U.S. minorities now represent more than half of America's population under the age of 1, the Census Bureau said, a historic demographic milestone with profound political, economic and social implications.
Two years ago, I visited a Michigan jobs bank to see how the Great Recession had altered the economic balance between the sexes. Though the recession was technically over, the intake room was full of men: laid-off factory and construction workers, former auto industry employees, all of them struggling to adapt to a changing economy -- and master a computerized jobs database.
Few minors are appearing in, creating or sharing sexually explicit images, according to a new study that counters recent research depicting "sexting" as a more widespread phenomenon for American youth.
A new study says sexting may be less common among adolescents than previously thought. CNN's Elizabeth Cohen reports.
The concepts of emotional intelligence (EI), self-worth, authenticity and employee meditation rooms might conjure up thoughts of new age healing centers. But the benefits of tapping employees' emotional happiness mean the ideas are now being picked up by mainstream corporations.
Why most experts say no -- but many parents still say yes
Although more Americans are getting help from scholarships and tax breaks, the net cost of college is eating up a higher share of the typical family's income in 2011, according to a report released Wednesday.
According to a recent report by the Pew Research Center, one of every seven new marriages in 2008 was interracial or interethnic -- the highest percentage in U.S. history. The media and blogosphere have been atwitter.
Scott Sicko, the University of New Hampshire tight end who gained Internet fame and infamy for turning down five free-agent NFL contract offers Saturday to pursue post-graduate education, has had a change of heart. He signed a contract Tuesday with the Dallas Cowboys.
David Bohl is no stranger to apologies -- the good, the bad and the insincere.
Thirty years ago, the last time the world faced an oil crisis, the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) launched a program to analyze the potential algae had as a renewable fuel. It didn't take it long to realize algae was a godsend.
An entrepreneur says pond scum could be a great alternative to oil. CNN's Miles O'Brien reports.
Hillary Clinton appears to have recaptured the lead among Democratic candidates in New Hampshire, according to results of a new CNN/WMUR poll, conducted by the University of New Hampshire.
Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton has significantly increased her lead over rival Barack Obama in the crucial early voting state of New Hampshire, according to a CNN/WMUR poll conducted by the University of New Hampshire released Tuesday.
Endorsements! More fall out on the MoveOn.org ad controversy, plus an update on primaries. CNN's Tom Foreman reports.
ORANGE, Vt. -- After breaking Jerry Rice's Division I-AA career record for touchdown receptions, David Ball figured he had a good chance of getting drafted over the weekend. Not on Saturday, during the first three rounds, to be sure -- but sometime on Sunday, in rounds four through seven. Plenty of mock drafts indicated that the name of the 6-foot-2, 200-pound University of New Hampshire star would reverberate in Radio City.
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I agree with that old curmudgeon T.S. Eliot. April really does bite, especially when you have to mail the IRS a humongous tax payment. Forking over an unconscionable percentage of my annual salary ...
Perhaps it's not the growth industry of the 1990s, but hundreds of startup manufacturers have added a new look to the $2-billion-a-year horseshoe business -- and roped in a new breed of farriers. T...
Money Magazine: ANGLING FOR AN ANGELupdated: Wed May 15 1991 00:01:00
William Wetzel Jr. of the University of New Hampshire, an expert on the business-funding benefactors called angels, talked with MONEY's Elizabeth Fenner about tapping this key cash source.
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