DETROIT (AP) âÄî General Motors Corp. said Thursday it will temporarily close 13 assembly plants in the U.S. and Mexico âÄî some for more than two months âÄî as it tries to pare...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) âÄî Students at Temple University will be paying about 3 percent more for tuition next year, the school's lowest rate hike in 13 years. The university also will increase its financial...

ATLANTA (AP) âÄî A south Georgia factory linked to a deadly nationwide salmonella outbreak was infested with vermin and had a leaky roof, gaping holes and other problems, attorneys said Thursday...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) âÄî Ten of Florida's 11 public university presidents converged Thursday on the Capitol to protest budget cuts they fear could ruin the state's higher education standing....

MADISON, Wis. (AP) âÄî A central Wisconsin university chancellor announced her resignation Thursday after a series of conflicts with students and donors and questions about how she handled a traffic...

GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (AP) âÄî William Parente was a successful Manhattan lawyer who apparently had a side business lending money at high interest rates âÄî deals that may have cost investors...

ATLANTA (AP) âÄî A federal judge on Thursday denied bond for a man and a woman charged in an alleged fraud that authorities say allowed hundreds of Koreans to illegally enter and stay in the U.S....

EAST LANSING, Michigan (AP) âÄî An anonymous donor is giving Michigan State University $10 million. The university announced the donation Thursday. It's not clear if the gift is connected to a...