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NORMAN, Okla. - Oklahoma Speaker of the House, Lance Cargill, has authored a bill that contains many provisions to regulate the cost of textbooks for students.
PITTSBURGH - Christopher Cook started snorting heroin at age 17 while living in New Castle, Pa., about an hour north of Pittsburgh. Four years later, Cook was injecting heroin as often as he could without dying.
GREENVILLE, N.C. - After being subpoenaed by eight states including North Carolina, MySpace has agreed to release data on registered sex offenders that are users of its site.
DAVIS, Calif. - After control of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory was put up for bid by the federal government, the U.S. Department of Energy awarded a team consisting of the University of California and several commercial companies the management and operations contract May 8.
EVANSTON, Ill. -- When Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and his wife, Michelle, graduated from law school, their combined debt surpassed their apartment mortgage for about eight to nine years.
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- The influential college rankings put out by U.S. News and World Report has recently been drawing condemnation from administrators at a number of colleges and universities, including Bowling Green State University.
EUGENE, Ore. -- Americans are asking themselves where their food comes from after contaminated pet food with ingredients from China killed thousands of dogs and cats. The tainted ingredients also found their way into feed for chickens, hogs and farm-raised fish.
ATHENS, Ohio -- When Democratic presidential candidate and senator Barack Obama and his wife graduated from law school, their combined student loan debt was greater than the mortgage on their home.
DAVIS, Calif. -- Flooded by amateur videos and a large following, youtube.com has launched its ad split program, in which members with popular videos can receive compensation for their videos.
HOUSTON - Most war films maintain one of two styles in story telling: documentary or historical fiction. Linear plots usually lead from the recent life of a main character, to a first attack, then to a capture or rescue conflict scenario and finally to a death, escape or mission accomplishment.
MINNEAPOLIS - Over Memorial Day weekend, many remembered the men and women serving in Iraq. But a Minneapolis art exhibit has been paying tribute to stories of the Korean War for the past several months.
TAMPA, Fla. - This summer is yielding record-breaking profits for the entertainment industry. Although Spider-Man 3 had the largest opening weekend of all time, the biggest title lies outside the world of celluloid.
CORVALLIS, Ore. - You may have noticed that all of your favorite TV programs will be ending their current seasons within the next few weeks. Or maybe they already have.
EVANSTON, Ill. - For this Mother's Day, Northwestern University student Carryn Christianson did more than peruse the supermarket's card aisle. She made her mom a mug.
DAVIS, Calif. - What were you doing when you were 17? If you were The Fall of Troy, you were busy recording a fresh-sounding, energetic progressive-rock album.
EVANSTON, Ill. - Feature Presentation is a band without a back-up plan. The alternative rock band from Manteno, Ill., commits itself to every aspect of its music and publicity. From shelling out money to fix their van's cursed transmission to finding quirky ways to get their name out, Feature Presentation doesn't second-guess itself. They're in it for the long haul.
EVANSTON, Ill. - When you think of the first decade of the 21st century, what music comes to mind? Is it the schoolgirl uniforms of pop-singing sensations and the coordinated moves of boy bands? Or is it the gangster swag of rappers and R B divas making a comeback? Maybe it's none of the above - or maybe it's a little bit of everything. Defining a decade all depends on who you ask.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The 2007 California State University at Sacramento Senior Art Show began on Monday and will run until May 24. An eclectic collection of art is exhibited by graduating seniors in the Robert Else Gallery in Kadema Hall. Everything from abstract sculptures to watercolors and pencils are on display. The 36 graduating seniors taking part pick one piece from their personal collection that stands out for the annual gallery.
MINNEAPOLIS - Coach Wendy Davis rarely makes bold predictions about her teams, but back in March she told Notre Dame coach Martin Stone that her second varsity eight boat had a shot at winning the national championship.
LOS ANGELES - It all came down to Noah Bryant and William Denbo. Entering the shot put, the final event of the NCAA West Regional Track and Field Championship at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., USC trailed Oregon, 75-72. Bryant and Denbo delivered, finishing first and eighth -- and adding 11 points to the Trojans' tally -- USC avenged its Pacific-10 Championship loss to Oregon.
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Oregon State, the defending national champion, was selected for an at-large berth in the NCAA Baseball Regionals, it was announced Monday morning. The Beavers (38-17 overall, 10-14 Pac-10) will play Rutgers on Friday at 5 p.m. PDT in the first round of the NCAA Charlottesville Regional. The other schools in the four-team, double-elimination tournament at Davenport Field, Virginia and Lafayette, will meet at 1 p.m. PDT.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - For the second-straight weekend, a Texas A M sports team will make a trip to Oklahoma City. This time, the Aggies have a chance to bring home a national title. Last weekend the Aggie baseball team won their first Big 12 Tournament championship. The Aggie softball team hopes the championship trend will continue.
