“Moms are breadwinners in record 4 out of 10 households”

1. “Moms are breadwinners in record 4 out of 10 households”

2. Moms are the sole or primary breadwinner in four out of 10 households with children, a record high according to an analysis of U.S. Census data by the Pew Research Center (Wed.). But that doesn't mean Americans approve. Pew researchers surveyed about 1,000 Americans last month and found that 51% believe children are better off when a mom stays home with the kids and doesn't hold a job. On the other hand, two thirds said it has made it easier for families to live more comfortably. Curiously, 79% rejected the idea that women should return to their "traditional roles." "The public remains of two minds about the gains mothers have made in the workplace -- most recognize the clear economic benefits to families, but many voice concerns about the toll that having a working mother may take on children or even marriage," the report said.

3. In Other News The submarine's body may be constructed from drainage pipes and the hatch from a recycled skylight, but according to its 18-year-old inventor, this single-person U-boat can plunge to a depth of 30 feet and has already completed three successful dives. The Nautilus took high school inventor Justin Beckerman just six months and $2,000 to put together -- all while keeping on top of his homework. The submarine has ballast tanks to maintain its depth and equilibrium; air vents that bring oxygen down from the surface; a functioning PA and a range of emergency systems including back-up batteries, a siren, strobe lights, a breathing apparatus and a pump to fight leaks. The vessel can remain submerged for up to two hours and travels beneath the waves at one and a half miles per hour. Beckerman says he is going to use it to "explore the lake, see fish and hopefully find a bit of history, like the cannons from my neighbors' historic house" that, he says, were dumped in the lake during renovations in the 1960s.