Lawsuit challenges US state's gay marriage ban
May 30, 2012CHICAGO - Two major civil rights groups filed lawsuits Wednesday in hopes of legalizing same-sex marriage in Illinois.
CHICAGO - Two major civil rights groups filed lawsuits Wednesday in hopes of legalizing same-sex marriage in Illinois.
OSLO, Norway - Norwegian police said Wednesday they are confident that confessed mass killer Anders Behring Breivik acted on his own in terror attacks last year that killed 77 people and that they found no evidence he belonged to a Europe-wide anti-Muslim network. -á
WASHINGTON - As many as 900 colleges are pushing students into using payment cards that carry hefty costs, sometimes even to get to their financial aid money, according to a report released Wednesday by a public interest group. -á
WASHINGTON - Mitt Romney clinched the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday with a win in the Texas primary, a triumph of endurance for a candidate who came up short four years ago and had to fight hard this year as voters flirted with a carousel of GOP rivals.
CHICAGO - Two major civil rights groups filed lawsuits Wednesday in hopes of legalizing same-sex marriage in Illinois.
OSLO, Norway - Norwegian police said Wednesday they are confident that confessed mass killer Anders Behring Breivik acted on his own in terror attacks last year that killed 77 people and that they found no evidence he belonged to a Europe-wide anti-Muslim network. -á
With Ball State students constantly connected to each other and the world via social media sites, it's no wonder that university departments are taking notice and wanting to create their own Facebook and Twitter accounts. -á
CHICAGO - Two major civil rights groups filed lawsuits Wednesday in hopes of legalizing same-sex marriage in Illinois.
ROME - Earthquakes in Italy, like the twin temblors that claimed 24 lives this month in northern Italy, trigger a sense of terror and dread but also d+â-¬j+â-á vu.
MIAMI - It is being called one of this city's goriest crimes: A naked man was on top of another nude man along a busy highway, biting into the man's face, tearing it to pieces. A police officer arrived to help, but the mauler growled at him and continued to chew away, stopping only when he was shot to death.
MIAMI - It is being called one of this city's goriest crimes: A naked man was on top of another nude man along a busy highway, biting into the man's face, tearing it to pieces. A police officer arrived to help, but the mauler growled at him and continued to chew away, stopping only when he was shot to death.
CAIRO - After a lifetime of being told who will rule them, Egyptians dove enthusiastically into the uncertainty of the Arab world's first competitive presidential race Wednesday, wrestling with a polarizing choice between secularists rooted in Hosni Mubarak's old autocracy and Islamists hoping to infuse the state with religion.
Every now and then, students are offered the chance for free hugs, goody bags or coupons. The Scramble Light plays host to many free things, but not cardinal cupcakes & coneys.
Students and the university alike are benefiting from cheaper online and summer courses, saving students an average of 18 percent on summer classes. -á
WASHINGTON - Regulators are examining whether Morgan Stanley, the investment bank that shepherded Facebook through its highly publicized stock offering last week, selectively informed clients of an analyst's negative report about the company before the stock started trading.
INDIANAPOLIS - After residency questions sank the ambitions of three of Indiana's top Republicans, it seems natural that Democrats would look for a fourth score with the issue.
With more changes to Muncie's downtown on the horizon, city officials and developers are trying to close the gap between the area and Ball State's campus.
DAMASCUS, Syria - A roadside bomb exploded in a restive suburb of the Syrian capital as senior U.N. officials toured the area on Sunday, the latest incident in which the unarmed observer mission has nearly been caught up in the country's bloodshed.
Many students spend their summers working, at internships or taking summer classes either on campus or online. But one group of Ball State students will be driving across the Great Plains in search of storms.
