Dec 23 Colleges offer fixed-rate tuition to help families budget education costs About 320 colleges and universities offered flat-rate tuition in the 2012-2013 school year, enabling students to plan how they'd pay for a multi-year education. Photo by Glenn Asakawa/The Denver Post via Getty Images MILWAUKEE -- Freshmen at Northland College, a… Continue reading
Dec 23 Inventor of the AK-47 is dead at 94 His AK47 became familiar worldwide and a symbol of revolution - Mikhail Kalashnikov obituary: http://t.co/HnRe46pID3 pic.twitter.com/kqlpZXbvJ2— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) December 23, 2013 Popular among revolutionaries, arms traders, and militaries worldwide, the… Continue reading
Dec 23 South and west dominate wireless-only households Cord-cutters are more likely to live in the rural south and west, according to a new poll. Image from the PEW Research Center Today, 90 million adults and 33 million children live in households with wireless-only access… Continue reading
Dec 23 South Korean intelligence discovers why Kim Jong Un had his uncle executed Execution of Kim Jong-Un's uncle linked to his desire to control lucrative coal exports, S Korean spy chief says: http://t.co/7U0n3BIamB— Agence France-Presse (@AFP) December 23, 2013 In North Korea, it's wise to follow orders, even… Continue reading
Dec 23 How to suspend Social Security benefits and restart them at a higher value By Laurence Kotlikoff After you reach full retirement age, you can suspend your benefits and restart them at a higher value any time through age 70. Photo courtesy of Jim McGuire via Getty Images. Continue reading
Dec 23 What we're watching Monday Good morning! It's a rainy, balmy day in Washington. Here are a few of the biggest stories we're watching today: Fears of civil war in South Sudan Rebels seized the capital city Juba on Sunday. Americans were evacuated… Continue reading
Dec 22 In Iceland, elves aren't just Santa's little helpers A small earthen mound is decorated as an "elf house" near Strandakirkja in southern Iceland. An Icelandic group called the Hrauvinir claims that ancient elves of Iceland would be disturbed by the construction of a proposed highway. Photo by… Continue reading
Dec 22 Outdated technology makes U.S. consumers easy target for credit card hackers A customer prepares to sign a credit card slip at a Target store in Miami. As many as 40 million shoppers' credit and debit cards may have been compromised by a recent hacking attack. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images Experts… Continue reading
Dec 22 Democratic leaders push for greater number of female governors NEW YORK -- The Democratic Party claims to be the natural home for women. The numbers tell another story when it comes to the nation's governors. Democrats are hoping that their party's female gubernatorial candidates, like Texas' Wendy Davis,… Continue reading