CHICAGO — Undeterred by costlier gas and airfare, millions of Americans set out Wednesday to see friends and family in what is expected to be the nation's busiest Thanksgiving weekend since the financial meltdown more than three years ago.
NEW YORK — Retailers awaiting the arrival of Black Friday are on the edge. How well they do during the biggest shopping season of the year will have lasting consequences not just on them, but the still-fragile economic recovery.
In the first half of last Friday's game against Indiana State, Ball State was lucky if one pass went untouched by a Sycamore defender.
NEW YORK — During the first two months of the nationwide Occupy protests, the movement that is demanding more out of the wealthiest Americans cost local taxpayers at least $13 million in police overtime and other municipal services, according to a survey by The Associated Press.
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky's status as a free man could change if more accusers surface and police file new charges, as his lawyer fears.
WASHINGTON — Unemployment rates fell in three-quarters of U.S. states last month, a sign that many parts of the country are experiencing modest job gains.
SALT LAKE CITY — Microsoft's Bill Gates insisted that changes to Windows 95 that undermined a rival word processor were meant to protect the Windows operating system from crashing and not to hurt a competitor.
INDIANAPOLIS — A man who draped himself in an American flag after driving a truck up the steps of the Indiana War Memorial in downtown Indianapolis has surrendered following a police standoff.
The Muncie Downtown Development Partnership and Horizon Convention Center are hosting the first annual Light Up Downtown Kick-off Celebration at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Horizon Convention Center.
Feed My Sheep, an organization that provides food for the Muncie community, is making Thanksgiving possible for some families in need.
Brian Eckstein, Ball State alumnus and production manager at Indiana Public Radio, died Monday at age 40.
As students look ahead to graduation, there could be some hope for reducing student debt, at least in the beginning.
It took Ball State nearly 36 minutes to get sophomore forward Chris Bond the ball in transition.
Tents and music occupied the Scramble Light Monday during the annual Phi Beta Sigma Sleepout.
The holiday shopping season that makes a quarter of the revenue for retailers begins on what is known as Black Friday, and students who work in retail will be facing the shopping kick-off head on.
Police found four cars vandalized at the Sigma Chi house early Tuesday morning and recovered a broken golf club that may have been used.
INDIANAPOLIS — Census figures show Indiana residents haven't been using moving trucks much lately during the economic downturn.
For freshman accounting and finance double major Danielle Huff, Black Friday isn't just about the shopping; it's about winning the challenge to find the best deals.
PHILADELPHIA — The unfolding Penn State child molestation scandal has slammed the university's reputation and shaken its loyal fan base that sees the school as more than a campus or a team but a way of life, an identity, a brand.
Tents and music occupied the Scramble Light Monday during the annual Phi Beta Sigma Sleepout.
