College costs soar, but why?

CollegeA graduate in 2013 pays 250% more than someone in 1982.
Autism vaccine scare leads to measles epidemic in UK

In this photo Thursday, April 25, 2013 Lucy Butler,15, getting ready to have her measles jab at All Saints School in Ingleby Barwick, Teesside, England, as a national vaccination catch-up campaign has been launched to curb a rise in measles cases in England. More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of a vaccine scare that raised the specter of autism. Now, health officials are scrambling to catch up and stop a growing epidemic of the contagious disease. (AP Photo/Owen Humphreys, PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO SALES - NO ARCHIVESThe country once had several dozen cases every year. It now ranks second in Europe.
Powerful tornadoes strike in four central U.S. states

A tornado touches down southwest of Wichita, Kan. near the town of Viola on Sunday, May 19, 2013. The tornado was part of a line of storms that past through the central plains on Sunday. (AP Photo/The Wichita Eagle, Travis Heying)By Chris Francescani (Reuters) - A massive storm front swept north through the central United States on Sunday, hammering the region with fist-sized hail, blinding rain and tornadoes, including a half-mile wide twister that struck near Oklahoma City. News reports said at least one person had died. By 9:30 p.m. Central Standard Time, more than two dozen tornadoes had been spotted in parts of Iowa, Oklahoma, Kansas and Illinois, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and local news reports. ...
Small Fla. city anxious to learn jackpot winner

A vehicle passes the front of the Publix supermarket in Zephyrhills, Fla., Sunday, May 19, 2013. The highest Powerball jackpot worth an estimated $590.5 million was sold recently at this Publix supermarket. (AP Photo/Scott Iskowitz)It could be a wait of up to two months to find out who won the $590.5 million prize.
Car bombs in Baghdad, south Iraq kill dozens

Tribal men pose with their weapons as they patrol a road north of RamadiThe attacks are the latest in spike of bombings over the past week.
Video: Balloon crash in Turkey kills 1 injures 24

This image from video provided by E. Wayne Ross shows an Anatolian Balloons Company hot air balloon crashing near Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia in central Turkey, Monday May 20 2013. Two hot air balloons collided in mid-air during a sightseeing tour of volcanic rock formations in Turkey on Monday, causing one of them to crash to the ground, officials said. One Brazilian tourist was killed while 24 other people on board were injured. (AP Photo/E. Wayne Ross)One Brazilian tourist was killed while 24 other people on board were injured.
Kerry to Mideast to advance struggling Syria plan

FILE – In this April 21, 2013 file photo U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at a news conference in Istanbul, Turkey. Monday, May 20, 2013, Kerry heads back to the Mideast to press the case for peace talks between Syrian rebels and President Bashar Assad's regime amid increasing signs the new U.S. strategy to halt the war is being undermined by Russia. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)The secretary of state heads back to the Middle East this week to press for peace talks.
Senate committee moves toward vote on immigration

U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch addresses the Utah Republican Party's annual organizing convention Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Sandy, Utah. Hatch says staffers at the Internal Revenue Service, which recently apologized for unfairly targeting tea party groups, "are either deliberately incompetent or they are evil." Hatch mentioned the IRS scandal while addressing thousands of fellow Republicans in Sandy on Saturday for the state party's annual organizing convention. Hatch says the IRS scandal is more concerning than almost anything else he's seen in the 36 years he's been in the U.S. Senate. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)The Senate Judiciary Committee hopes to pass a landmark immigration bill this week.
Suicide bomber kills 14 at Afghan province council
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber struck outside a provincial council headquarters in northern Afghanistan on Monday, killing the council chief and at least 13 others, authorities said. The Taliban insurgency quickly claimed responsibility.
Conn. derailment to cause 'greatly slowed' commute

A derailed Metro-North rail car is hoisted back on to the tracks in Bridgeport. Conn. on Sunday, May 19, 2013. Crews will spend days rebuilding 2,000 feet of track, overhead wires and signals following the collision between two trains Friday evening that injured 72 people, Metro-North President Howard Permut said Sunday. (AP Photo/The Connecticut Post,Brian A. Pounds ) MANDATORY CREDITConnecticut's governor tells commuters to consider staying in NYC if they can get there.
S. Korea: N. Korea fires 5th projectile into waters

The North Korean territory is seen in this picture taken from a South Korean observation post, just south of the demilitarised zone separating the two Koreas, in GoseongIt's the fifth time in three days that North Korea has launched a projectile.
5 dead, 20 missing in China factory explosion

At least 12 dead in China factory explosionA massive blast ripped through an explosives factory Monday in eastern China, killing five people and leaving another 20 missing, state media reported. Rescue work was continuing at the site of the mid-morning ...
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