Aging millennials projected to drive up U.S. housing prices
Becoming a homeowner is likely to get more costly and competitive over the next decade as millions more Americans enter the age range where people typically seek to buy their first home.
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U.S. productivity shows biggest quarterly rise in four years
With the strong gain in the first quarter, productivity over the past year has grown by 2.4%, the best four-quarter gain since a 2.7% rise in 2010.
Trump, GOP states ask appeals court to kill Obamacare
Taking a harder line on health care, the Trump administration joined a coalition of Republican-led states Wednesday in asking a federal appeals court to entirely overturn former President Barack Obama's signature health care law.
Single-payer health care would be ‘major undertaking,’ CBO says
Adopting universal health coverage “would significantly increase government spending and require substantial additional government resources,” the office said.
Fed foresees no rate hikes amid unusually low inflation
The Federal Reserve signaled that no rate hikes are likely in coming months amid signs of renewed economic health but unusually low inflation.
UPDATE: Two visiting judges shot in downtown Indianapolis
One victim was hospitalized in critical condition and the other was in stable condition Wednesday morning after a shooting in a White Castle parking lot. Indianapolis police initially said the judges were at a strip club prior to the shooting but later said that was not the case.
EPA reaffirms glyphosate safe for users as court cases grow
The Environmental Protection Agency reaffirmed Tuesday that a popular weed killer is safe for people, as legal claims mount from Americans who blame the herbicide for their cancer.
Hoosiers to begin beer, wine sales at home football games
School officials said Tuesday it will be part of a pilot program recommended by a consulting firm.
Student says Trump backers recruited him for Buttigieg smear
The post by Hunter Kelly, a 21-year-old gay President Trump supporter, accused the 37-year-old South Bend mayor of sexually assaulting him in February
NCAA adds five independent voices to its board of governors
The move, announced Tuesday, fulfills one of the key recommendations made by the Commission on College Basketball—adding perspectives from outside campus leadership.
USA Gymnastics’ director of sports medicine lasts just one day
The embattled organization announced it had removed Edward Nyman on Tuesday, barely 24 hours after naming him as its first full-time director of sports medicine and science.
Suit against USA Gymnastics seeks help for abused gymnasts
A new lawsuit seeks to protect potentially thousands of abused gymnasts who might not have known about a deadline for filing claims against USA Gymnastics in the embattled group's ongoing bankruptcy.
Buttigieg meets with Sharpton in outreach to black voters
Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg met Monday with controversial civil rights activist Al Sharpton, as the South Bend mayor faces scrutiny of his record on race and is stepping up his outreach to African Americans.
Governor says he could boost Indiana child agency funding again
Indiana's governor signed a new two-year budget Monday and pledged to work to restore some of the money lawmakers trimmed from his proposal to boost funding for the state's child welfare agency if the amount ends up being insufficient.
Indiana budget includes $73M for new Purdue animal hospital
Purdue President Mitch Daniels had urged state lawmakers to approve funding for the new hospital, saying it's vital to Purdue's veterinary college and the state.
NRA’s LaPierre fends off backlash, wins re-election as CEO
Wayne LaPierre, the public face of the gun lobbying group for decades, received unanimous approval from the NRA’s board of directors, which met in executive session Monday in Indianapolis at the end of the group’s annual convention.
Ex-Indiana high court justice to hear case against state AG
The Indiana Supreme Court has appointed former Justice Myra Selby to hear allegations that state Attorney General Curtis Hill committed professional misconduct by allegedly groping a lawmaker and three legislative staffers at a bar.
Fed likely to underscore a message: No rates hikes in 2019
The Federal Reserve this week will likely reinforce a theme that has cheered consumers and investors since the start of the year.
Marriott to expand further into home-sharing market
The world's biggest hotel company will soon start taking reservations through its website for 2,000 homes in 100 markets in the United States, Europe and Latin America.
Consumer spending sees biggest monthly rise since 2009
The March gain was a marked improvement after three months of lackluster readings in the key segment of the economy.