Conclave to elect next pope opens amid uncertainty
By The Associated Press / March 12, 2013Cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel today to elect the next pope amid more upheaval and uncertainty than the Catholic Church has seen in decades.
Cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel today to elect the next pope amid more upheaval and uncertainty than the Catholic Church has seen in decades.
Jerry Sandusky’s “major claims” as he appeals a child sexual abuse conviction include the many years that went by before accusers notified authorities.
A bill making its way through Indiana’s General Assembly would change the laws governing need-based state financial aid to add more requirements for students.
A state-run newspaper in North Korea said Monday the communist country had carried out a threat to cancel the 1953 armistice that ended the Korean War.
A judge struck down New York City's ban on big sugary drinks Monday just hours before it was supposed to take effect, ruling that the first-in-the-nation measure arbitrarily applies to only some sweet beverages and some places that sell them.
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — A modest but widely felt earthquake rolled through a wide swath of Southern California late Monday morning but there were no immediate reports of damage.
DENVER — Colorado senators were expected to take final votes Monday on several gun-control measures, including on magazine ammunition limits and expanded background checks.
A Ball State spokesperson said she believes the emergency planning system warning students of a potential gunman this morning worked quickly and efficiently.
Ball State officials are reporting that campus is now secure.
While the amount of many types of underage drinking tickets rose across Indiana at college campuses, the amount of alcohol-related car accidents with intoxicated drivers has been cut by half.
A plan to redevelop the Village is one step closer to city council after being approved by the Delaware-Muncie Metropolitan Plan Commission on Thursday.
While it was arguably the ugliest of Ball State’s eight Mid-American Conference victories this season, Saturday’s 53-51 win over Northern Illinois was undeniably the most important.
When the final buzzer sounded, the Ball State women’s basketball team would be heading to Cleveland as the No. 2 seed in the Mid-American Conference Tournament.
Division-I athletics are usually looked at through a lenses that makes it a job. Athletes perform rather than play, and the word game is a misnomer.
Harvard University administrators secretly searched the emails of 16 deans last fall, looking for a leak to reporters about a case of cheating, two newspapers reported.
Students with the Virginia Ball Center will embark on projects dealing with sustainable agriculture, the history of Indiana, Brown County and the Indiana Dunes next year.
