NACO, Arizona - A Border Patrol agent was shot to death Tuesday in Arizona near the U.S.-Mexico line, the first fatal shooting of an agent since a deadly 2010 firefight with Mexican bandits that spawned congressional probes of a botched government gun-smuggling investigation. -á
Nearly 500 public colleges that account for three-quarters of all four-year college students pledged Tuesday to produce a combined 3.8 million additional graduates by 2025, an ambitious target that would help bring the United States closer to its goal of regaining its lost global lead in college attainment.
INDIANAPOLIS- The parents of a central Indiana boy are suing Ball State University, alleging their son was subjected to "horrific sexual abuse" by three second-grade classmates at a university-run school.
A Delaware County couple with ties to Ball State's Burris Laboratory School filed a lawsuit in Delaware County Circuit Court 1 on Friday, in reference to what the couple alleges was "repeated sexual abuse, molestation and harassment" that occurred at the institution to their son. -á
A parade of students in costume ranging from Katniss Everdeen to Elvis Presley impersonators strutted across the Pruis Hall stage Monday night.
Because of his work in raising awareness about violence against women, including a three-day awareness campaign, a Ball State professor was one of eight to receive Indiana's most prestigious award for volunteer service.
HARRISBURG, Pa. - A judge postponed Pennsylvania's controversial voter identification requirement on Tuesday, ordering the state not to enforce it in this year's presidential election but allowing it to go into full effect next year.
DALLAS - American Airlines says passenger seats on a third flight came loose as the plane was airborne, and it's continuing to inspect other jets with similar seating.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee and federal health experts are investigating an outbreak of meningitis that infected 14 people who received steroid injections, killing two of them, the state's chief medical officer said Tuesday.
Election season is a time for debates, and Ball State has delivered with three debates in eight days.
INDIANAPOLIS - A utility opposing a planned southern Indiana coal-gasification plant estimates a deal obligating Indiana customers to pay for the plant's gas would add $1.1 billion to utility bills over eight years.
PORTLAND, Maine - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal from a national anti-gay marriage group that tried to thwart Maine's campaign disclosure law requiring it to release its donor list, but it's unlikely the list will be made public soon.
DENVER - A man wounded in the mass shooting at a Colorado movie theater is appearing in a nationwide television spot aimed at drawing attention to gun violence as part of the upcoming presidential debates.
INDIANAPOLIS- Republican Senate candidate Richard Mourdock is spending $300,000 on a new ad this week as he continues trying to tie Democratic nominee Joe Donnelly to his party's leaders in Washington.
INDIANAPOLIS - Colts coach Chuck Pagano has been diagnosed with leukemia and is expected to be hospitalized six to eight weeks as he undergoes treatment.
INDIANAPOLIS - It took Chuck Pagano less than nine months to instill his fighter's mentality and hopeful spirit in the Indianapolis Colts.
ST. LOUIS - Bacon lovers can relax. They'll find all they want on supermarket shelves in the coming months, though their pocketbooks may take a hit.
WASHINGTON - Chairman Ben Bernanke offered a wide-ranging defense Monday of the Federal Reserve's bold policies to stimulate the still-weak economy. -á
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation that makes California the first state to ban a controversial form of psychotherapy that's aimed at making gay teenagers straight.
Reported sexual offenses, burglaries and liquor violations have risen since 2010 according to reports released Monday afternoon.
