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• The price of housing and food trumps tuition costs for students who attend two- and four-year public universities in their home states, according to a College Board survey. Even with the lower interest rates on student loans that President Barack Obama signed into law, students are eyeing bills that are growing on just about every line.
• A look at typical college students' budgets last year and how they're changing:
• COMMUNITY COLLEGES
• The public two-year schools charged in-state students an average $3,131 last year, up almost 6 percent from the previous year. While the tuition hike was larger than at other types of schools, students at community colleges saw the smallest increase in room and board costs -- a 1 percent increase to $7,419. Total charges for students to attend an in-state public two-year school: $10,550.
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Today in History
The Associated Press
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• Today is Tuesday, Aug. 13, the 225th day of 2013. There are 140 days left in the year.
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• Today's Highlight in History:
• On August 13, 1913, British metallurgist Harry Brearley developed an alloy that came to be known as "stainless steel." (Although Brearley is often credited as the "inventor" of stainless steel, he was hardly alone in working to create steel that resisted corrosion.)
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• On this date:
• In 1521, Spanish conqueror Hernando Cortez captured Tenochtitlan (teh-natch-teet-LAHN'), present-day Mexico City, from the Aztecs.
• In 1624, King Louis XIII of France appointed Cardinal Richelieu (ree-shuh-LYOO') his first minister.
• In 1792, French revolutionaries imprisoned the royal family.
• In 1846, the American flag was raised for the first time in Los Angeles.
• In 1910, Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, died in London at age 90.
• In 1923, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk was again elected Speaker of Turkey's Grand Assembly.
• In 1934, the satirical comic strip "Li'l Abner," created by Al Capp, made its debut.
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