1 in 2 New Graduates are Jobless or Underemployed

Most future job openings are projected to be in lower-skilled positions such as home health aides

2012-04-22

Hope Yen The Associated Press

A weak labor market already has left half of young college graduates either jobless or underemployed in positions that don't fully use their skills and knowledge. Read the complete article

Home in a Home as Families Live Together Longer

Builders try to keep up with demographic changes by adding self-contained suites to single-family dwellings

2012-04-21

Amy Taxin The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- It's a home within a home - and it could be coming soon to a home near you. Read the complete article

Starbucks to Phase Out Bug Extract as Food Dye

Substance has been used in Strawberries & Crème Frappuccino and several other products

2012-04-21

Aaron Smith, CNN

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Want some crushed bugs with your Starbucks frappuccino? Well, you'd better get on it, because soon it will be too late. The coffee franchise announced that it's phasing out the use of insects as food coloring in its drinks and food products. Read the complete article

Forest Service in Quandary About Colorado Frozen Cows

Officials believe animals entered remote cabin to escape cold and couldn’t find way out

2012-04-21

Steven K. Paulson The Associated Press

DENVER (AP) -- It may take explosives to dislodge a group of cows that wandered into an old ranger cabin high in the Rocky Mountains, then died and froze solid when they couldn't get out. Read the complete article

Acura Apologizes for Seeking 'Not Too Dark' Actor

Controversial casting document exposes Hollywood's practice of looking for specific skin tones

2012-04-20

Alan Duke, CNN

LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- Acura apologized Wednesday for a casting document that called for an African-American actor who was "not too dark" in the car company's Super Bowl ad. Read the complete article

Measles Cases Hit 15-Year High in 2011

Declared eliminated in 2000, disease is back with 222 cases reported last year

2012-04-20

Saundra Young, CNN

(CNN) -- Back in 2000 measles was eliminated from the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But now a new CDC study tells us there were 17 outbreaks and 222 cases of the highly infectious disease reported in 2011. Read the complete article

Secret Service Clears Ted Nugent After Interview

Outspoken gun advocate and musician made threatening comments at NRA conference

2012-04-20

CNN Political Unit

(CNN) -- The U.S. Secret Service said Thursday that it has resolved any questions regarding rocker Ted Nugent, whom its agents interviewed after he said he would be "dead or in jail" if President Barack Obama were re-elected. Read the complete article

Newest Michigan Museum Showcases Racist Artifacts

Ferris State University exhibit hall is run by African American who says it’s “all about teaching”

2012-04-19

Mike Householder The Associated Press

BIG RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) -- The objects displayed in Michigan's newest museum range from the ordinary, such as simple ashtrays and fishing lures, to the grotesque - a full-size replica of a lynching tree. But all are united by a common theme: They are steeped in racism so intense that it makes visitors cringe. Read the complete article

Southern California Teacher Fired Over Porn Video

No students were in the video, which was apparently produced before she became teacher at Oxnard district

2012-04-19

OXNARD, Calif. (AP) -- A Southern California science teacher was fired Wednesday night for performing in a pornographic video, school district officials said. Read the complete article

Ann Romney Emerging as Husband's Political Weapon

The 63-year-old has shown a keen ability to emotionally connect with voters

2012-04-19

Steve Peoples The Associated Press

BOSTON (AP) -- She is a 63-year-old grandmother known as "Mamie," a former stay-at-home mother of five boys, and the cookie-baking wife of the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. But do not be fooled: Republicans and Democrats alike see Ann Romney as an effective political weapon. Read the complete article