FACT CHECK: Rand Paul backtracks on vaccines, college
By CHARLES BABINGTON As Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky eyes a presidential race, he’s likely to face questions about several contested or disproven statements he has made on various…
Higher education
Obama sends record $4 trillion spending plan to Congress
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER President Barack Obama sent Congress a record $4 trillion budget Monday that would boost taxes on higher-income Americans and corporations and eliminate tight federal spending caps to…
Obama proposes publicly funded community college for all
By NEDRA PICKLER President Barack Obama wants publicly funded community college available to all Americans, a sweeping proposal that would make higher education as accessible as a high school diploma…
Obama taps Pentagon veteran Ashton Carter to lead DOD
By JULIE PACE Shaking up his Pentagon leadership, President Barack Obama tapped policy wonk Ashton Carter to oversee the sprawling Defense Department Friday, heralding his new nominee as one the…
Is a college degree still worth it? Study says yes
By JOSEPH PISANI FILE – In this July 12, 2012 file photo, a student walks past Old Main on the campus of Penn State University in State College, Pa. A…
Corinthian Colleges warns it may shut down
FILE – In this June 30, 2009 file photo, Larry Wostenberg teaches an engine management systems class at the WyoTech technical school campus in Laramie, Wyo. Corinthian Colleges Inc., the…
WORKER-RUN PENSION BOARDS RAISE CALL FOR REFORM
By FENIT NIRAPPIL FILE – In a May 14, 2012, file photo Gov. Jerry Brown discusses his revised state budget plan during a Capitol news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Monday,…
OBAMA: SEX ASSAULT AN AFFRONT TO DECENCY, HUMANITY
By NEDRA PICKLER FILE – In this Jan. 17, 2014 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks at the Justice Department in Washington. President Barack Obama is launching an initiative to…