
Student charged in college shooting attacked cabby
A St. Louis college student who was charged Wednesday with shooting an administrator in a dispute over financial aid has a history of mental illness ...

US consumer debt rises on more car, school loans
U.S. consumers took on more debt in November to buy cars and attend school, but stayed cautious with their credit cards. The Federal Reserve said ...

Money for college athletes: not if, but how
After decades when paying college athletes was thought to violate the spirit of amateurism, the enormous television revenue generated by sports — ...

Vets face confusion using GI Bill at state schools
In choosing to serve her country in uniform, Hayleigh Lynn Perez knowingly accepted a nomadic life. Now the former Army sergeant says she and ...
Gov't rolls out $1.9B Indian land buyback program
U.S. government officials said Tuesday they are launching a $1.9 billion Native American land buyback program now that a nearly 17-year lawsuit over ...
US consumer borrowing rises to record $2.75T
Americans swiped their credit cards more often in October and borrowed more to attend school and buy cars. The increases drove U.S. consumer debt to ...
NCAA's Emmert still pushing for athlete stipends
NCAA President Mark Emmert is still determined to provide college athletes with $2,000 for expenses not covered by scholarships. Convincing schools ...

Texas teen takes home $100K national science prize
A high school student from Texas has won a $100,000 scholarship for a developing a computer algorithm that helps robots navigate around obstacles, an ...

Small-bore proposals to help avert fiscal cliff
Sure the rich may have to pay more in taxes. But a "fiscal cliff" budget deal could mean pain for nearly everyone else, too: higher airline ticket ...
Correction: Rhodes Scholars story
In a story Nov. 18 about Rhodes scholars, The Associated Press erroneously described the location of the KwaZulu-Natal region. It is in eastern South ...