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Romney: 'Barack Obama has failed America'

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Mitt Romney is opening his first formal day as a 2012 Republican presidential candidate by pitching himself as the one to heal the economy and issuing a direct challenge to the man he wants to replace: "Barack Obama has failed America," he says.


Edwards pleads not guilty to finance charges

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.— Former presidential hopeful John Edwards pleaded not guilty Friday to federal charges that he solicited and secretly spent more than $925,000 to hide his mistress and their baby from the public at the height of his 2008 White House campaign.


Google says Chinese hackers broke into Gmail

SAN FRANCISCO — Google says computer hackers in China broke into the Gmail accounts of several hundred people, including senior government officials in the U.S. and political activists.



Smoking ban up for debate

Bars that allow smoking in or around their properties could soon be forced to tell smokers to butt out, if Delaware County commissioners side with the county's Tobacco-Free Coalition Monday. 


134 now confirmed dead after Joplin, Mo. tornado

JOPLIN, Mo. — Missouri officials say everyone who had been reported missing since last week's massive Joplin tornado has been accounted for and at least 134 people have been confirmed killed.


Be Here Now completes outdoor stage

Be Here Now will host Squirrelstock 2 from 5 p.m. Saturday to 7 a.m. Sunday with one important guest: a new stage in its beer garden.



Tuition hikes approved for Indiana University

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana University trustees on Tuesday approved a package of tuition and fee hikes that will increase bills for students at the main campus in Bloomington by at least 5.5 percent this coming school year.


Tightening the belt

Ball State suggests raising tuition among other cost-saving measures, and students and parents say it's going to be difficult to pay.


HHS rejects Indiana Medicaid changes for Planned Parenthood

WASHINGTON — The Health and Human Services Department rejected changes in Indiana's Medicaid plan Wednesday, saying it illegally bans funding for Planned Parenthood, and sought to make clear that a similar fate awaits other states that pass legislation barring any qualified health care provider.



Cellphones a 'possible' carcinogen

LONDON — A respected international panel of scientists says cellphones are possible cancer-causing agents, putting them in the same category as the pesticide DDT, gasoline engine exhaust and coffee.


Prison education contract with Ball State could end

While the State of Indiana considers breaking contracts with Ball State and other universities who provide education for prison inmates, more than 1,000 incarcerated students and 72 faculty members wait to see if Ball State's correctional education program will continue.


Hot dog man follows his dream

Mark Carter, proprietor of the stand, has brought his stand out to the corner of Dill Street and University Avenue almost every weekend for the past 17 years.