In the doomsday scenario raising anxiety around the Motor City, General Motors Corp. makes a deal for Chrysler LLC, keeps Jeep and the minivans, and vaporizes the rest of the company.
Colin Powell, a Republican who was President Bush’s first secretary of state, endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for president Sunday and criticized the tone of Republican John McCain’s campaign.
Afghan officials say Taliban militants have killed about 30 Afghans after stopping a bus on a highway and taking the passengers hostage.
A 6-year-old boy kidnapped from a Las Vegas home by alleged drug dealers posing as policemen has been found alive in a neighborhood northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, police said early Sunday.
After watching “Saturday Night Live” make fun of her from afar, Sarah Palin witnessed it first hand this week as Tina Fey engaged in fiction by depicting her at the news conference the Republican vice presidential nominee has yet to hold.
The Hilltop Garden and Nature Center was abuzz Saturday afternoon as dozens of children and adults made seasonal collages, decorated cookies, painted masks and watched as apples were squeezed into cider.
Hundreds came to the Bloomington Monroe County Convention Center to file into a room full of brews from around the world.
Despite some criticism last year, Upland Brewery still managed to bring in a mountain lion to help celebrate the release of its annual fall beer Saturday.
WASHINGTON – Former Secretary of State Colin Powell endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for president Sunday, describing the Illinois senator as a "transformational figure." Powell said both Obama and Republican candidate John McCain are qualified to be commander in chief. But he said Obama is better suited to handle the nation's economic problems as well as help improve its standing in the world.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The IU football team was outplayed in seemingly every facet of a football game possible Saturday, as they dropped their fifth straight contest. This defeat came at the hands of border rivals Illinois (4-3, 2-2), a 55-13 drubbing. The Hoosiers (2-5, 0-4) were outgained 563 total yards to 313. It is the fourth time on the skid IU allowed more than 40 points, while it has scored only 29 total in their last three games. The Hoosiers were without starting quarterback Kellen Lewis who suffered a high-ankle sprain against Iowa last weekend. Replacing him was sophomore Ben Chappell. In his first collegiate start, Chappell was 12 for 29 with 172 yards and no scores. The Bloomington native was sacked 4 times.
The IU football team kicks off against Illinois at 8 p.m. Follow the game as IU football reporter Ryan Gregg and columnist Dave Leno provide continuous updates at Under the Rock.
NOBLESVILLE, Ind.- In a venue typically reserved for rock stars, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin held her own Friday, addressing nearly 20,000 supportive Hoosiers at Verizon Wireless Music Center. Campaigning for presidential Republican nominee John McCain, the vice-presidential candidate spent just as much time sh
Montages, surf boards, hula hoops and yes, even a little basketball were all part of Hoosier Hysteria in Assembly Hall on Friday night. About 8,500 fans came to greet their brand new team – 12 players donned the Cream and Crimson for the first time in front of a crowd Friday – as well as pay tribute to Hoosier basketball legends of the past seven decades.
Want to save money on textbooks and school supplies? The IU Student Association met with Indiana Sen. Vi Simpson on Friday to propose a tax-free weekend near the beginning of each semester of school in Indiana in order to help decrease the cost of school supplies.
“Make no small plans for Indiana University,” IU President Michael McRobbie said in his first-ever State of the University speech Tuesday, echoing the words of former IU President Herman B Wells. The speech was aimed at faculty and staff but should be of great interest to students as well. The tone was largely optimistic. In his address, McRobbie spoke about the construction or planned construction of buildings throughout the University for business, information technology, life sciences and the arts, and the need to expand research.
