Don't Know Much 'Bout Geography

In honor of the National Geographic Bee finals this week, a colleague and I put together a list of the top 10 geography blunders from people who could stand to brush up on their map skills.

Future of Work: We're Getting off the Ladder

Our cover package this week is on the future of work. My story focuses on how the standard career path is transforming from a ladder to a lattice. Update: Listen to a podcast about this story and others from the package here.

2 minute bio: Charlie Crist

With "Chain Gang Charlie" Crist jumping in the Florida Senate race, here are some quick hits about who he is and what he's facing in 2010.

Deci$ion$: How One College Snags So Many Students

May 1 was the big day for high school seniors to pick a college. One tiny Kentucky school is on track to potentially woo more than Harvard. The secret: free tuition.

A Spring-Break Legacy: Swine Flu Hits Colleges

With hordes of students just recently returned from spring break in Mexico, colleges are gearing up in case of a H1N1 flu outbreak.

Top 10 Political Defections

In honor of Arlen Specter's jump across the aisle, I put together a list of the top 10 political defections in history. Reagan, Hillary Clinton, and Teddy Roosevelt all make the list. (Not to mention Specter, who first switched parties back in 1965.)

Forget Math. Women Lag in Becoming English Profs!

A new report finds that having kids is not the reason that women lag behind men in getting promoted.