The cost of college in the United States rose sharply for the 2011-2012 school year, continuing a multiyear pattern in which public school increases outpaced private school hikes and both eclipsed the average rate of inflation by significant amounts, the College Board reported on Wednesday.
Police arrested at least 85 people and cleared a camp used by anti-Wall Street protesters near the Oakland, California, city hall early on Tuesday, a city spokeswoman said.
Action movie star Sylvester Stallone is accused in a lawsuit of copying another writer's screenplay to make The Expendables, a movie about mercenaries hired to defeat a military dictator.
President Barack Obama took issue on Tuesday with the broadcasting of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's bloody demise, saying even those who had done terrible things deserved decorum in death.
Katy Perry, the Southern California born beauty, is celebrating her 27th birthday on Oct. 25. Happy Birthday is the main topic her fans tweeted on Tuesday.
The Chrysler Group LLC is all set for a major presence in the forthcoming 2011 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in Las Vegas.
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck will work together to produce a Whitey Bulger biopic, Damon told GQ magazine in an interview.
In case you missed it, here are some photos and videos of Monday's Northern Lights show as it moved into the sky view of southern states in the U.S.
President Barack Obama said on Tuesday former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi missed his chance to bring democracy to his country and described his death as a message to dictators around the world.
Employees of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory near Los Angeles were advised to stay indoors on Tuesday after a 200-pound bear was spotted roaming the campus.
Unusually beautiful northern lights, or aurora borealis, were seen unusually far south over the skies of the United States on Monday night, thanks to a solar wind from the sun that sent the stunning light show for sky watchers.
A prototype passenger spaceship developed by privately owned Space Exploration Technologies arrived in Florida on Sunday for launch on a practice cargo run to the International Space Station, officials said on Monday.
Oakland Police arrested approximately 85 Occupy Oakland protesters on Tuesday. Riot police armed with tear gas and beanbag rounds cleared out the Occupy Oakland protesters from the campsite they set up at a government plaza in California outside City Hall.
Authorities want Jeremy Irwin and Deborah Bradley, missing baby Lisa's parents, to agree to separate interviews with the police to answer a list of tough questions they say they need answered. Young claims the parents have cooperated and answered other questions, but they have not sufficiently satisfied police demands. Authorities have expressed frustration with Bradley and Irwin, particularly following the alterations in Bradley's story.
Terrell Owens hosted an open workout for NFL teams at a local Calabasas, Calif. high school Tuesday, but none showed up to watch.
Apple now may have more cash and securities available than any other company, at least $81.5 billion at the end of its fourth quarter ended Sept. 24.
Happy birthday, Katy Perry! The curvaceous cutie turns 27 years old today.
Cherilyn Lee, a nurse who worked with Michael Jackson to treat his ongoing insomnia, will continue her testimony to begin day 17 of the Conrad Murray involuntary manslaughter trial.
This viral video will blow your mind! A family in Southern California has an amazing Halloween light show set to the tune of LMFAO's Party Rock Anthem.
Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market Inc. is recalling 12-ounce packages of washed bagged spinach after a test showed contamination by listeria monocytogenes, the company said.
Forty years after breaking into the wine industry, Merry Edwards stills finds herself battling with the boys in the business.
The Northern Lights, also known as Aurora Borealis, took an unusual jaunt south last night, reportedly appearing in states from Wisconsin to New Mexico and from Maine to California.
