COLLEGE TUITION
6.6%
Percentage increase from last year in average tuition and fees at four-year public colleges; in-state students pay about $6,185
$23,712
Average tuition and fees at four-year private colleges, a 6.3% increase from last year
AIRPORT SECURITY
75%
Percentage of simulated explosives missed by federal TSA screeners at Los Angeles international airport; screeners at Chicago O'Hare missed more than 60% of test bombs
20%
Percentage of fake bombs missed at San Francisco international airport, which employs private screeners, not TSA employees
WORLD RECORDS
656
Length in feet of a Chinese wedding-dress train (below); the bride had hoped to...
