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Public and private institutions continue to charge more. Aid and tax breaks help temper the sticker shock. But with government spending being squeezed, that sort of assistance may be less generous in coming years.

Rain is falling in St. Louis. Game 7, if it's necessary, would be set for Friday. The Rangers lead the Series 3 games to 2.

Despite claims by Republican presidential candidates that President Obama has "vastly" increased the regulatory reach of government, a review of records found that President Obama has written fewer regulations than George W. Bush.

Opening statements are set to begin Thursday in Boston at the trial of Tarek Mehanna, an American charged with conspiracy and providing material support to al-Qaida, as well as planning to attend training camps abroad and making false statements.

Three Indian children light fireworks under the cover of night.

Altercations in Atlanta and Oakland, Calif., between police and protesters affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement could be a critical test for the tactics of both the demonstrators and the authorities dealing with them, experts say.

The drug violence in Mexico has claimed another victim, the port city of Veracruz. The recent bloodshed is crippling tourism and sowing fear in what, until last year, had been a relatively peaceful part of Mexico. But in a twist, a group calling itself the Zeta Killers is vowing to fight the drug cartel.

Many Libyans have praised NATO for helping opposition forces topple Moammar Gadhafi. But in one Tripoli neighborhood, residents say a NATO bomb killed five civilians.

Several of Iran's largest banks have been swindled out of an estimated $2.6 billion. The scandal has sparked a widening investigation with more than 30 arrests so far. Some question if advisers close to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad are involved.

European leaders met through the night in Brussels and finally emerged with a debt deal they say is wide-ranging. They're hopeful it will guide the continent out of the widening debt crisis that started with Greece. But it's unclear whether they have the political will and economic flexibility to implement it.