NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Officials in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana announced an $18.7 billion settlement with BP on Thursday that resolves years of litigation over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The settlement announcement comes as a federal judge was preparing to rule on how much BP owed in federal Clean Water Act penalties after millions of gallons of oil spewed into the Gulf.
The Supreme Court’s Friday ruling legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide prompted celebrations around the country, but local LGBT organization says there's still work to be done.
TOKYO (AP) — A solar-powered plane took off from Japan early Monday to attempt a five-day flight over open water to Hawaii, the eighth leg of its bid to fly around the world without fuel. Its long wings lighting up the night sky, the Solar Impulse 2 departed at 3:03 a.m.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands went back in time as one of the largest movie audiences ever in one place gathered to watch "Back to the Future" at the Hollywood Bowl in a celebration of the film's 30th anniversary. The Bowl was just shy of its 17,000-person capacity for the Tuesday night event marking the 1985 release of the Michael J.
With Independence Day just around the corner, make your own door wreath to set the mood for the festivities. What you’ll need: Wire wreath frame Burlap (regular, red and blue) Ribbon Wooden stars White paint Paint brush Glue gun Scissors Step 1: Using a paint brush, paint your wooden stars white.
NDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The religious objections law that sparked national threats to boycott Indiana is the most high-profile state statute taking effect Wednesday.
Second only to his family, Bill Bryant loved Ball State. After graduating in 1986 with a degree in telecommunications, he returned to spend 26 more years teaching and promoting the university. The University Media Services Production Manager spent his time at Ball State not only leading students and faculty in creating video products for the university, but also working to enhance the lives of everyone he interacted with, said Alan Gordon, director of university media services.
Ball State is developing ways to deal with rising water in a bid to minimize damage in the future after floodwater entered several campus buildings Friday. While Jim Lowe, director of engineering, construction and operations, said he did not have an estimate of the total cost from the flood, he said a lot of the costs would be from the manpower.
The decision to leave Muncie wasn't an easy one for former Ball State softball coach Tyra Perry.
When the Supreme Court ruled in favor of marriage equality on Friday, supporters of the decision ignited with celebration. There were people using #LoveWins, people rushing to wed. I even saw some people posting that the Human Rights Campaign needed to find something new to fight for. But marriage equality is a step not a leap.
When the Ball State men's basketball team takes a foreign tour to the Bahamas in August, head coach James Whitford is looking forward to more than game experience.
The rest of the country has taken notice of Pete Lembo's accomplishments as Ball State's head football coach. He was named to Athlon Sports' Top 15 "Coaches on the Rise" list.
Purchasing services will begin the removal process of abandoned bikes on campus this week. Owners will have two weeks to remove tags if they do not want their bikes removed.
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Tuesday.
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberian authorities have quarantined the Nedowein area where the corpse of a 17-year-old boy tested positive for Ebola, sparking fears the country could face another outbreak of the disease nearly two months after being declared Ebola-free. Deputy health minister and head of Liberia's Ebola response team, Tolbert Nyenswah, told The Associated Press Tuesday that the boy died at his home and was buried safely to avoid spread.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Mike Pence says the Indiana Department of Revenue will conduct a two-month tax amnesty period this fall.
Ball State women's basketball coach, Brady Sallee, announced that assistant coach Rachel Galligan will leave the team to pursue other career opportunities.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Fire Marshal Jim Greeson reminds state residents about when and where fireworks can be legally used.
MALONE, New York (AP) — An escaped murderer who was shot and caught in a desperate dash toward the Canadian border was in critical but stable condition Monday as authorities hoped to hear how he and a partner, who was found and shot dead last week, slipped out of a maximum-security prison and stayed three weeks on the run. David Sweat, who was shot twice after a state police officer spotted him within two miles (3 kilometers) of the border, had been prepared to the end.
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