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The small, highly selective college for artists, engineers and architects had been one of the last remaining tuition-free schools in the country. But in April, Cooper's board decided to begin charging tuition for most undergraduates. A rotating cast of students has now taken up residence in the president's office until the board agrees to reconsider.

Shot down during the Battle of Britain more than 70 years ago, the rare Dornier 17 bomber was salvaged from the murky depths of the English Channel Monday.

Replacing some dietary carbohydrates with vegetable fats may help keep prostate cancer from spreading. That's the word from a study of more than 4,500 men that looked at the effects of dietary changes after their initial diagnosis.

Exide Technologies says bankruptcy will not alter the cleanup of lead contamination at its closed Frisco plant. The battery maker cited an increase in the…

Young people readily share information about themselves online, but they nevertheless place a high priority on privacy.

The so-called morning after pill will soon be available without a prescription, on pharmacy shelves, with no restrictions on age. That's because the Obama administration has dropped a long-running battle to keep age restriction on emergency contraception.

A forum meant to quell tensions between Muslims and non-Muslims in Tennessee was derailed by hecklers.

The Senate passed legislation Monday that would do away with direct payments to farmers and instead create an expanded crop insurance program. It's designed to protect farmers from losses, but some say it amounts to a highly subsidized gift to agribusiness.

As Tuesday night wore into Wednesday morning, Turkish riot police clashed with demonstrators in Istanbul's Taksim Square. Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said, "for those who want to continue with the incidents I say: 'It's over.' As of now we have no tolerance for them."

Edward Snowden, who says he's behind the revelations about National Security Agency surveillance programs, has dropped out of sight. He was last seen in Hong Kong. The journalist who broke his story says there are more revelations to come. And CBS News says officials are prepping criminal charges.