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A master's degree, especially from an elite university, can be expensive. But a several universities are trying an experiment online to see if that cost, for some degrees, can come down.

The Finns took No. 1 on the annual World Happiness Report, while perennial leaders Norway and Denmark weren't far behind. Meanwhile, the study devoted a chapter to the decline of happiness in the U.S.

The Constitutional Court says Zuma must pay back a portion of the millions spent on a supposed security upgrade to his home. That included an amphitheater, cattle kraal, chicken run and swimming pool.

Nils Melzer, the United Nations special rapporteur on torture, says detaining and fining Manning with the aim of coercing her to testify runs afoul of U.S. international human rights obligations.

The grim news was expected as the number of open homicide cases continued to climb month after month, making the last 12 months the deadliest on record — an average of 91 deaths per day.

Siegal Sadetzki said Tuesday that Israeli leaders ignored her warnings and the country reopened too fast. "The compass handling the pandemic lost its direction," she said in her resignation letter.

The price of gold rose above $4,000 an ounce for the first time, signaling investors are concerned about the state of the broader economy.

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback is firing back against claims made by a top lawmaker this week regarding his future political plans.Republican Senate President…

This week brings four novels about love: childhood love in immigrant Brooklyn; married love in dot-com San Francisco; intergenerational love and tension in Philadelphia; and an academic father's sometimes obtuse love for his three daughters. In nonfiction, football star Michael Oher describes his experiences in foster care.

A three-year election fraud investigation by former Johnson County Sheriff Calvin Hayden produced only one criminal case: against election commissioner Fred Sherman. The county prosecutor tossed the charges.