Mattis resigning as Pentagon chief after Trump disagreements
Mattis will leave by the end of February after two tumultuous years struggling to soften and moderate President Trump's hardline and sometimes sharply changing policies.
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Indiana AG says his office is investigating USA Gymnastics
Indianapolis-based USA Gymnastics says it’s cooperating with the investigation.
Fed lifts rates for 4th time this year but sees fewer hikes
The Fed's updated forecast projects just two rate hikes next year, down from three that monetary policy body had predicted in September.
Report: Facebook shared private messages with partners
Facebook gave some companies more extensive access to users’ personal data than it has previously revealed, letting them read private messages or see the names of friends without consent, according to The New York Times.
Fed expected to raise rates while Trump presses criticism
The president fired off two tweets this week objecting to a rate hike. In one of them, he called it “incredible” that the Fed would consider raising rates again when “the outside world is blowing up around us.”
Trump administration moves to ban bump stocks
Bump stocks became a focal point of the national gun control debate after they were used in October 2017 when a man opened fire from his Las Vegas hotel suite into a crowd at a country music concert below, killing 58 people.
U.S. surgeon general warns of risk to teens from vaping
The government’s top doctor is taking aim at the best-selling electronic cigarette brand in the U.S., urging swift action to prevent Juul and similar vaping brands from addicting millions of teenagers.
IndyCar promotes Frye to president in reorganization
Frye, head of competition and operations for the past three years, will add marketing and communications to his responsibilities.
Rising star Buttigieg won’t run again for mayor, fueling 2020 speculation
South Bend’s 36-year-old mayor announced Monday he won’t seek re-election next year. The Democrat’s military background, popularity in a Rust Belt city and ambition for a national profile have prompted questions about a possible presidential run.
After the Fed’s likely rate hike this week, all bets are off
On Wednesday, the Fed is set to announce its fourth rate hike of the year. But after this week, no one is sure what it will do. Neither, most likely, is the Fed itself.
Indiana falling short on two workforce development goals
Gov. Eric Holcomb said he’s not disappointed to have fallen short on college re-enrollment and adult education initiatives, because the state had “set high goals.”
Apple to build $1 billion campus in Austin, expand in other cities
The Texas capital, which already has more than 6,000 Apple employees, is slated to get at least 5,000 more. Three other cities will get more than 1,000 jobs each.
Congress approves $400 billion for farmers, forests, poor
After months of debate and negotiation, Congress voted final approval Wednesday to a massive farm bill that will provide more than $400 billion for agriculture subsidies, conservation programs and food aid.
Indiana agency investigates Johnson County’s Election Day glitch
Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson’s office is investigating an Election Day technical glitch that left some central Indiana voters waiting in lines for hours and others not voting at all.
Indiana GOP leaders say money tight for next budget
Republican Statehouse leaders say they want to increase funding for Indiana's embattled child welfare agency and find a way to pay teachers more, but that money will be tight when they craft the state's next two-year budget.
Health law sign-ups lagging as Saturday’s deadline looms
A status report Wednesday from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services showed nearly 20 percent fewer new people signed up than at about the same time last year.
Six arrested in 2011 killing of former Indianapolis banker
Federal authorities announced Wednesday that they have solved the high-profile orchestrated killing of a former Indiana banking executive who was shot to death more than seven years ago while driving home from work.
Facing pressure, McConnell agrees to criminal justice vote
If the legislation passes, it could be a rare bipartisan policy achievement for this Congress and the largest criminal sentencing overhaul in decades.
Christmas tree farmers combat popularity of artificial trees
Between 75 percent and 80 percent of Americans who have a Christmas tree now have an artificial one, and the $1 billion market for fake trees is growing at about 4 percent a year.
Monthly wholesale prices indicate U.S. inflation in check
U.S. wholesale prices barely rose last month, suggesting inflation pressures have subsided since late last year.