Associated Press: "Independence Day arrives at a time when the United States is roiled by hearings over the Jan. 6 insurrection, awash in turmoil over high court rulings on abortion and guns and struggling to maintain the common bonds that keep it together. Yet many also see cause to celebrate: The pandemic continues to be on the wane and, despite its faults, America's democracy survives."
Dozens of Indiana laws took effect July first, including a new tax on vaping products, a ban on transgender females playing on girls sports teams and the elimination of handgun permits.
The following schedule is the dates and times when student parking permits will be available for sale based on current class ranking.
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said Friday that setbacks for President Joe Biden's climate efforts at home have "slowed the pace" of some of the commitments from other countries to cut climate-wrecking fossil fuels, but he insisted the U.S. would still achieve its own ambitious climate goals in time.
Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in to the Supreme Court on Thursday, shattering a glass ceiling as the first Black woman on the nation's highest court.
Storm chasers love the uncertainty of the atmosphere; they love to observe the natural gifts that Mother Nature brings them. Whether the goal of their observations is for research purposes or for pure enjoyment, storm chasers consistently have an objective of discovering new things the weather carries in for them.
Local company, Munsee Meats, provides Muncie with locally raised beef, where photo-journalist Rylan Capper took photos.
Desperate families of migrants from Mexico and Central America frantically sought word of their loved ones as authorities began the grim task Tuesday of identifying 51 people who died after being abandoned in a tractor-trailer without air conditioning in the sweltering Texas heat.
During the summer of 2022, Indiana Writing Project sponsors multiple writing camps at Ball State University, one of which was a one-week camp focused on journalism June 20-24 for fifth-ninth graders. Nine Delaware County students got the chance to tell stories of their choosing.
Protesters carried colorful signs and sometimes shared personal stories when they gathered at the Indiana Statehouse June 25, a response to a 6-3 vote by the Supreme Court that overturned Roe v. Wade.
The 2022 Music for All Summer Symposium, a national summer learning experience for high school band and orchestra students and teachers, will be at Ball State June 27- July 2.
Captain Barrington Irving and the Flying Classroom team will be visiting Summer Learning Fun at Camp Adventure (SLFCA) to spend the day with the campers who have been participating in his Flying Classroom’s virtual learning program this summer.
President Joe Biden on Saturday signed the most sweeping gun violence bill in decades, a bipartisan compromise that seemed unimaginable until a recent series of mass shootings, including the massacre of 19 students and two teachers at a Texas elementary school.
As a part of Pride Month, June 30th is scheduled to play host to "Everything Queer" from 1:00- 3:30 p.m. at the Student Center at Ball State University. There are set to be three events hosted in Student Center Room 301 during this time frame.
AP: The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by its conservative majority to overturn Roe v. Wade. Friday’s outcome is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states.
Dr. Charles Payne, Ball State University's first Black faculty member to achieve tenure and professor rank, has reportedly died at the age of 80.
Twitter’s board has recommended unanimously that shareholders approve the proposed $44 billion sale of the company to billionaire and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, according to a regulatory filing Tuesday (June 21).
Indiana native and basketball star Caleb Swanigan died at the age of 25, as reported June 21, 2022. The Allen County (Indiana) Coroner’s Office said he died of natural causes.
In Zionsville, June 18, current Ball State University student Elizabeth Hallal, a Musical Theatre major (class of 2023), was crowned Miss Indiana. Hallal is scheduled to represent the state of Indiana at the Miss America pageant on December 17, 2022.
Awardees of the Whitinger Scholarship and the John R. and Aline B. Emens Leadership Scholarship for the 2022-23 academic year from Ball State University’s Honors College have been announced. Eight students have been awarded the Whitinger Scholarship while 15 have been awarded the John R. and Aline B. Emens Leadership Scholarship.
