IU alumni elected Phil Eskew Jr. to a second three-year term as an IU trustee on Tuesday. Eskew won with 9.173 of 26,300 votes.
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana House has voted to pass a new two-year state budget after an impassioned debate that reflected deep divisions among lawmakers.
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Supreme Court has ordered that Democrat Al Franken be certified as the winner of the state’s long-running Senate race.
INDIANAPOLIS – The NCAA on Tuesday rejected an appeal from former Indiana basketball coach Kelvin Sampson, who was slapped with five years of potential penalties for taking part in more than 100 impermissible calls to recruits while coaching the Hoosiers.BLOG: Basketblog
The possibility of state government shutting down is a frightening thought. But if the Indiana General Assembly does not pass the new state budget for 2009 by midnight Tuesday, that is exactly what could happen.
NEW YORK – Convicted swindler Bernard Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison Monday for fraud so extensive that the judge said he needed to send a symbolic message to those who might imitate his fraud and to victims who need relief.
COPENHAGEN – Lately Denmark has been battling an influx of immigrants that has resulted from the war in Iraq. In late May, Danish officials made an agreement with the Iraqi government to “forcibly” return Iraqi refugees that were rejected from citizenship.
DUBENDORF, Switzerland – This Friday, a team of European engineers revealed their finished, full-sized prototype of the Solar Impulse. With a wingspan of more than 200 feet and a weight of approximately 3,500 pounds, the Solar Impulse is one of the first plausible aircrafts to be entirely powered by solar energy.
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – More than a dozen soldiers arrested President Manuel Zelaya and disarmed his security guards after surrounding his residence before dawn Sunday, his private secretary said. Protesters called it a coup and flocked to the presidential palace as local news media reported that Zelaya was sent into exile.
Where’s the money? That’s probably a question IU is asking Gov. Mitch Daniels. But despite the unset state budget, IU will continue to operate under its existing budgets after Tuesday – that’s if the budget still has yet to be passed at that time.
The IU Office of the Vice Provost for Research is now assisting IU faculty and faculty teams seeking large grants with a $1 million boost in funding.
When used to call, send text messages, check e-mail, listen to music and play games, cell phones are valuable electronics people don’t leave home without.
On Friday, several organizations gathered at the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center to celebrate the 11th Annual Juneteenth Freedom Festival, which celebrates freedom for all people.
Michael Jackson gave three gifts to Ryan White, the Indiana teenager who captivated a national audience in the 1980s by speaking out about living with AIDS.
LONDON – On the afternoon following the popstar’s death, droves of fans gathered outside London’s Liverpool Street train station for a mass moonwalk in tribute to the late Michael Jackson.
For a moment, there was only violin, guitar and a sea of flickering candles.
“To the ‘King of Pop’ and The Legend: I love you. I grew up loving you. I will always love you.”
A sequined white glove and a moonwalk made history March 25, 1983.
I don’t think it occurred to me before last Thursday that Michael Jackson was human.
Michael Jackson’s death has led to skyrocketing sales of his music and videos, with major retailers selling out of products that have regained immense popularity overnight.
