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Foul play not ruled out in deaths

A woman who was found dead in an apartment on May 25 was to have been a key witness in an upcoming murder trial stemming from a fatal drug overdose.

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Diplomats push for international peace conference Indian, Pakistani leaders head for summit Feds warn of nukes in wrong hands Italian premier to answer charges of corruption at trial 16 arrested in Mexico land dispute massacre

Pop stars capture MTV movie awards

LOS ANGELES -- Pop stars rocked the MTV Movie Awards on Saturday, with rapper Will Smith winning best actor for "Ali'' and singer Mandy Moore claiming breakthrough actress honors for "A Walk to Remember."

The Pioneer Women's Club keeps traditions alive

Quilting is an art form like no other. Hundreds of tiny pieces of fabric are "pieced" together to create images of pinwheels, birds, portraits of people, flowers, tea pots, kittens, rabbits, and a myriad of startling and colorful abstract designs. Once the pieces are sewn together, borders, batting and backing fabric are added and then the entire piece is quilted, sewn over with a design either by hand or by machine, to complete the laborious process.

Student aided by fellowship, able to continue study of humanities

This past year more and more undergraduates have turned to graduate school. But with extra schooling comes added costs. Graduate school can be expensive. Recent IU graduate Michael Marlo has a solution to any monetary problems he might face this fall, when he starts a Linguistics PhD program at the University of Michigan. Marlo has received an Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship in Humanistic Studies.

FIFA has trouble 'footing' the bill

A 'pretty' society

Okay, this week's statement of excruciating obviousness is: We live in a society of superficiality. Pretty deep, huh? I thought so too. Let me tell you how I came upon this earth-shattering conclusion.

Stop poison ivy before it's too late

Chrissie Hynde: The toughest chick in town

'Celebrity Boxing 2:' There are no winners here

Waits again unleashes dose of dark poetry

Mandolins and beer equal rock

Moby's latest softly whales, again

'Enough' predictable, but entertaining

Grant scores again in refreshing comedy

'Insomnia' a no-doze mystery-thriller

Hoosiers' winning season ends with loss in Big Ten Tourney

IU rebounded recently from its only losing season in coach Bob Morgan's 19 years as head coach by going 35-20 (15-14 in the Big Ten) compared to last year's 24-31-1 (7-19 in the Big Ten) record. Its season came to an end after beating Iowa and losing to Ohio State and Michigan State last weekend at the Big Ten Tournament.

Russia acknowledged as a market economy

Russian President Vladimir Putin, taking a tougher approach than he had in meetings with President Bush and NATO leaders, won a major victory Wednesday as the European Union agreed to recognize Russia as a market economy. Relations between Russia and its biggest trading partner, however, remained tense with the Kremlin fearing EU expansion into Central Europe could further isolate Kaliningrad, Russia's Baltic enclave, separated from the rest of the country by Lithuania, Latvia and Belarus.

Martyrs' Brigade recruiting teenagers

Israel's military killed or arrested most of the leaders in the Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade when it stormed into West Bank cities two months ago. But now the militia is rebuilding itself with an army of volunteers, including teen-agers.

British begin al-Qaida block

Hundreds of British troops have begun patrolling near the Pakistani border to stop al-Qaida and Taliban fighters from slipping back into Afghanistan, perhaps to conduct suicide bombings or disrupt attempts to form a new Afghan government, U.S. and British officials said Wednesday.