Indiana joins growing list of states with 3 or more cases of measles
The United States has experienced more than double the number of measles cases it saw in all of 2024.
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Wall Street’s euphoria sends stocks to historic gains after Trump pauses most of his tariffs
Wednesday’s gains were widespread across the market, with 98% of the stocks in the S&P 500 index rallying. The rally pulled the index away from the edge of a bear market.
Trump signs executive orders to help dying coal industry
The president directed federal agencies to loosen various restrictions on coal mining, leasing and exports.
Stocks rise worldwide as hopes for tariff negotiations deliver some relief
Hope still remains on Wall Street that negotiations may be possible. The country’s top trade negotiator, Jamieson Greer, said roughly 50 countries have already been in contact about new tariff deals.
Supreme Court blocks order requiring Trump administration to reinstate thousands of federal workers
The effect of the high court’s order will keep employees in six federal agencies on paid administrative leave for now.
Judge wants range of issues addressed in $2.8B NCAA settlement before final approval
U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken heard testimony from athletes including LSU gymnast and millionaire influencer Olivia Dunne on Monday. She acknowledged their concerns and asked attorneys for fresh feedback on several topics.
Nations puzzle over how to respond to trade war as global markets sink
America’s trading partners wrestled with responses to U.S. President Donald Trump’s blast of tariff hikes and some planned to send negotiators to Washington, D.C.
Trump threatens more tariffs on China as global markets plunge
President Trump’s threat, which he delivered on social media, came after China said it would retaliate against U.S. tariffs announced last week.
Hearing on landmark $2.8B NCAA settlement could lock in seismic changes for college sports
Hours before college basketball crowns its next men’s championship team, the future of college sports will be hanging in the balance in a California courtroom.
Trump says he’s not backing down on tariffs, calls them ‘medicine’ as markets reel
President Trump’s comments came as global financial markets appeared on track to continue sharp declines once trading resumes Monday.
Cedric Dempsey, former NCAA president who moved HQ to Indy, dies at 92
Dempsey oversaw the organization’s move from the Kansas City suburbs to Indianapolis in 1999 and helped reimagine how the governing body could work best in the 21st century.
Skyrocketing cost of weight-loss drugs has state Medicaid programs looking for solution
At least 14 states already cover the cost of GLP-1 medications for obesity treatment for patients on Medicaid. Indiana is not one of them.
Trump administration nixes plan to cover anti-obesity drugs through Medicare
President Trump’s predecessor, Joe Biden, proposed a rule in late November after Trump won re-election that would have extended coverage of drugs like Zepbound and Wegovy.
Trump extends TikTok deadline another 75 days
The administration said it needs more time to broker a deal to bring the social media platform under American ownership.
Wall Street heavyweights take a drubbing, from airlines to Big Tech
Few sectors were spared in trading Friday, a day after U.S. companies lost $2 trillion in value.
Federal Reserve chief says tariffs likely to raise inflation, slow economic growth
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s focus on inflation suggests that the Fed will likely keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged at about 4.3% in the coming months.
U.S. added 228,000 jobs in March, nearly doubling expections
The unemployment rate rose modestly but for what economists consider a good reason: 232,000 people entered the labor force.
China to impose a 34% tariff on imports of all US products
The new tariff matches the rate of the U.S. “reciprocal” tariff of 34% on Chinese exports that President Donald Trump ordered this week.
What to know about tariffs after Trump launches trade war
Goods imported from dozens of countries and territories are now going to be taxed at sharply higher rates, and that is expected to drive up the costs of everything from cars to clothes to computers.
Pence to get Profile in Courage Award from JFK Library Foundation
The award will recognize former Indiana Gov. Mike Pence “for putting his life and career on the line to ensure the constitutional transfer of presidential power on Jan. 6, 2021,” the JFK Library Foundation said.