The final paragraph of the landmark Supreme Court ruling on Friday that declared that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the United States.
Ball State softball coach Tyra Perry has resigned from her position to take the head coaching job at Illinois.
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — An Ivy Tech Community College instructor in Muncie was instrumental in getting a state law passed that could cut down on heart attacks, strokes, amputations, erectile dysfunction, kidney damage and other complications of diabetes. Senate Bill 461, which takes effect next month, allows emergency medical technicians to do a finger stick to check a patient's blood sugar. Under current law, paramedics but not EMTs are allowed to conduct the test, even though people including children check their blood sugar in that fashion at home or school on a daily basis. "The whole point is so people don't walk around for 10 years not knowing they've got diabetes," said Stephanie Freeman, the instructor.
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Philadelphia church officials said Thursday they're confident about preparations forPope Francis' visit at the three-month homestretch, having raised more than two-thirds of the $45 million needed and lining up 6,000 of 10,000 volunteers. Archbishop Charles Chaput and Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter wrapped up four days of talks at the Vatican ahead of the Sept.
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The Cincinnati Bengals have signed the former Ball State quarterback after he worked out for the team at Paul Brown Stadium, according to the team's official site.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Mike Pence says Indiana won't comply with President Barack Obama's plan to address climate change unless there are significant changes.
ATLANTA (AP) — Tributes to the Confederacy and the Jim Crow era that have existed still abound in the Deep South and beyond more than a century after the end of the Civil War. Here are some of the most high-profile displays, including several that are being criticized anew following the fatal shooting of nine parishioners at a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina: — ALABAMA: An 88 -foot-tall Confederate memorial sits at the Capitol entrance nearest the governor's office.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Same-sex couples in Indiana who've flocked to the altar since courts threw out the state's ban on gay marriage last year worry that a pending U.S. Supreme Court ruling could lead to legal limbo.
Pixar's newest creation, "Inside Out," has inspired more think-pieces than the average cartoon normally does.
NEW YORK (AP) — The name of the album is "Gilgamesh," the ancient Mesopotamian king with superhuman strength and courage who undertakes a perilous quest to discover the secret of eternal life. The epic tale embodies the complexities of life and finding one's self that the four-man heavy metal band Acrassicauda believe is symbolic of their own journey from war-torn Baghdad to an American recording studio. With roots in Saddam Hussein's Iraq, the band members discovered their love for heavy metal through Slayer and Metallica cassettes they dug up in the black markets of the then-heavily sanctioned country.
It’s doesn’t seem like summer until you’ve planted a flower, but attractive flower pots can be expensive, and for those of us that aren’t savvy with a paintbrush, DIY options can be limited.
The Ball State men's golf team has added Colin Proctor to its roster for next season, an Anderson, Ind. native and graduate of Pendleton Heights High School.
When Laura Merida, a junior fashion merchandising major, heard her name called out as one of the top 11 in the Miss Indiana Pageant, she said she heard her mom screaming in excitement. Merida’s Miss Indiana journey began by following her mother's footsteps when she was crowned Miss Vincennes University in 2013.
It’s simple. LeBron is the easiest athlete to hate, because he’s the greatest basketball player in the world — and he knows it.
The Cardinals have announced a foreign tour to the Bahamas in early August. They will play two games, along with touring the island and practicing.
Max Norris, Ball State women's tennis coach, has announced the addition of Carmen Blanco for the 2015-16 season.
VENTURA, Calif. (AP) â A plane registered to Oscar-winning "Titanic" composer James Horner has crashed in Southern California, but the identity of the one person who died has not been released. Jay Cooper, an attorney for Horner, said the plane was one of several owned by the 61-year-old composer, and that no one has heard from him since the crash. "It was his plane and if he wasn't in it, he would've called," Cooper said Monday night. The Associated Press has not confirmed Horner's death. The Hollywood Reporter cited Sylvia Patrycja, who it says is identified on Horner's film music page as his assistant in confirming his death.
CHICAGO (AP) — Strong winds that swept across parts of northern Illinois spawned several possible tornadoes, severely damaged homes and forced first responders to pull survivors from the basements of homes, officials said Tuesday. The storm was moving east, threatening to bring similar weather to northern Indiana and parts of Michigan, where strong winds also damaged homes, prompted rescues and knocked out power to thousands of people late Monday and early Tuesday. Particularly hard hit was a private camping resort in Sublette, an Illinois community about 100 miles west of Chicago.
BOSTON (AP) — The creator of the pink plastic lawn flamingo, the ultimate symbol of American lawn kitsch, has died.
