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Ball State students take home Emmys

Once again, Ball State telecommunications students came home with their arms full after the annual regional Emmy Awards Saturday night in Indianapolis. -á



Life sentence for Egypt's Mubarak; sons acquitted

CAIRO - Former President Hosni Mubarak has received a life sentence for failing to stop the killing of protesters during Egypt's uprising. But he and his sons have been cleared of corruption charges, setting off protests for greater accountability for 30 years of abuses under the old regime.


NBA: Small market teams having success in playoffs

The San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder are locked in a rousing series with some of the biggest stars in the sport, some of the most raucous crowds in the league and television ratings that are nearing record highs.



They're back

Ball State's campus just got busier today as incoming freshmen and their families begin the first orientation session of the summer. -á


SANDUSKY: Trial to depend on credibility of accusers

BELLEFONTE, Pa. - The case against Jerry Sandusky, whose trial begins Tuesday with jury selection, could boil down to a simple question: Will the young men who claim the former Penn State assistant football coach sexually abused them be viewed as credible witnesses?


Cardinal Greenways making changes to better serve users

The Cardinal Greenways trail that runs from Richmond, Ind., to Marion, Ind., and holds its main offices in Muncie is making changes to accommodate its users and the changes it has faced since its beginning. -á



Police convinced Noreweigian mass killer acted alone

OSLO, Norway - Norwegian police said Wednesday they are confident that confessed mass killer Anders Behring Breivik acted on his own in terror attacks last year that killed 77 people and that they found no evidence he belonged to a Europe-wide anti-Muslim network. -á



Judges sentence Charles Taylor to 50 years

LEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands - Former Liberian President Charles Taylor was sentenced to 50 years imprisonment Wednesday for arming and supporting murderous rebels in Sierra Leone in return for "blood diamonds," a landmark sentence activists hope will send a clear message to despots around the world that they will be held to account for sponsoring atrocities.


Ind. man shoots 4, 1 fatally, before shooting self

-á INDIANAPOLIS - A gunman opened fire at an Indianapolis apartment complex Wednesday, fatally shooting a woman and critically wounding three other people before turning the gun on himself as officers confronted him, police said.


Judges sentence Charles Taylor to 50 years

LEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands - Former Liberian President Charles Taylor was sentenced to 50 years imprisonment Wednesday for arming and supporting murderous rebels in Sierra Leone in return for "blood diamonds," a landmark sentence activists hope will send a clear message to despots around the world that they will be held to account for sponsoring atrocities.