Background on the debt ceiling standoff
August 1, 2011Congress has until Aug. 2 to raise the federal borrowing limit or the government will run out of money and possibly default on its debt.
Congress has until Aug. 2 to raise the federal borrowing limit or the government will run out of money and possibly default on its debt.
BLOOMINGTON — Two Indiana college presidents will see their bottom lines improve this fall as their universities boost their annual salaries by more than 10 percent.
Construction workers are under the wire to get the McKinley/Riverside project wrapped up by Aug. 6. If they don't, the Indiana Department of Transportation could knock at least $5,000 off Ball State's bill for the project.
HOUSTON — It may have been the final big official event of the last space shuttle mission, but a welcome-home and thank-you party for the crew of Atlantis Friday wasn't dwelling on any sad ending.
OSLO, Norway — A gunman who opened fire on an island teeming with young people kept shooting for 1.5 hours before surrendering to a SWAT team, which arrived 40 minutes after they were called, police said Saturday.
Car problems seem to happen at the worst possible time.
INDIANAPOLIS — Sen. Tim Skinner and his wife, Mary Lou, threw in the towel on teaching careers that spanned a combined 46 years after lawmakers passed a series of education changes this year.
INDIANAPOLIS — The disappearance of Indiana University student Lauren Spierer has drawn extensive media attention, but that's the exception rather than the rule in missing persons cases.
The State Fire Marshal has determined that the fire at Tabernacle of Praise Church in Muncie was caused by a lightning strike on the southwest end of the sanctuary, according to a press release from Fire Chief Sean Burcham.
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana released its final budget numbers for the fiscal year that showed it sitting on a $1.2 billion surplus.
It wasn't polyjuice potion, the magic elixir of the Harry Potter series that allows wizards to morph their appearances into any shape they choose. The look-alikes at Friday night's premiere of the Potter finale, "Deathly Hallows: Part 2," only wore costumes — and the eager faces of true fans who've been waiting for this moment all their lives.
Today, IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital is receiving praise for providing safe treatment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer citizens.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — As the miles melted between Atlantis and the International Space Station, the emotions grew — in orbit and on the ground.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Atlantis and four astronauts thundered into orbit Friday on NASA's last space shuttle voyage, writing the final chapter in a 30-year story of dazzling triumphs, shattering tragedy and, ultimately, unfulfilled expectations.
DETROIT — Volkswagen opened a plant in Tennessee last month with 2,000 workers. Honda is hiring 1,000 in Indiana to meet demand for its best-selling Civic. General Motors is looking for 2,500 in Detroit to build the Chevy Volt.
RICHMOND — A man who was texting while driving has driven his vehicle through a Richmond business days after an Indiana law banning the practice went into effect.
INDIANAPOLIS — Democrat U.S. Rep. Joe Donnelly has raised more than $440,000 over the last three months in his bid for a U.S. Senate seat.
Less than a year to go before the first votes are cast in the Indiana governor's race, and the two leading candidates agree on this much: It's time to fix education and the economy.
NEW YORK — Quick on the heels of Google's launch of its latest social-networking venture, Facebook said Wednesday that its 750 million users will now be able to make video calls on the site.
The Ball State Journalism Department announced a new interim chairman on Tuesday following Jim Willis's mid-May resignation.
