Dec 16 Odds are you won't finish college where you started Photo by Paul Zimmerman/Getty Images Fewer than half of all students who entered college in 2007 finished school where they started, and almost a third are no longer taking classes toward a degree anywhere, according to review released… Continue reading
Dec 16 Amazon workers in Germany strike during peak holiday sales period Over 1,000 German workers for Amazon.com went on strike Monday over a dispute about pay and conditions, Reuters reports. Continue reading
Dec 16 First high school to close in Fukushima region due to nuclear meltdown Shoei High School will be the first school in the Fukushima Prefecture to permanently close at the end of March 2014. The high school is around 13.67 miles outside of the nuclear plant. Continue reading
Dec 16 Whose tweet is it anyway? Test your knowledge of 2013's top political tweets By Ellen Rolfes, Frank Bi In well-rehearsed public statements, politicians rarely stray from their talking points. But on social media, they tend to loosen up. They express personal tastes, share humorous quips, and occasionally make unfortunate gaffes. So how well do you know politicos? Take… Continue reading
Dec 16 Ask Larry: I learn something about Social Security's arcane provisions every day By Laurence Kotlikoff While, under certain circumstances, you can receive all of your suspended retirement benefits in one lump sum, it's not necessarily a good idea if you've got survivors to think about. Photo courtesy of Flickr user dumbeast. Continue reading
Dec 16 Fake Mandela memorial interpreter reportedly burned men to death A video still from Nelson Mandela's memorial service shows Thamsanqa Jantjie on the right. The fake sign language interpreter at last week's Nelson Mandela memorial was reportedly among a group that burned two men to death in 2003. Continue reading
Dec 16 Drug Enforcement Administration joins Twitter The US Drug Enforcement (DEA) joined Twitter on Friday, Dec. 13, 2013. According to an announcement posted on the DEA website the organization will use Twitter to reach a larger audience and provide the latest news, tips and useful… Continue reading
Dec 16 Presidents at 42 private colleges make more than $1 million, Chronicle of Higher Education finds A report by the Chronicle of Higher Education sheds light on the growing salaries of private college presidents. Photo by Flickr user John Walker. The number of college presidents at private colleges making more than $1 million dollars rose… Continue reading
Dec 16 PHOTOS: After the bombs fell in Syria A Syrian woman holds her kids after air raids in Aleppo pic.twitter.com/GtNxlCg0EH #AFP— Agence France-Presse (@AFP) December 16, 2013… Continue reading
Dec 16 Supreme Court won't hear case on school bullying WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court has turned away an appeal from sisters in western Pennsylvania who sued the local school system for its failure to stop another student from verbally and physically assaulting them in 2008. Sisters Brittany and Emily… Continue reading