-á HOUSTON - The space shuttle Endeavour took off atop a modified transport plane from a Houston airport Thursday, beginning its journey to retirement in California, where it will be put on permanent display in a museum.
For the first time, Ball State dining will present a Family Weekend Picnic with WCRD.
CHICAGO - Three checks for campaign services have been stolen from President Barack Obama's national campaign headquarters in Chicago.
MIAMI - President Barack Obama said Thursday that extremists used an anti-Islam video as an excuse to assault U.S. interests overseas, including an attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans.
Ball State took on Toledo Thursday night at Worthen Arena for the MAC opener. The match showed gaps in Ball State's play with sets coming close to a tie. Ball State however would take all three sets to win the match.
LOS ANGELES - A judge on Thursday denied a request seeking to force YouTube to remove an anti-Muslim film trailer that has been blamed for causing deadly violence in the Muslim World.
LOS ANGELES - Trial resumes Wednesday for a chef who told investigators he accidentally killed his wife and then cooked her body for four days in boiling water to get rid of the evidence.
This year's Family Weekend will bring a variety of activities for students to enjoy with their families.
MILWAUKEE - A woman accused of killing a pregnant Milwaukee woman and trying to steal her full-term fetus never meant for the mother or her unborn child to die, a defense attorney told jurors Tuesday.
Catholic speaker and abuse survivor Maura Byrne will share her story of overcoming abuse through the lens of Christianity in the event "Courage and the True Value of Beauty", which will be held Wednesday in Pruis Hall. -á
ORLANDO, Fla. - Forensic tests made public Wednesday show that George Zimmerman's was the only DNA that could be identified on the grip of the gun used to fatally shoot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.
INDIANAPOLIS - A former police officer from Kentucky was named Indianapolis' new public safety director Tuesday, replacing an official who resigned amid criticism over his handling of the city's police department.
PHOENIX - A judge has ruled that police in Arizona can immediately start enforcing the most contentious section of the state's immigration law, marking the first time officers can carry out a requirement that officers, while enforcing other laws, question the immigration status of those suspected of being in the country illegally.
Three former Ball State students accused of vandalism involving two vehicles appeared in court Tuesday to receive their initial charges and court dates.
Ball State's College Republicans hosted Luke Messer, the Republican U.S. Congressional candidate for Indiana's 6th district on Tuesday night in the Arts and Journalism Building Room 289.
ROME - Scholars on Wednesday questioned the much-publicized discovery by a Harvard scholar that a 4th century fragment of papyrus provided the first evidence that some early Christians believed Jesus was married.
Festive music, traditional food and activities will give students of all backgrounds a chance to help promote diversity on campus. -á
