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President Obama talks with Emily Young, first-time voter and student at University of Miami, on Sept. 20, 2012, at OMG Burger in Miami. (Associated Press)

Obama brings ‘misery’ to American youth, report says

America’s young voters went big for President Obama in the 2008 and 2012 elections, but his presidency has only increased their “misery,” according to a new survey released by a conservative group Tuesday.

February 25, 2014
Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz confirmed the Obama administration will make available billions of dollars in federal loan guarantees to support construction of nuclear power plants.

Administration plans loan ‘kick-start’ for nuclear plants

Clearing a key hurdle to the construction of the nation's first new nuclear power plants in some three decades. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz confirmed Wednesday the Obama administration will make available billions of dollars in federal loan guarantees to support private construction efforts.

February 19, 2014
"I know that despite our heavy political calendar this year, Europe is ready to make that commitment," European Union Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht says about the proposed free trade treaty. "And I have every confidence that the U.S. will join us." (Associated Press)

EU optimistic for free trade deal

The European Union's top trade negotiator said an ambitious trans-Atlantic free trade pact with the United States remains on track despite bipartisan opposition to the deal in Congress.

February 18, 2014
A copy of the Mundo Hispanico newspaper with a headline on the Arizona immigration law sits next to reporter Mario Guevara as he works in the newsroom Thursday, July 5, 2012, in Norcross, Ga. The reporter for Georgia's largest Spanish-language newspaper who frequently writes about immigration issues has recently found himself caught up in his own immigration drama. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

U.S. press freedom suffers under Obama, survey finds

The U.S. under President Obama, who once promised to run the "most transparent" administration in the country's history, fell from 32nd to 46th in the 2014 World Press Freedom Index, a drop of 13 slots.

February 11, 2014
Actor Will Farrell in the comedy "Old School."

Wisdom of massive open online courses now in doubt

They have been touted as the biggest revolution in higher education since Plato opened his academy, but a growing number of educators are saying that massive open online courses may not be ready for a cap and gown.

February 9, 2014
Sens. Harry Reid and John McCain, both former boxers, joined boxing and mixed martial arts executives in Washington on Tuesday to support a study on ways to reduce the dangers of brain trauma. They were joined by businessman Sig Rogich (center), boxer Bernard Hopkins (seated) and Dr. Charles Bernick (far right) of the Cleveland Clinic's Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Boxing, MMA groups back brain trauma study

Putting down their dukes for a day, rival executives and fighters from the nation's largest boxing and mixed martial arts organizations came together on Capitol Hill Tuesday to announce their support for a major new study on ways to understand and reduce the dangers of brain trauma.

February 4, 2014