Topic: Lincoln (Nebraska)

$15,000 comic book, 'Amazing Fantasy No. 15,' stolen

$15,000 comic book: 'Amazing Fantasy No. 15' is the first appearance of Spider-Man and sold for 12 cents in 1962.

Keystone XL pipeline pits jobs against the environment

The proposed Keystone XL pipeline would bring Canadian oil to the Gulf of Mexico. Supporters say it would mean 20,000 jobs. Opponents worry about the impact on the vast Ogallala Aquifer, which supplies water to eight states.

Unemployment rate giving you the blues? Try these top five cities for jobs.

Here are five large metro areas with the lowest unemployment rates and where unemployment is down at least half a percentage point over last year:

The Whistleblower: movie review

An exposé that sometimes overdramatizes, 'The Whistleblower' takes on sex trafficker in postwar Bosnia and official collusion.

College credit for Wal-Mart work: Should doing a job count toward degrees?

Wal-Mart and other companies are giving their employees college credit for skills they've learned on the job. The extra credit is the boost many workers need to finish stalled degrees.

The future of college may be virtual

Bricks-and-mortar universities should prepare for a jolt as high (and still rising) costs push students online.

Are you breathing dirty air?

Financial Q&A: How financial-aid picture changes by waiting to go to college

Submit your questions to Steve Dinnen at money@csmonitor.com

Young indie crowd takes vinyl for a spin

Novelty and nostalgia boost sales, as audiophiles argue that nothing beats vinyl's warm sound.

A dirty way to fight climate change

A promising strategy: Store carbon in the soil.