Almost 15 years late, Jimmy Fallon will finally get bachelor’s degree from NY college

October 11th, 2009 S. Ga. airport named for Jimmy Carter after debateAMERICUS, Ga. — An airport about 20 miles from Jimmy Carter's hometown of Plains has been named after the 39th president despite some people opposing the change.

October 5th, 2009 Jokes, apologies from David Letterman on his showNEW YORK — David Letterman acknowledges in his on-air apologies to his wife and staff for having sex with co-workers that he has his work cut out for him. As Letterman mixed wisecracks with contrition, he said his wife, Regina Lasko, had been "horribly hurt by my behavior" and stated flat-out that those affairs "are in the past." The CBS late-night host vowed during Monday's show to repair his relationship with his wife, whom he married in March after a years-long courtship.

September 16th, 2009 90-year-old Idaho man seeks master's degreeIDAHO FALLS, Idaho — Clyde Wagnon retired 25 years ago and decided he didn't like it. So the 90-year-old Idaho Falls resident is going back to school, pursuing a master's degree in business administration.

August 3rd, 2009 NEW YORK — A New York City woman who says she can't find a job is suing the college where she earned a bachelor's degree. Trina Thompson filed a lawsuit last week against Monroe College in Bronx Supreme Court.

July 31st, 2009 Perma-Fix COO quits over false credentialsATLANTA — Perma-Fix Environmental Services Inc. said Friday that its chief operating officer has resigned after the company discovered he did not have a college degree as he'd told the company.

July 14th, 2009 Some undergrads shave a year off college to saveWhile educators debate the wisdom of three-year college degrees, some ambitious students are going ahead and finishing their coursework in three years anyhow as a way to save thousands of dollars in tuition. It takes discipline, they say, a clear study plan and, often, an armful of advanced placement credits from high school.

June 23rd, 2009 LUCKNOW - Taking up cudgels on behalf of students, women legislators in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur district have opposed a proposal drafted by several college principals, banning students from wearing jeans on campus. Women legislators demanded that the proposal of the Uttar Pradesh Principals Association (UPPA) should not be implemented in any of the colleges in the state and said they would raise the issue even in the state assembly, if UPPA goes ahead with the proposal.

June 22nd, 2009 LUCKNOW - Principals of many colleges in Uttar Pradesh are mulling a proposal to ban students from wearing jeans on campus and work out a dress code for them, officials said Monday. "The proposal has been drafted recently under the banner of the Uttar Pradesh Principals Association (UPPA) - a group having members from nearly 400 degree colleges in the state," UPPA convener Ashok Srivastava told IANS over telephone from Kanpur.

June 18th, 2009 NEW YORK - A group of world-record buffs have created a new online database that allows users to dream up their own outlandish categories, and post videos of their feats. The Universal Record Database created by Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson gives everyone the chance to discover the "world record holder in them".

June 11th, 2009 KANPUR - Why don't colleges focus on training women in martial arts and empower them to counter harassment instead of banning jeans, asked an outraged student Thursday as criticism against the decision by four colleges here to prohibit jeans gathered force. With the avowed intention of stemming harassment, the Acharya Narendra Deo College, Dayanand Girls Degree College, Sen Balika College and Johari Devi Degree College in this Uttar Pradesh city have banned students from wearing jeans on the campus.

May 12th, 2009 Eminem to take autoworkers to Jimmy Kimmel showDETROIT — Eminem says he and Jimmy Kimmel will fly about 200 laid-off autoworkers to Los Angeles for Friday's taping of his appearance on Kimmel's show. The Michigan rapper says he and Kimmel want to remind everyone that real people are being affected by what's going on in Detroit.

May 11th, 2009 White Sox promote LHP Jimmy Gobble from Triple-ACLEVELAND — The Chicago White Sox promoted left-hander Jimmy Gobble from Triple-A on Monday to take the roster spot of struggling starter Jose Contreras. The White Sox purchased the contract of Gobble from Charlotte.

May 9th, 2009 Funny man Fallon a college graduate after 15 yearsALBANY, N.Y. — He's a comic, actor, "Saturday Night Live" veteran and "Late Night" talk show host.

April 19th, 2009 Decades after the MGs, Booker T takes center stageINDIO, Calif. — Booker T.

April 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - After Ashton Kutcher's record-breaking debut on Twitter, the social networking world has now welcomed yet another celebrity entrant - Oprah Winfrey. Around 10 a.m.