State lawsuits defend abortion access with religious freedom
Lower courts in at least five states, including Indiana, have issued rulings in abortion-related religious freedom lawsuits.
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Burst pipe prompts Children’s Museum to close for cleanup
Staff with the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis said a frozen sprinkler line had burst, flooding the Welcome Center in the museum on Indianapolis’ near-north side.
Southwest under scrutiny after wave of storm cancellations
The U.S. Department of Transportation called the rate of Southwest cancellations “disproportionate and unacceptable,” and sought to ensure that the Dallas carrier was sticking by its obligations to stranded customers.
Holiday sales up 7.6% despite squeeze of inflation
U.S. sales between Nov. 1 and Dec. 24, a period that is critical for retailers, were fueled by spending at restaurants and on clothing.
Mammoth spending bill aids retirees, boosts financial industry
A section of the $1.7 trillion spending bill passed Friday has been billed as a dramatic step toward shoring up retirement accounts of millions of U.S. workers. But the real windfall may go to a far more secure group: the financial services industry.
Facebook parent Meta will pay $725M to settle user data case
The case sprang from 2018 revelations that Cambridge Analytica, a firm with ties to Trump political strategist Steve Bannon, had paid a Facebook app developer for access to the personal information of about 87 million users of the platform.
Stadium construction manager with Indy ties pays $1.9M over minority hiring
Construction of the 9,500-seat, $160 million stadium in Worcester was managed by Gilbane/Hunt, a joint venture of Gilbane Building Co. of Providence, Rhode Island, and Aecom Hunt Construction Group Inc. of Indianapolis.
An inflation measure watched by the Fed eases to 5.5%
Friday’s report from the Commerce Department showed that prices rose 5.5% in November from a year earlier, down from a revised 6.1% increase in October and the smallest gain since October 2021.
Jan. 6 report: Trump ‘lit that fire’ of Capitol insurrection
The 814-page report released late Thursday comes after the panel interviewed more than 1,000 witnesses, held 10 hearings and obtained more than a million pages of documents.
Purdue reprimands campus leader for mocking Asian remark
The faculty senate of Purdue University Northwest has demanded the resignation of Chancellor Thomas Keon despite his apology over his impression of a fake Asian-sounding language during the Dec. 10 event.
US economy grew 3.2% in Q3, an upgrade from earlier estimate
The rise in gross domestic product—the economy’s output in goods and services—marked a return to growth after consecutive drops in the January-March and April-June periods.
Holiday procrastinators are back in force. Blame inflation.
This year, supply chain snags have eased and shoppers aren’t as worried about availability as they are about higher prices on everything from rent to food, causing them to postpone their buying until the last minute.
NIL casts cloud over college football’s early signing period
This was second signing class since the NCAA lifted a ban on college athletes being able to earn money for the use of their names, images and likenesses.
Greenwood mall gunman had fascination with Nazis, mass shootings, police say
Although the three slain victims were Hispanic, there was no indication the shooting was racially motivated, according to Greenwood Police Chief James Ison during a press conference on Wednesday.
Indiana gasoline tax dropping 3 cents per gallon in January
A total of 52.9 cents per gallon in state taxes will be charged during January under rate changes released Tuesday by the Indiana Department of Revenue.
Trump tax audits required by IRS were delayed, panel says
A report released by the Democratic majority on the House Ways and Means Committee indicated the Trump administration may have disregarded an IRS requirement dating back to 1977 that mandates audits of a president’s tax filings.
U.S. consumer confidence rebounds in December
This month’s number reflected a sharp rebound, pushing the consumer confidence index to its highest level since April.
Storm adds uncertainty to strong holiday travel demand
Forecasters predict an onslaught of heavy snow, ice, flooding and even tornadoes from Thursday to Saturday in a broad swath of the country, from the Plains and Midwest to the East Coast.
Spurred by regulators, 3M to phase out ‘forever chemicals’
Tuesday’s announcement comes as 3M is facing an onslaught of lawsuits from states and individuals who are claiming contamination from PFAS harmed their health.
Police, FBI plan update on deadly Greenwood mall shooting
FBI spokeswoman Chris Bavender said the federal agency will provide an update on efforts to extract data from gunman Jonathan Douglas Sapirman’s cellphone and laptop.