BEIJING - A majority of Chinese people say they lie about their real life experiences, while almost half of them say lying helps get better grades in school.

Neighbors thought China school attacker who slashed and killed 9 was a good, quiet man

Neighbors thought China attacker was a good man

This graduation season, some experts challenge whether four-year degree is path to success

Search on for UCLA student; Calif. police call disappearance ’suspicious’

Search on for UCLA student missing after run

Ford agrees to restore tuition help for union workers in effort to settle dispute

Ford to restore tuition help for union workers

Senate panel takes up Iraq, Afghan war funding measure as Democrats courts GOP support

Calif. police call off search for ex-UCLA student, call disappearance ’suspicious’

Police call off search for missing ex-UCLA student

Miami University of Ohio plans changes after 2nd report of bad behavior at sorority formal

2nd Ohio sorority accused of trashing event hall

Sibal wins Stephen P. Duggan award

NEW DELHI - Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal has been conferred the Stephen P. Duggan Award for his support for global collaboration in education.

Finally, national defence university gets government nod (Second Lead)

NEW DELHI - Eight years after a recommendation by a group of ministers, the government Thursday sanctioned Rs.295 crore for establishing an autonomous defence university in Gurgaon to synergise strategic planning and analyses keeping in view the country’s geopolitical objectives and national security.

Cabinet approves Indian National Defence University

NEW DELHI - The cabinet Thursday sanctioned Rs.295 crore for establishing an Indian National Defence University (INDU) to create synergy between existing institutes of learning in the sector and address strategic security challenges.

Lettuce recall expands to Tennessee, 23 sickened by E. coli poisoning

Lettuce recall expands to Tennessee

WASHINGTON — An outbreak of E. coli poisoning has expanded to Tennessee, where one more person has been sickened after eating romaine lettuce grown on an Arizona farm.

3 men’s Final Four teams, 1 women’s team rank in top 10 percent of NCAA academic rankings

NCAA ranks 3 Final 4 teams in top academic ranking

Correction: Blagojevich corruption case story

Correction: Blagojevich corruption case story

After admissions scandal, Hogan takes over U. of Ill. with a list of challenges

After admissions flap, Illini get new president

Kansas cuts against red-state image, GOP rhetoric by raising sales tax to plug budget gap

Kan. sales tax hike cuts against state’s image

British classroom project reaches Chhattisgarh

RAIPUR - Students of 23 schools in Chhattisgarh can now get educated through the British Council Connecting Classroom online project.

Telling lies gets higher grades, say Chinese

Rachael Ray, NYC mayor join forces to ‘empower kids to cook’ and grow their own food

Alabama girl jumps to her death off overpass amid school bullying, grief over sister’s death

Woman reported missing near Los Angeles found safe in central California; no crime suspected

Woman reported missing in Los Angeles found safe in central California; no crime suspected

New Mexico medical officials concerned after mistakes made during glucose testing

About 200 people join protest over Nevada jobs going to out-of-state companies, employees

Police: Woman reported missing during morning run had lied to family about attending UCLA

Boston archdiocese offers to help find new Catholic school for lesbians’ son who was rejected

Report: 1 in 10 Hispanic high school dropouts earn a GED, less than black or white students

Cal State campuses set to grant honorary degrees to Japanese-Americans interned during WWII

Hawaii ends shortened school year with no deal to restore class time next year

Company says it had fired 9 employees now charged with accessing Obama loan records