Trump taps Brett Kavanaugh for Supreme Court, setting up fight with Dems
A favorite of the Republican legal establishment in Washington, D.C., Brett Kavanaugh, 53, is a former law clerk for retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy.
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Starbucks ditching plastic straws, citing environmental threat to oceans
While plastic straws account for a small percentage of the waste that ends up in oceans, they’ve become a flashpoint for corporations that sell food and beverages.
Indiana attorney general to address calls for him to resign
Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill plans to address calls for him to resign amid allegations that he inappropriately touched a state lawmaker and several other women.
Trump administration takes another swipe at ‘Obamacare’
The Trump administration is freezing payments under an "Obamacare" program that protects insurers with sicker patients from financial losses, a move expected to add to premium increases next year.
Judge drops suit by church that wants pot to be sacrament
The First Church of Cannabis filed the lawsuit on grounds that pot was considered a sacrament under Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
Work set to begin on new performing arts center in Nashville
A southern Indiana tourist site is moving ahead with plans for an indoor performing arts center that local officials hope will lure visitors back to its once-thriving arts-and-music village.
U.S. adds 213,000 jobs; unemployment rises to 4 percent
U.S. employers kept up a brisk hiring pace in June, and unemployment rose as more people began looking for a job.
U.S. service companies continue strong expansion
The services sector, where most Americans are employed, has now expanded for 101 consecutive months, or more than eight years.
Trump closes in on Supreme Court pick, with three judges topping list
President Donald Trump's top contenders for the vacancy include federal appeals judge Amy Coney Barrett of Indiana. The president plans to announce his selection Monday night.
Indiana high court to hear civil forfeiture, schools case
Indiana’s top court will consider whether all civil forfeitures in the state must be paid into a fund that helps school districts pay for technology upgrades, building new schools and other projects.
Fire at east-side Indianapolis business destroys dump trucks
The blaze destroyed seven 20-ton dump trucks valued at more than $1 million.
Closures of auto-parts factory, bus plant to eliminate 170 jobs
The two manufacturing facilities in northern Indiana plan to end operations in August and April, respectively.
Political observers: Attorney General Curtis Hill could survive allegations of groping
Indiana Democratic Party Chairman John Zody has called on Hill to resign after a published report of allegations that he inappropriately touched four women at an Indianapolis bar, including a lawmaker.
House speaker ‘disturbed’ DCS failed to act on past reports
Indiana House Speaker Brian Bosma said Monday that he was "disturbed" after finding out that the state's child welfare agency failed to take action after five different reviews conducted in recent years found problems at the agency.
Indiana attorney general investigated over groping claims
Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill was investigated this year after four women, including a lawmaker, claimed he touched them inappropriately at a bar.
U.S. factories register another month of faster-than-expected growth
U.S. factories are on a 22-month winning streak, according to the Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index.
Mexico’s victor reaches out to Trump, seeks NAFTA deal
The morning after his crushing election victory, Mexico President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he supports reaching a deal on renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement with the United States and Canada.
Healthy cash flow curbs businesses’ appetite for financing
A survey released Monday shows that only 30 percent of companies tried to raise outside financing during the previous three months.
Ex-trainer for USA Gymnastics charged in sexual assault case
Texas prosecutors said there was a “total failure” by Indianapolis-based USA Gymnastics “to protect the athletes that were part of their program and to take appropriate action once they were made aware of Dr. [Larry] Nassar’s actions.”
New Indiana laws ban eyeball tattoos, protect renting rights
While many of the Legislature’s most attention-grabbing ideas—like legal Sunday retail alcohol sales—have already become law, more are set to take effect on Sunday.