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A new study shows that the income gap between young adults who go to college and those who don't only continues to grow.

Going To College May Cost You, But So Will Skipping It

The gap in earnings between young people who have a college degree and those who don't has continued to widen over the past several decades. And while total student loan debt in the U.S. continues to rise, millennials say a college degree is still worth it.

Yaneth Escorcia, 28, holds the stack of records she has assembled for her deferred action application on the ASU campus on April 14.

Undocumented Immigrants Prepare Applications For Deportation Relief

More than one million immigrants are thought to be eligible for the program, though preparing an application for the new deferred action program takes work.

At about 80 years old, Brijida Mata Luna only recently applied for a birth certificate. She never finished school and doesn't know how to read or write.

Best Of The Border (1/6-1/11)

The week's top stories from Fronteras Desk.

Craig Adams, Jr., 18, is studying for his second try at the high school equivalency exam.

In New Orleans, Young Lives Adrift

Among U.S. cities, New Orleans has the third-highest rate of young people who are neither in school nor working. Craig Adams Jr. is trying not to be one of them.

Invisible In Two Countries

Everyone needs a sense of place in life. Now imagine living without an identity. No country, no name, not even fingerprints. Officially you don't exist.

Venezuelans line up to buy goods at a store in Caracas on March 10. Protesters have been taking to the streets for weeks over the country's troubled economy and other issues. The government introduced a new foreign currency exchange system on Monday, seeking to stabilize the bolivar, which has lost much of its value against the U.S. dollar.

Short On Dollars, Venezuela Tries To Halt Black-Market Trading

Venezuela placed controls on its currency as it rapidly lost its value. But that only made matters worse. Now it is rolling out a new system in hopes of stabilizing its weak currency.

Pitbull is one of a growing list of celebrities who have opened their wallets or given their names to charter schools.

Is Pitbull 'Mr. Education'? Rapper Opens Charter School In Miami

Pitbull (Armando Christian Pérez) is the latest in a long list of celebrities lending their star power to the flourishing charter school movement. Alicia Keyes, Denzel Washington, Shakira, Oprah -- all support or sponsor charter schools.

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.

California Top State For Supporting Pregnant, Parenting Teens

California outperforms other states when it comes to supporting pregnant and parenting students, but the program that provides that support is one of many state services facing funding cuts.

A small island sits in the middle of Kangeq's old harbor.

The Arctic Suicides: It's Not The Dark That Kills You

Greenland has the world's highest suicide rate. And teen boys are at the highest risk.

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