Online degrees have always been a bit like Rodney Dangerfield. They got no respect when it came to helping you land a job. But cyberdiplomas at least may be gaining more recognition. Thanks to the growth of online course offerings by well-established ...
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NEW YORK (AP) _ Seventeen-year-old Alexis Corocan spends about $5 a month on clothes, accessories and eyes of various shapes and shades for her online persona on IMVU, a popular Internet hangout. For 29 cents, for example, she can buy a set of deep ...
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Unemployment climbs to 5-year high of 6.1 percent WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's unemployment rate zoomed to a five-year high of 6.1 percent in August as employers slashed 84,000 jobs, dramatic proof of the mounting damage a deeply troubled economy ...
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When actresses bemoan the dearth of good roles for women of a certain age — by which they often mean a starring role as George Clooney’s sassy love interest — they might consider popping down to their local theatre and auditioning for the role ...
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Efforts to bring oil and gas production back online in the Gulf of Mexico slowed Sunday as Hurricane Ike barreled toward the nation's energy complex, likely to be the second hurricane to slam into the Gulf in as many weeks. Royal Dutch Shell said it ...
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) _ Samsung Electronics Co. is pursuing an acquisition of U.S. computer memory card maker SanDisk Corp., a South Korean online business newspaper reported Friday. Both Samsung and SanDisk neither confirmed nor denied the report ...
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A large majority of Americans remain convinced that OJ Simpson got away with murder when he was acquitted of killing his ex-wife and her friend in the “Trial of the Century”. Thirteen years on, the former American football great may now be forced ...
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