Senate Republicans blocked a major year-end push by Democrats to lift the military's ban on openly gay troops on Thursday, dealing a huge blow to gay rights groups' hopes for repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" any time soon. President Barack Obama instantly appealed to lawmakers to make another, last-ditch try before going home for the year.
The Senate moved Thursday to delay a politically charged showdown vote on legislation carving out a path to legal status for foreign-born youngsters brought to this country illegally, putting off but probably not preventing the measure's demise.
The deceased wife of a North Carolina senator is being criticized by a radical church group for declining to recognize faith in God throughout the difficulties she's faced in her life.
When Indiana University student Carl Corenblum found a rock and shattered window at the Chabad House Jewish Center near campus, he never thought about the possibility that it could have been a hate crime.
Weaving through pedestrians and dodging cars in the street are two ever-present dangers for campus bikers, and the snow and ice only add to their worries.
Ball State's Center for Media Design will conduct research on interactive televisions that change the setting of classrooms on campus.
Flu numbers throughout the state of Indiana are low during this time of the year.
A decrease in the unemployment rate and an increase in income is just what Indiana residents hope to hear during a Ball State professor's report.
LONDON — A British judge sent Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, to jail Tuesday.
Some students are wondering why are the evaluations are being offered electronically as opposed to the traditional in-class forms.
President Barack Obama on Tuesday staunchly defended his decision to compromise with Republicans and temporarily extend tax cuts for all Americans.
Ball State's Institute for Digital Intermedia Arts can now offer experiences around the world in a new 3-D platform.
With a fifth change to the Dream Act, Democrats are hoping to pass a bill that would help undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children.
The ongoing battle over Fruesday was brought up yet again at Thursday's University Senate meeting, but this time it seems a change is near.
A car accident north of campus sent two people to Ball Memorial Hospital on Thursday.
Downtown Muncie brought in the snowy season during the First Thursday gallery walk.
The discovery of a strange bacteria that can use arsenic as one of its nutrients widens the scope for finding new forms of life on Earth and possibly beyond.
President Barack Obama gained ground in his push for Senate ratification of a stalled nuclear treaty as once-reluctant Republicans signaled a willingness to back the pact with Russia.
A Ball State study found job creation and improving K-12 education and government efficiency are on the top of the list for the Daniels administration.
Senate Republicans, led by a doubting John McCain, dug in their heels Thursday against allowing gays to serve openly in the military, clashing with the Pentagon's top leaders and dimming Democrats' hopes to repeal "don't ask, don't tell" this year.
