Nearly 1,000 injured by meteor explosion in Russia
February 15, 2013A Russian health official says nearly 1,000 people have sought help for injuries caused by a meteor that exploded in the sky, blasting out countless windows.
A Russian health official says nearly 1,000 people have sought help for injuries caused by a meteor that exploded in the sky, blasting out countless windows.
Passengers who finally escaped the disabled Carnival cruise ship Triumph were on the move early Friday, some checked into the comfort of hotels, others on buses or headed to charter flights home after five numbing days at sea on a ship paralyzed by an engine-room fire.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois moved closer Thursday to becoming the 10th state in the nation where same-sex couples can legally wed, after the Senate voted to lift a ban on gay marriage.
MOBILE, Ala. — The crippled Carnival cruise slowly making its way back to dry land suffered another setback Thursday when a tow line snapped, setting the ship adrift once again as crews worked to repair it.
CHICAGO — A drug kingpin in Mexico who has never set foot in Chicago has been named the city's new Public Enemy No. 1 — the same notorious label assigned to Al Capone at the height of the Prohibition-era gang wars.
LAS VEGAS — One Las Vegas shooting range is selling "take a shot at love" packages that include 50 submachine gun rounds. Another is offering wedding packages in which the bride and groom can pose with Uzis and ammunition belts. And a third invites lovebirds to renew their vows and shoot a paper cutout zombie in the face.
DALLAS — American Airlines and US Airways agreed Thursday to merge in an $11 billion deal that would create the world's biggest airline.
Three years after being released from Riley Hospital for Children, a Ball State student will dance to support her friends at the annual Dance Marathon on Saturday.
While the Impractical Jokers are relatively new on the television scene since their premiere in December 2011, the four are no strangers to the nuances of touring.
Student Government Association senators asked questions to executive board slates about points they felt were unclear after the two debates earlier this week.
Without the Internet, junior prenursing major Maxine Wallace’s two-year relationship with her boyfriend, a medical engineer in Toronto, wouldn’t exist.
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence asked the federal government Wednesday to approve a three-year extension of the Healthy Indiana Plan.
Danielle Cadena Deulen, the first speaker of Ball State’s English Department’s spring creative writing series, read from her collection of poems and her own memoir Wednesday night.
What started as a simple dance to promote refraining from pulling fire alarms has evolved into one of the Residence Hall Association’s most popular events.
Kneeling in the dark beside a waterfall, a man held a ring box. His girlfriend turned to walk to the car and tripped over him. Despite the inability to see, the word that escaped her mouth was, “Yes.”
Indiana’s ban on Sunday retail alcohol sales will likely continue for at least another year after a legislative committee leader said Wednesday he didn’t plan on holding a vote on a bill lifting the prohibition.
Police scoured mountain peaks for days, using everything from bloodhounds to high-tech helicopters in their manhunt for a revenge-seeking ex-cop.
