WASHINGTON (AP) — Radiation-tainted spinach from Japan's damaged nuclear reactors may sound scary, but here's a reality check: Even if any made it to stores there, you'd have to be Popeye to eat enough to worry.
Student suggestions out-numbered the number of faculty suggestions for the next Freshman Common Reader book for the first time, Melinda Messineo, Freshman Connections director, said.
Gov. Mitch Daniels said students at Ball State are learning to be the leaders of tomorrow.
Ball State officials, celebrating a record $207 million fundraising campaign, marked the occasion with 55 new four- year scholarships instead of spending money on a big party, President Jo Ann Gora said.
Democrats and Republicans in the United States are wondering how to address the actions of violent Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi.
More than 180,000 people evacuated northeastern Japan to avoid a second nuclear reaction.
Ball State officials say students studying in Japan are OK and were not directly affected by Friday's earthquake.
Ball State students say they don't feel safe riding their bikes around campus. They're even willing to chip in $5 a year to create a separate lane for cyclists.
Nearly 25 percent of students will be left without public transportation to and from campus with the termination of the Blue Loop.
Students logging into the Ball State wireless network will see a pop-up telling them the way they use the Internet will change.
Nearly 25 percent of students will be left without public transportation to and from campus with the termination of the Blue Loop.
Union and Democratic leaders are using the three-week-old boycott and rallies to fuel the showdown that carries high stakes for both parties.
ZAWIYA, Libya — Moammar Gadhafi's regime showed growing confidence Friday after retaking a strategic near Tripoli following days of relentless shelling.
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana's House speaker says he's more optimistic about the return of boycotting Democrats legislators .
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Raucous crowds danced in the streets of the Haitian capital Sunday as the city celebrated its first Carnival since last year's devastating earthquake .
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A battle over fees between Dish Network and television station owner Lin TV Corp. caused 27 local stations to go dark for Dish subscribers Saturday.
MADISON, Wis. — Liberal filmmaker Michael Moore urged Wisconsin residents Saturday to fight against Republican efforts to strip most public workers of their collective bargaining rights.
CHICAGO — A Northwestern professor apologized Saturday for letting a couple demonstrate the use of a sex toy after one of his classes.
CAIRO — Three weeks after President Hosni Mubarak's ouster, Egyptians are turning their anger toward his internal security apparatus.
Efforts to prevent the city of Muncie from razing 27 buildings in historic districts are meeting mixed results.
