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Prices go up. They always do. But it's an especially rough time if you're in the market for turkey, tuition, or Trans-Ams. Do you know why?

The FBI's new rape definition may mean crime statistics are about to skyrocket, but our culture's tolerance of rape could plummet.

The Fighting Irish are going to start fighting for the poor.
Booker T. Washington High School beat out over 450 other schools to get President Obama as a commencement speaker.
The sports teams are really coming out against this new immigration law in Arizona. First there was the angry statement from the MLB players...

A vote yesterday will extend the first segment from the relatively unpopulated Central Valley to Bakersfield.

Today's "Now and Then" takes a trip to the white, skinny worlds —and unrealistic expectations —of Sweet Valley High and Gossip Girl.
Four countries where pot is very well tolerated-and one surprising place where it's completely legal. (Hint: It's not the Netherlands.)
For years, there's been an effort underway to turn the abandoned High Line rail structure in New York City into an elevated public park. GOOD has...
Kevin Connolly was born without legs. Getting around on a skateboard, with duct-tape-reinforced gloves, he's not exactly inconspicuous. For...
Astrophysicist Jason Steffen has made a discovery, but it has less to do with galaxy magnifying glasses than it does boarding airplanes.The...

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Researchers in Zurich have developed flying robots that can juggle ping-pong balls and pass them back and forth. Video inside.

thredUP.com creates a kids' clothing exchange for the 21st century by merging online technology with traditional 'hand-me-downs.'
The ban on gay marriage passed (sigh-come on, California) but at least we also passed Proposition 1A, the Safe, Reliable High Speed Passenger...
Four Detroit public high schools have decided classroom time should be used to train 60 students to work at Walmart. A new partnership gives...

Three brothers are walking the length of California's high-speed rail tracks to spark a public discussion about land-use and the urban-rural divide.

“It’s expensive to be poor, and nowhere is that truer than in energy."

Hu Jintao seemed totally impressed with the Chinese language classes at Chicago's Walter Payton Prep.

Students can graduate with an associate's degree in computer science.