BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A former biology professor accused of pulling a gun from her purse and opening fire at a faculty meeting pleaded guilty Tuesday to killing three colleagues and wounding three others at the University of Alabama in Huntsville in 2010.
LOS ANGELES - Illegal immigrants in California's largest city could use library cards to open bank accounts and access an array of city services under a plan being considered by city officials.
The Men in Education Association is hosting a Sept. 11 remembrance event co-sponsored by the University Program Board.
CHICAGO - As Chicago teachers walked the picket lines for a second day, they were joined by many of the very people who are most inconvenienced by their strike: the parents who must now scramble to find a place for children to pass the time or for babysitters.
While patrolling the streets of Baghdad, Jessica Robinson became familiar with the constant sounds of bullets hitting the Humvees she sat in.
LONDON - Royal Air Force jets streaked through the sky above Buckingham Palace, leaving a red, white and blue trail of smoke as gold, silver and bronze medals gleamed below.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Officials have divided the old Indianapolis International Airport passenger terminal and other land into four parcels in hopes of finding companies interested in redeveloping the sites.
The Angels for Life Blood Drive is back to campus, but this event is more significant than in previous drives, an Indiana Blood Center representative said.
ANDERSON, Ind. - Police say children found five grenades and several rounds of ammunition at a city park in central Indiana.
NEW YORK - The Sept. 11 anniversary ceremony at ground zero has been stripped of politicians this year. But can it ever be stripped of politics?
HEBRON, West Bank - Palestinian demonstrators fed up with high prices and unpaid salaries shuttered shops, halted traffic with burning tires and clashed with riot police in demonstrations across the West Bank on Monday- the largest show of popular discontent with the Palestinian Authority in its 18-year existence.
Women in neon mouth guards, shiny short shorts and fishnet tights smashed against each other as Muncie's Cornfed Derby Dames defeated Fishers' Circle City Party Crashers in a 176 -50 win Sunday.
INDIANAPOLIS - An anti-abortion group claimed Monday that a Lafayette clinic that offers RU-486, the so-called abortion pill, is violating Indiana law by performing abortions without a license.
In 2009, Congress and President Obama designated Sept. 11 as a nationally-recognized day to volunteer and pay tribute to those who died in the 9/11 attacks. -á
INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana Democrats are taking full advantage of Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan's disagreement with Republican U.S. Senate nominee Richard Mourdock's thoughts on political compromise.
SANAA, Yemen - An airstrike killed al-Qaida's No. 2 leader in Yemen along with six others traveling with him in one car on Monday, U.S. and Yemeni officials said. This was a major breakthrough for U.S.-backed efforts to cripple the group in the impoverished Arab nation.
With enough votes, Ball State may soon play host to a free Taylor Swift concert.
Four former Ball State students face criminal prosecution after being charged last week with vandalizing a car.
-á BOSTON - Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick says his administration is reviewing a judge's ruling ordering state prison officials to pay for sex reassignment surgery for a transgender inmate.
BOSTON - A gay couple sued a Roman Catholic diocese Monday for allegedly refusing to sell them a mansion because church officials were concerned they would host gay weddings there.
