Massachusetts lawmakers desperate for additional revenue are eyeing the endowments of deep-pocketed private colleges to bolster the state's coffers by more than $1 billion a year, asserting that the schools' rising fortunes undercut their nonprofit status. picked by maxriter 2 minutes ago

You will be looking for your first job and most of the time you would end up doing work that you never imagined or studied in college. But you don’t need to press the panic button just yet. As a newbie in the employment or “real world, you need to open yourself to these possibilities which can certainly be translated into a learning experience. picked by ashley059 6 minutes ago

A British holiday plane was diverted to France after a couple became embroiled in a "drunken" air-rage fight at 35,000ft over the Mediterranean.Eyewitnesses said the woman passenger "took a bite out of the face" of her boyfriend or husband. picked by maxriter 8 minutes ago

Starbucks is facing a boycott from a group of Christian activists in America who claim the coffee chain's new logo is vulgar. picked by maxriter 11 minutes ago

By "never part," they did not mean only their hearts or spirits. They meant their bodies as well. And they gave themselves a range of about 15 feet. picked by kissmenow 39 minutes ago

On the afternoon of the May 12, 2008, a terrible earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale hit a mountainous region in Western China inhabited by 15 million people. The worst earthquake that hit China in the last three decades has caused major life loss but according to locals, the disaster could have been avoided, if the authorities would have given more attention to the warning signs. picked by cristeaiulian 52 minutes ago

"Don’t gain the world and lose your soul, wisdom is better than silver or gold" picked by Neticulis 3 hours ago

People across China have opened their wallets to give earthquake aid -- and fraudsters have swung into action to capitalise on the burst of generosity. picked by 2longdogs 4 hours ago

China on Thursday asked the United States for satellite images of quake-stricken Sichuan province to help locate victims and identify seriously damaged roads and infrastructure. picked by 2longdogs 5 hours ago

These PC stories get sillier! picked by topofall 5 hours ago

McCains plans to have withdrawn nearly all troops from Iraq by the end of his first term. picked by JoshSF49 5 hours ago

A vast array of physical and biological systems across the earth are being affected by warming temperatures caused by humans, says a new analysis of information not previously assembled all in one spot. picked by karenben 5 hours ago

Rev. Manning who definitely can't stand Obama (or Oprah, Wright, and the Trinity church for that matter) is claiming that Obama & Wright are gay lovers. This is the same reverend who called Obama a "Long Legged Mack Daddy Pimp," Definitely a screw or two loose. picked by 2manyusernames 6 hours ago

Microsoft is the first console manufacturer to sell 10 million consoles in North America...

Now, is that 10 million functioning consoles?

Or, is that including the 30 odd percent that failed with the Red Ring of Death?

BWAA HAA HAA HAA HAA!!!! picked by punthe 6 hours ago

(pronounced Mamma-Son) A three part story from Pearl Jam. Tells the tale of a boy who (part 1) never knew his father but grew up to be just like him. His mother, finding him to be so much like his father, slept with him. (part 2) The young man lost his mind, going on a killing spree and eventually (part 3) ends up on death row and blames all his sin on his mother, rightfully so(?). I - Alive II... read full post picked by donteatpoop 7 hours ago

sounds shocking until you realize that it was just an accident during a bout of extremely rough sex. picked by 2manyusernames 7 hours ago

If Monday’s earthquake in China has sparked an interest in seismology, and you happen to own a Mac laptop, you can transform your computer into your own personal seismic station. A free program from SeisMac takes advantage of the acceleration sensor inside you computer to register when it gets the shakes. picked by AutumnLotus 7 hours ago

That's right. Nintendo didn't develop the controller technology, but they sure as heck took credit for it.

Microsoft was also sued by the same company, but settled before it went to trial.

Sony is still manufacturing their OWN technology. picked by punthe 7 hours ago

interesting range of replies, from serious to joking, from non-committal to quite open and honest. picked by 2manyusernames 7 hours ago

A man who authorities suspect fatally beat his ex-wife with a baseball bat is now in custody after perching himself on an overpass for about 90 minutes. picked by lunasol 7 hours ago

A popular North Texas waterpark is being sued by a former visitor after she says she was injured at the park on a ride that hasn't been fixed. picked by lunasol 7 hours ago

Yeah, I've been on the fence, unable to pick a candidate for the office of POTUS. Now, that has changed. This nation does need change. Change that only a man like John McClane can offer.

That is John McClane - not John McCain. Yippie-kay-yay America! picked by 2manyusernames 8 hours ago

Remember the tragic, horrific story about 13-year Megan Meier and how her adult neighbors, including Lori Drew created a false persona that resulted in her committing suicide?

Indictments were handed down today that could have Drew spending as much as 20 years in prison picked by 2manyusernames 8 hours ago

Astronomers are baffled after finding an exotic type of star called a pulsar apparently locked in an elongated orbit around a star much like the sun -- an arrangement defying what had been known about such objects. picked by AutumnLotus 8 hours ago

Crystal is one of dozens of young people who are turning to social networking sites to talk about sexual assualt.

Some do it as a form of therapy, others like Crystal do it because they feel slighted by the justice system which often has a hard time convicting rape cases or as in Crystal's case when the prosecutor doesn't file rape charges at all. picked by 2manyusernames 9 hours ago