor Alan Alda concedes, ...
Budget cuts nix $90m in federal college aid
Schools near military bases and tribal lands will face a $60 million shortfall between now and September and aid to college students will be cut by ...
F. Scott Fitzgerald's handwritten ledger online
An intriguing peek into the daily scribbles and life of author F. Scott Fitzgerald is now available online, just weeks before the opening of the movie ...
Therapy dogs help Mont. students with test stress
At Montana State University, final exams stress is going to the dogs. The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports (http://bit.ly/11pDoHV ) Intermountain ...
Researchers track evolution of Philly's odd accent
Will Philly no longer be a place where residents drink wooder and root for the Iggles? Gid eowt! A University of Pennsylvania linguistics professor ...
NY college crew team finds giant floating 'head'
Anyone lose a giant head made of Styrofoam and fiberglass? That's what officials at an upstate New York college are asking after the men's crew team ...
Officials: Suspect described plot before Miranda
The surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings acknowledged to the FBI his role in the attacks but did so before he was advised of his ...
Survey: Americans felt more secure in jobs in 2012
Confidence in the U.S. job market has rebounded to roughly a normal level from its record low after the Great Recession, a trend that could help boost ...
Governments may push workers to health exchange
In a quest to save money, political leaders in Washington state are exploring a proposal that would shift some government workers out of their current ...
30 years later, nation remains at educational risk
U.S. students are falling behind their international rivals. Young people aren't adept at new technology. America's economy will suffer if schools ...
US teens doing better than public realizes: survey
American teenagers aren't doing as poorly on international science tests as adults think. Despite the misconception, people don't think the subject ...
Blackstone founder creates $300M China scholarship
A U.S. private equity tycoon announced Sunday the establishment of a $300 million endowed scholarship program in China for students from around the ...
Boston bombing suspect captured, brother killed
Lifting days of anxiety for a city and a nation on edge, police captured the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect, found bloodied in a backyard ...
Photos force suspects' move, breaking bombing case
Moments after investigators went before television cameras to broadcast photos of two men in ball caps wanted for the Boston Marathon bombing, queries ...
Boy Scouts propose to lift gay ban for youth
Searching for compromise on a divisive issue, the Boy Scouts of America is proposing to partially lift its long-standing exclusion of gays — allowing ...
UNC's Thorp: Presidents running sports not working
Outgoing North Carolina chancellor Holden Thorp said Friday presidents are often ill-equipped to run big-time sports programs and should give more ...
Ebert links to his Urbana home remained tight
Michael Esteves wakes up every day in the spot Roger Ebert called the center of the universe, and it isn't Chicago, New York or Cannes. Esteves owns ...
MIT police officer killed in campus shooting
A Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer was shot and killed at the campus outside Boston, authorities said early Friday. No arrests had ...
Pakistan's medical schools - where the women rule
In a lecture hall of one of Pakistan's most prestigious medical schools, a handful of male students sits in the far top corner, clearly outnumbered ...
Munger gives largest gift in U. Mich. history
A Los Angeles-based investor and philanthropist is giving a $110 million gift of stock to the University of Michigan — the largest donation in its ...
Palestinians seeking statehood look to high-tech
Palestinians are turning to their fledgling high-tech sector as they lay the groundwork for a future state, saying the unique hardships of life in the ...
Doctors flee Puerto Rico for US mainland
Going to the doctor in Puerto Rico has for years often meant getting in line. Now, it might mean getting on a plane. A medical exodus is taking place ...
Stories of the dead and injured in Boston bombing
The twin bombs at the Boston Marathon killed three people and wounded more than 170 on Monday. Here are the stories of those killed and some of the ...
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