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President of Ohio State University Gordon Gee, 69, is retiring. The announcement comes a week after a recording surfaced of comments he made about Catholics and Southerners that some found offensive. Gee has apologized for his recent remarks, which were reportedly intended as jokes.

The Fuel Entertainment company plans to sift through a New Mexico landfill in search of Atari video games. According to legend, that's where Atari dumped millions of copies of E.T. The movie-based video game did not sell when released in 1982.

Also: T.S. Eliot on cats; LGBT literary awards; and Jonah Lehrer gets back in the game.

This year's graduates — whether from high school, community college or a four-year college — are finding better job prospects than at any time since 2008.

Government spending cuts and higher taxes are weighing on the economy, experts say. According to the latest ADP National Employment Report, just 135,000 jobs were added to private payrolls.

The White House announced Wednesday that Tom Donilon is resigning as President Obama's national security adviser. He will be replaced by Susan Rice, the current U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.

Across the Northwest, students are wrapping up their school year. By the time Idaho high school students return in the fall, their classrooms will be on…

What can you do with beach sand? Build a sand castle. Dig a canal. Make a snake. What can you do with MIT's "smart" sand? One day, you will turn it into a hammer, fork, chair, anything you want. And when you're done? Poof! It's sand again.

A scientist has developed a technology to turn the cellulose in nonfood plants like trees and grasses into edible starch. Sounds zany, but guess what? Cellulose products are already commonly used as food additives in hundreds of processed and fast food items.

Sitting is looking less and less healthy, but it can be hard to get up off the couch and go. Using a pedometer can help change those habits, a study says. That's good to know, since employers including the White House are increasingly using the gizmos in wellness programs.