With the collapse of the housing boom, the government is considering proposals to rescue the nearly 8.8 million homeowners, or 10.3 percent of the total, who are underwater.
In hopes of giving students a financial break and using the school's facilities more efficiently, Keene State College in New Hampshire is considering paying students to take early morning and Friday classes.
AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton accused presidential rival Barack Obama of political plagiarism Thursday night, but drew boos from a Democratic debate audience when she ridiculed him as the candidate of "change you can Xerox."
AP - A commercial airliner with 46 people on board was reported missing Thursday over western Venezuela, officials said. Rescuers rushed to a mountainous region of Merida state as authorities struggled to confirm reports that the aircraft had been located.
AP - Angry Serbs broke into the U.S. Embassy and set fire to an office Thursday night as rioters rampaged through Belgrade's streets, putting an exclamation point of violence to a day of mass protest against Western support for an independent Kosovo.
Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama sparred tonight on issues including Iraq, health care, leadership, the economy and what constitutes "plagiarism." Their debate in Austin, Texas, ended on a philosophical note as the Democratic candidates talked about the times they were "tested the most."
Republican presidential front-runner John McCain on Thursday denied a report in The New York Times that he had a close relationship with a female lobbyist.
A U.S. Embassy spokesman confirms to CNN that a charred body was found today in the embassy compound after rioting by Serbians in Belgrade. The spokesman said the body was believed to be that of a protester. The embassy was closed at the time of the violent protest, and only Marine and security guards -- all now accounted for -- were present.