After landmark legislation, Indiana Republican leaders call for short, ‘fine-tuning’ session
The General Assembly beginning Jan. 8 must adjourn by March 14 and will be closed to items with a fiscal impact.
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Gil de Ferran, Indianapolis 500 winner, dies at 56
Gil de Ferran, the 2003 Indianapolis 500 winner and holder of the closed-course land speed record, died Friday while racing with his son at The Concourse Club in Florida.
2023 Newsmaker: Former Kokomo union worker leads strikes against automakers
Shawn Fain, a union firebrand from Kokomo, first shocked organized labor in March by being elected the United Auto Workers’ national president. Then he surprised the Big Three automakers by organizing a strategic strike.
2023 Newsmaker: Jonathan Taylor nabs $42M, 3-year deal after dispute
He missed all of the team’s offseason workouts and all of training camp while rehabbing.
Year in review: Influential people who died in 2023
Henry Kissinger, Rosalynn Carter, Dianne Feinstein, Sandra Day O’Connor, Tina Turner, Suzanne Somers, Matthew Perry, Raquel Welch, Jimmy Buffett, Harry Belafonte and Norman Lear were among the long list of notable deaths over the past year.
Legislative push brewing to make new weight loss drugs more accessible
Obesity drugs like Wegovy and Eli Lilly’s Zepbound are showing promising results in helping people shed pounds. But a law bans Medicare from paying for weight loss drugs. Now, drugmakers and a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers are gearing up to push for that to change next year.
World population up 75 million this year, set to reach 8 billion
If the current pace continues through the end of the decade, the 2020s could be the slowest-growing decade in U.S. history.
Companies grew more confident about initial public offerings in 2023
The signs of life shown by the IPO market, especially in the second half of the year, are giving analysts hope that more companies will be enticed to go public in 2024.
Mark Cuban says changing NBA landscape led to sale of Mavs to casino families
The high-profile billionaire, who graduated from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business, will keep a 27% stake in the NBA franchise and maintain control of basketball operations.
Zent latest state lawmaker to announce departure from General Assembly
The Republican representing House District 51 said Wednesday he will complete his current term but will not seek reelection in 2024. He joins several other GOP legislators who are retiring or resigning.
New York Times sues OpenAI, Microsoft over use of stories used to train chatbots
The suit says OpenAI and Microsoft are advancing their technology through the “unlawful use of The Times’s work to create artificial intelligence products that compete with it.”
Apple seeks way to get two of its top watches back on shelves during patent dispute
The company cut off sales right before the Christmas holiday and, in a motion filed Tuesday, Apple said it would suffer “irreparable harm” if previous court orders remain.
Americans ramped up spending during holidays despite some financial anxiety, higher costs
The big concern: whether shoppers will pull back sharply after they get their bills in January.
Holiday travel mostly nice, with some naughty disruptions on Southwest Airlines
For this holiday season, U.S. airlines prepared for massive waves of travelers by hiring thousands of pilots, flight attendants and other workers.
Israel, Hamas measures get look as most state legislatures prepare to meet
In Indiana, a key leader has said the House will prioritize addressing antisemitism.
The secret life of gift cards: Here’s what happens to the billions that go unspent each year
After clothing, gift cards will be the most popular present this holiday season. Nearly half of Americans plan to give them, according to the National Retail Federation. But many will remain unspent.
A year of social media soul-searching
In 2023, we lost Twitter and got X. We tried out Bluesky and Mastodon (well, some of us did). And we fretted about AI bots and teen mental health
Judge cuts probation for Indiana lawmaker after drunken driving plea
Republican Rep. Jim Lucas of Seymour asked Jackson Superior Court Judge Bruce MacTavish earlier this month to end his probation after six months, stating in court filings that he “performed very well on probation with no violations” and “all fees and financial obligations have been satisfied.”
Fed’s favored inflation gauge tumbles as prices continue to ease
Inflation is steadily moving down to the Fed’s year-over-year target of 2% and appears to be clearing the way for Fed rate cuts in 2024. That, in turn, could translate into lower rates on everything from mortgages to credit cards.
Mickey Mouse will soon belong to you and me—with some caveats
With several asterisks, qualification and caveats, Mickey Mouse in his earliest form is leading a raft of characters, films and books that will become public domain as the year turns to 2024.