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Phone company declines to notify customers after privacy...

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:46:15 -0400

WASHINGTON - By ISAAC WOLF

Cincinnati IRS workers to be questioned by House committee...

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:16:52 -0400

CINCINNATI - By JASON LAW, LUCY MAY and GREG NOBLE

Sewitt looks for shot a year after shutout streak

Sun, 19 May 2013 22:17:28 -0400

NEW YORK - Taylor Sewitt was the talk of college baseball a year ago, a rubber-armed right-hander who threw one shutout inning after another.

Ball State: 5 revoked charter schools lose appeals

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:11:52 -0400

MUNCIE, Indiana - Ball State University on Wednesday closed the books on a decision to pull sponsorship of five academically struggling charter schools.

Wave of wearable technology products hit the market

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:20:13 -0400

By MARIA SCIULLO - It doesn't matter that Apple tantalizes with the promise of an iWatch or Apple Shoes. Or that people are working on T-shirts that can hold an electric charge to power tablets and cell phones.

Ambrose: It's raining cats, dogs and scandals

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:23:42 -0400

By JAY AMBROSE - Please, please, there's no reason to impeach President Barack Obama and it is overreach to say we're getting Watergate all over again. But the scandals are indeed piling up on each other, or, to use another metaphor, it's not just raining. It's pouring. And the message to the nation is to take cover.

'Redwood Highway' is a coming-of-aged drama

Fri, 10 May 2013 14:49:55 -0400

By CRAIG SAILOR - "Redwood Highway" could be labeled a coming-of-age film but for one small disqualifier: Its protagonist is a 75-year-old woman. Call it instead a coming-of-the-aged drama.

Finances of Toys for Tots in Naples, Fla., probed by...

Thu, 09 May 2013 13:49:59 -0400

By AISLING SWIFT - The local chapter of the popular U.S. Marine Corps' Toys for Tots program is being investigated after concerns that donors' checks weren't always being deposited into the charity's account.

NW Ind. students thrilled with space station talk

Thu, 09 May 2013 07:43:04 -0400

GARY, Indiana - Several northwestern Indiana students are thrilled after having a chance to talk with an astronaut now orbiting on the International Space Station.

LeBron James is absolutely the best, but MVP definition is...

Tue, 07 May 2013 13:20:13 -0400

By DAVE BOLING - LeBron James, the best basketball player on the planet, and among a small handful of the greatest since the game's invention, predictably won the NBA's MVP award this season.

Be wary of 'tax relief' companies, which can be ripoffs

Mon, 06 May 2013 15:17:56 -0400

By CLAUDIA BUCK - Maria Garcia never dreamed she would land in so much trouble with the IRS. But a few years ago, she found herself owing about $32,000 in back taxes -- a situation she says was partly caused by a family member fraudulently using her name and Social Security number for work.

Medical: Avoid that thrill ride to the ER

Wed, 01 May 2013 12:26:06 -0400

By LEE BOWMAN - Kids and their folks may see thrills in the making, but some recent research holds up a caution flag on injury risks from some common amusement pastimes that can take a toll on summer fun.

Epps, Hawkins, Booher, Levandusky honored by AP

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:35:38 -0400

LEXINGTON, Kentucky - Makayla Epps and Dominique Hawkins had similar goals: closing their careers with state championships.

Gary man's message to youths: Go be something

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:04:49 -0400

GARY, Indiana - James Piggee was just a teenager when he left Gary to attend Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina

New DCS chief discusses child abuse at forum

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 10:15:42 -0400

GARY, Indiana - The new chief of Indiana's child protection agency told a forum on child abuse in the county where she was formerly a judge that her son had inspired her to help more children.

Entrepreneurs try to recapture Detroit's glory

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:51:16 -0400

DETROIT - Scarred by decades of political corruption and neglect, Detroit has begun what many people believe is a painful yet necessary transition.