Students should think twice and do some research before signing up for a credit card at an on-campus booth. In 1998, the U.S. Public Interest Research Group conducted a survey about credit card usages. They asked 3000 colleges' students in schools across the country about their interaction with credit card companies.… 1 Comment

With a growing rate of skin cancer due to sun exposure, most people are quick to lather up SPF sunscreens to avoid the risk of this disease. What some people are unaware of is sunscreen lotions, which fight off sun damage, are in question of causing a different form of cancer.… Post the First Comment

In a nation where politicians rely heavily on issueless negative rhetoric and anger and fear to win votes, finding solid facts about political candidates is becoming increasingly difficult. To help guide students through the democratic process, ISU will host Richard Kimble, president of Project Vote Smart, Monday at noon in the Bone Student Center's Old Main Room.… Post the First Comment

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a study that reported that suicides among children and young adults are on the upswing. The study reviewed the suicide trends of 2004, a year that saw 4,599 children and young adults from age 10-24 take their own lives.… Post the First Comment

The sudden disappearance of honeybees has been reason for concern over the past several months, while scientists have been attempting to establish a cause for this mysterious occurrence. Recent studies have revealed a link between Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) and Israeli Acute Paralysis Virus (IAPV).… Post the First Comment

At the mention of artificial intelligence (AI), one typically thinks of alien technology out of a science fiction movie. However, AI is actually applicable in our day to day lives. The concept of artificial intelligence was created in 1956 with the construction of computers that could solve algebra problems and prove logical theorems.… Post the First Comment

FAWNSKIN, Calif. (AP) - Firefighters Sunday were battling two raging wildfires in Southern California that forced nearly 2,000 people to evacuate. The larger blaze burned 15,433 acres of dense, dry bush in the San Bernardino National Forest and was 12 percent contained.… Post the First Comment

DETROIT (AP) - General Motors Corp. and the United Auto Workers made progress at the bargaining table Saturday but still faced significant hurdles and ended negotiations for the day without reaching an agreement. Negotiations ended around 9 p.m. EDT, GM spokeswoman Katie McBride said.… Post the First Comment

PHUKET, Thailand (AP) - A passenger plane filled with foreign tourists crashed Sunday as it tried to land in pouring rain on the island of Phuket, splitting in two and bursting into flames, officials said. At least 88 people were killed. The budget One-Two-Go Airlines domestic flight OG269 was carrying 123 passengers and seven crew members from the capital, Bangkokm to Phuket, popular among tourists for its pristine beaches and one of the areas hardest hit by the 2004 tsunami.… Post the First Comment

BAGHDAD (AP) - An al-Qaida front group threatened to assassinate Sunni leaders who support American troops in Iraq as a Shiite bloc loyal to radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr defected Saturday from the Iraqi government's parliament base. The two developments cast doubt over prospects for political and military progress in Iraq as the U.… Post the First Comment

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A year after he was taken into custody, a man goes on trial this week on charges he held a 14-year-old girl captive in an underground bunker until she summoned help with a cell phone text message. Pretrial publicity prompted the judge to move the trial of Vinson Filyaw nearly 200 miles, from Kershaw County northeast of Columbia to the state's southern tip.… Post the First Comment