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Episcopal bishops OK trial gay blessing prayer
Episcopal bishops approved an official prayer service for blessing same-sex couples Monday at a national convention that also cleared the way for ...
Many voters may be deterred by tough ID laws
When Edward and Mary Weidenbener went to vote in Indiana's primary in May, they didn't realize that state law required them to bring government photo ...
Temperatures across US cool slightly but still hot
The heat that blanketed much of the U.S. will begin easing up this week as temperatures approach normal from the Midwest to the East Coast.
Medicaid official rules against Ind. abortion law
Indiana's decision to deny Planned Parenthood Medicaid funds because it performs abortions denies women the freedom to choose their health care ...
Tough ID laws could block thousands of 2012 votes
When Edward and Mary Weidenbener went to vote in Indiana's primary in May, they didn't realize that state law required them to bring government photo ...
Temps across US cool slightly, but it's still hot
Americans in much of the country will be getting a slight break from the oppressive heat on Sunday, one day after temperatures rose to above 100 ...
Unrelenting heat wave bakes half the US; 30 dead
Americans dipped into the water, went to the movies and rode the subway just to be in air conditioning Saturday for relief from unrelenting heat that ...
Midwest can't get any relief from oppressive heat
When the air conditioner stopped in Ashley Jackson's Southfield, Mich., home, so too did normal conversations and nightly rest. "Inside the house it ...
For parts of the nation, a fireworks-free Fourth
Drought and wildfire fears are snuffing out some Fourth of July festivities this year. From Utah to Indiana, state and local governments are calling ...
Some GOP states want to abandon Medicaid expansion
Republicans in at least four states want to abandon an expansion of Medicaid in President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, and more than a dozen ...
Pacers part ways with Larry Bird
Larry Bird is calling it quits with the Indiana Pacers. Bird, perhaps the most respected and beloved basketball figure in a state obsessed with the ...
Report: Larry Bird leaving Indiana Pacers
David Morway resigned Tuesday as general manager of the Indiana Pacers amid reports that Larry Bird is on the way out, too. Morway was hired by the ...
State immigration law challenges to move forward
Monday's Supreme Court ruling overturning key provisions of Arizona's illegal-immigration law opens the door for courts to strike down similar ...
Indiana Gov. Daniels named next Purdue president
With Indiana hemorrhaging revenue during the Great Recession, Gov. Mitch Daniels targeted higher education to help fill the gap — including nearly $30 ...
Jury convicts Ind. financier in $200M fraud scheme
An Indianapolis businessman accused of looting an Ohio-based finance company after buying it and bilking about 5,000 mostly elderly investors out of ...
Ind. man gets life in prison for dismembering girl
An Indiana man who admitted to fatally bludgeoning and dismembering a 9-year-old girl he was baby-sitting just days before Christmas was sentenced ...
Spoelstra evolving along with Heat
Pat Riley's 34th playoff victory as coach of the Miami Heat brought the franchise's first championship. If Erik Spoelstra got his 34th playoff victory ...