Former Pacer Person avoids prison in NCAA basketball bribery scandal
Former Auburn University assistant basketball coach Chuck Person has avoided prison in a bribery scandal that has touched some of the biggest schools in NCAA basketball.
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Indiana attorney general’s lawyers deride groping claims
Lawyers for Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill argue that allegations he drunkenly groped a state lawmaker and three legislative staffers during a party don’t meet the legal standard of a misuse of power.
Number of U.S. overdose deaths appears to be falling
U.S. overdose deaths last year likely fell for the first time in nearly three decades, preliminary statistics suggest.
Congress grills Big Tech over competition, money, power
Big Tech faced tough questions Tuesday as federal lawmakers focused on issues of potentially anticompetitive behavior by technology giants and expressed bipartisan skepticism over Facebook’s plan for a new digital currency.
Two groups appeal Indiana’s permit for coal-to-diesel plant
The groups say they’re concerned about potentially “dangerous air pollution” being released by Riverview Energy’s planned $2.5 billion project in southern Indiana.
Two arrested in multi-year probe of Muncie public corruption
A Muncie city official and a local contractor were charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, making false statements and falsification of documents in a federal investigation.
Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens dies at 99
John Paul Stevens, the bow-tied, independent-thinking, Republican-nominated justice who unexpectedly emerged as the Supreme Court’s leading liberal, died Tuesday after suffering a stroke Monday. He was 99.
Facebook’s currency plan gets hostile reception in Congress
Members of both parties demanded to know why a company with massive market power and a track record of scandals should be trusted with such a far-reaching project, given the potential for fraud, abuse and criminal activity.
Retail rivals crash Amazon’s Prime Day party
The gravitational pull of Amazon Prime Day is so strong on shoppers it’s benefiting other online retailers as well, according to an early analysis from a key data group.
Carmel adds vaping to public smoking ban
Violators could be charged up to $50 for their first violation and up to $500 for more violations in the same year.
FTC approves record $5B fine for Facebook
At $5 billion, the fine the U.S. Federal Trade Commission is about to levy on Facebook is by far the largest it’s given to a technology company, easily eclipsing the second largest, $22 million for Google in 2012.
Indiana creates Medicaid work rules for low-income Hoosiers
Indiana has become the latest state to implement work requirements for low-income residents who receive their health insurance through Medicaid— a change that opponents warn will cost some under-resourced Hoosiers their health coverage.
Indiana seeks federal aid for 88 counties over crop losses
Gov. Eric Holcomb is seeking federal disaster aid for farmers across most of Indiana for crop losses caused by flooding and excessive rainfall during the planting season.
VW, Ford team up to make autonomous, electric vehicles
Volkswagen will invest $2.6 billion into a Pittsburgh autonomous vehicle company that's mostly owned by Ford as the automakers deepen their partnership to develop driverless and electric vehicles in an ultra-competitive landscape.
Electric vehicle company puts Indiana factory plans on hold
An electric vehicle startup has halted plans to start production at a northern Indiana factory and hire more than 450 workers.
Labor Secretary Acosta resigning amid Epstein deal scrutiny
Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta said Friday he is resigning following renewed scrutiny of his handling of a 2008 secret plea deal with wealthy financier Jeffrey Esptein , who is accused of sexually abusing dozens of underage girls.
Duke Energy to build solar power plant near Purdue
Duke said Thursday it will lease about 10 acres from the Purdue Research Foundation for the project it calls the Tippecanoe County Solar Power Plant.
Teachers union sues DeVos over embattled loan relief program
The American Federation of Teachers filed a federal lawsuit, alleging that the Education Department has mismanaged the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program that was created in 2007. Just 1% of more than 86,000 applications had been approved for loan forgiveness as of March 31.
Dow Jones industrials cross 27,000 points for first time
A turbulent day on Wall Street ended in the record books Thursday as the Dow Jones industrial average climbed above 27,000 for the first time and the Standard & Poor's 500 index hit another all-time high.
Amazon to provide technical training to third of its U.S. workforce
Amazon, which is struggling to find technically qualified U.S. employees, said Thursday that it will begin providing its workers with the skills to transition into software engineering positions and other technical roles.