As if sky rocketing tuition was not enough of a burden on students and families, Jacques Steinberg’s article in the New York Times, “Before College, Costly Advice Just on Getting In”, reports that some wealthy parents are now paying upwards of $40,000 to have an “independent education consultant” coach their children through the admissions process.

There’s been a lot of debate over former Vice President Cheney’s role in covering up a controversial CIA program. Should congress investigate this matter, or move onto current issues plaguing the country?

Michael Jackson’s memorial eclipses the deaths of many of our men and women in uniform.

Global actionism (activism) has spiked over the last couple of weeks. From the streets of Iran and Honduras to the U.S. Supreme Court, people are raising hell for their political foes. So what does this mean for us?

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) doesn’t have high hopes for ecosystems in Gulf of Mexico this year. The NOAA predicts that the size of the “dead zone” found off the coast of Louisiana and Texas will be the largest on record, extending between 7,450 and 8,456 square miles this summer.