WASHINGTON -- Battered by bad economic news, consumer confidence plunged while wholesale food, energy and medicine costs soared, pushing inflation up at the fastest pace in a quarter century. The Labor Department said Tuesday that wholesale inflation jumped by 1 percent in January, more than double...

As a spring tradition, the Biola Sports Carnival is an opportunity for Biola athletes to interact with students as they play games and get lunch. This year Metzger Lawn was filled with carnival games set up by the basketball team, swim and dive team, and track and field team. Biola cheerleaders painted...

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA, Kosovo-- Up to 2,000 Serb protesters rallied against Kosovo's independence in the new nation's tense north on Monday, and a few set fire to EU flags in what has become a daily challenge of the country's secession from Serbia. The protesters gathered beneath a banner that read ''Kosovo...

DEKALB, Ill-- Northern Illinois University students began arriving on campus early Monday, ready to get on with their semesters even as the deadly shootage rampage of 10 days ago weighed heavily on their minds. ''It's going to be a 'lean on you' type of day, 'I'm here for you day,''' said Jonathan...

Before his passing, the Rev. Jerry Falwell said during a conference that the potential election of Hillary Clinton would do more to mobilize conservatives than even the devil himself. These strong words may be on the extreme end of “Hillary-hating,” but her liberal voting record and the memories...

Biola senior Festim Gashi has a lot to smile about these days — his home, Kosovo, is officially an autonomous country. As his Facebook status puts it, he is “full of joy because Kosova is independent!” Announced on Sunday, Kosovo territory’s parliament declared independence from Serbia,...

We all know the feeling of a moment passed too quickly, a day gone too fast, and a week that has disappeared before one’s own eyes. This Week in Photos is an effort to slow down the passing days and recognize what is happening all around us. In the words of Ferris Bueller, “Life moves pretty...

WASHINGTON -- Debris from an obliterated U.S. spy satellite is being tracked over the Pacific and Atlantic oceans but appears to be too small to cause damage on Earth, a senior military officer said Thursday, just hours after a Navy missile scored a direct hit on the failing spacecraft. Marine Gen....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Barack Obama won the Democrats Abroad global primary in results announced Thursday, giving him 11 straight victories in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. The Illinois senator won the primary in which Democrats living in other countries voted by Internet, mail...

Monday, February 4, the AS launched their new student website amidst a flurry of advertising. According to Robert Johnson, AS vice president of finance, the website was built largely in response to student complaints of a lack of communication between AS and the student body. “[It’s] the most...

WASHINGTON-- U.S. consumer prices rose by a bigger-than-expected amount in January, reflecting big increases in the cost of food and health care, the government reported Wednesday. The Labor Department said that its closely watched Consumer Price Index posted a gain of 0.4 percent last month, matching...

HAVANA -- An ailing, 81-year-old Fidel Castro resigned as Cuba's president Tuesday after foiling U.S. attempts to topple him for nearly half a century -- leaving on his own terms by clearing the way for his brother Raul to take power. The end of Castro's rule -- the longest in the world for a head...