The company’s troubles have affected toy makers Mattel and Hasbro, which are big suppliers to the chain. But the likely liquidation will have a more significant impact on smaller toy makers that rely more on the chain for sales.
Toys “R” Us plans to shut down its U.S. operations, eliminating the jobs of some 30,000 employees while spelling the end for a 70-year-old retailer known to generations of children and parents for its sprawling stores and Geoffrey the giraffe mascot.
Antonio Burse of Colbert/Ball Tax Service in Lawrence has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of 25-year-old Antonio Bertram of Indianapolis on March 6.
The attack that took place Tuesday afternoon at Acapulco Joe's, 365 N. Illinois St., left 57-year-old owner Grant Redmond unconscious with a blood clot on his brain that required surgery.
The House rejected legislation Tuesday that would ease how experimental drugs are provided to people with terminal illnesses.
A study of teams in the NCAA men's basketball tournament shows that graduation rates for players have become stagnant and that the sport's governing body may need to raise academic standards to get them moving upward again.
Still left to address is legislation involving school safety programs, professional licensing for young immigrants referred to as “Dreamers,” sex education, school takeovers, handgun fees and workforce development leadership.
Consumer prices increased at 0.2 percent pace in February, underscoring that inflation pressures appear to be muted for now.
Law enforcement groups voiced serious concerns about the bill because license fees are a major source of funding for training, including active shooter response training.
The proposal would establish a public arts program and a Public Art Commission in the state’s second-largest city.
The biggest broadband consumption on Purdue's network is from gaming sites, streamed music and assorted video providers.
The American Gaming Association, which favors full legalization and regulation of sports betting, found 54 million people — or about a quarter of the U.S. adult population — participated in a sports betting pool last year.
A measure that would clean up archaic words and male-only references in Indiana's laws has been approved by the Legislature and is on its way to Gov. Eric Holcomb's desk.
Lawmakers allocated $10 million for the first two years of school security grants, but that funding was reduced in 2015 to $3.5 million a year under then-Gov. Mike Pence. He later added several million dollars back.
SugarCreek Packing Company announced Wednesday that the new hires would be made by late June 2019, boosting the plants workforce to about 500 workers.
U.S. employers went on a hiring binge in February, adding 313,000 jobs and drawing hundreds of thousands of people into the job market.
Unswayed by Republican warnings of a trade war, President Donald Trump ordered steep new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to the U.S. on Thursday, vowing to fight back against an "assault on our country" by foreign competitors.
Health insurer Cigna is buying the nation’s biggest pharmacy benefit manager, the latest in a string of proposed tie-ups as health care’s bill payers attempt to get a grip on rising costs.
Former Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning sold 31 Denver-area Papa John's stores last week, three days before the NFL replaced the chain as its official pizza sponsor.
The Indiana Legislature on Wednesday sent a bill to Gov. Eric Holcomb's desk that would require medical providers who treat women for complications arising from abortions to report detailed patient information to the state.
