FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - Jack Jacobs can proudly - and truthfully - say he was awarded the Medal of Honor for his valor in Vietnam. After a recent Supreme Court ruling, anyone else is free under the First Amendment to make the same claim, whether it's true or not.
WASHINGTON- Congress has passed a massive measure that will salvage some 2.8 million jobs and shield college students from sharply higher interest rates on college loans. The bill would also shore up the federal flood insurance program.
AMARILLO, Texas - A Saudi man accused of buying chemicals online and attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction was found guilty Wednesday in federal court in Amarillo. -á
Rapid progress is continuing on Ball State's new greenhouse with construction scheduled to tentatively begin in September, according to university officials. -á
SAN FRANCISCO - Google helped create a world brimming with digital distractions for people spending more of their lives tethered to the Internet. It's a phenomenon that seems unlikely to change so Google is working on a way to search for information, read text messages, watch online video and post photos on social networks without having to fumble around with a hand-held device.
The sweltering heat and lack of rain that has plagued counties all across the state has certainly not avoided Muncie and Delaware County.
Early last week, the Institute for a Competitive Workforce released a state-by-state report card evaluating public postsecondary education, in which Indiana scored an overall C, scoring lower than both Illinois and Michigan.
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the individual insurance requirement at the heart of President Barack Obama's historic health care overhaul.
CHICAGO - The Chicago City Council on Wednesday approved a measure that would allow police officers to ticket people found with small amounts of marijuana instead of arresting them.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - A raging wildfire destroyed dozens of houses overnight and charred land on the edges of the Air Force Academy on Wednesday, while thick smoke and intense, towering flames kept officials from learning the full scope of damage to Colorado's second-largest city.
Although thousands of students have left Muncie for the summer, the University Police Department has still been seeing plenty of criminal activity in the surrounding neighborhoods and near many of the greek houses.
A harassment lawsuit brought against the university and four university employees in 2006 will reach the Supreme Court this fall.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - A stubborn and towering wildfire jumped firefighters' perimeter lines in the hills overlooking Colorado Springs, forcing frantic mandatory evacuation notices for more than 32,000 residents, including the U.S. Air Force Academy, and destroying an unknown number of homes. -á
INDIANAPOLIS - Mike Pence wants a moratorium on new regulations for business.
INDIANAPOLIS - A national civil rights group said Sunday it would appeal a federal judge's decision to uphold an Indiana law that bans registered sex offenders from accessing Facebook and other social networking sites used by children.
Ball State has received a grant for the second year in a row to host 20 undergraduate students from Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines to learn about journalism and the media in the United States.
With many construction projects on campus this summer, the area of Lewellen Pool is not exempt.
CAIRO - Islamist Mohammed Morsi was declared the winner Sunday in Egypt's first free presidential election in history, closing the tumultuous first phase of a democratic transition and opening a new struggle with the still-dominant military rulers who recently stripped the presidency of most of its powers.
Anyone using services offered by Verizon Wireless or Comcast will now have the option of bundling those services together with the possibility of saving money. The two companies recently announced they would be offering these new options in Muncie, and 11 other Indiana cities. -á
Anyone using services offered by Verizon Wireless or Comcast will now have the option of bundling those services together with the possibility of saving money. The two companies recently announced they would be offering these new options in Muncie, and 11 other Indiana cities. -á
