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Graduates of Bowie State University wave to friends and family at the school's graduation ceremony in College Park, Md., on May 17. This year's graduates are finding better job prospects than at any time since 2008.

Jobs Outlook Is Brighter For Class Of 2013

For the last five years, graduation day has been as much a time for apprehension as for celebration.

Columbia High School graduates walk to their commencement ceremony in Nampa, Idaho. A new Rutgers University study says nearly half of recent high school graduates are still looking for full-time work.

High Schools Grads 'Scarred' By High Unemployment

A new report by Rutgers University shows only 27 percent of recent high school graduates who are not enrolled in college have full-time jobs. Many young people with only high school diplomas say their hopes for the future have been dashed by the high cost of college.

"Everybody makes mistakes — some a little more costly than others," says James Thomas. Thomas was released from prison last year for a murder he committed when he was 17. Now 47, he says the key to life is patience.

In California, Life With Parole Increasingly Leads To Freedom

Until recently, inmates with life sentences — most for murder — were rarely released from prison, regardless of their behavior. But a 2008 court case and a new governor have changed their odds.

Andrew Felices and Mellissa Giles of Frederick, Md., shown here with their toddler son, A.J., say they are not in any rush to tie the knot.

Unmarried With Kids: A Shift In The Working Class

A new study by the National Marriage Project finds that 44 percent of those with high school diplomas but no college degrees now have children without being married. That's more than triple what it was in the 1970s. And we're not just talking about teen parents, but adults living together.

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