
A $100 million investment and hundreds of jobs coming to our community is something worth celebrating. I’m glad to see Huntington on the map for global investment, and I want to see this project succeed, if it results in jobs for Huntington.

A school career fair appearance Friday by Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith angered some parents and apparently embarrassed some Valparaiso Community school administrators.
We have long known that student achievement is heavily dependent upon parental income, and that students from impoverished backgrounds face barriers their wealthier classmates do not.
The price tag keeps growing for President Donald Trump’s vow of Indiana political retribution. Millions of dollars have already been spent or pledged from groups aiming to defeat seven Republican senators who refused to abide Trump’s demands for a redrawing of the state’s U.S. House maps last year.
British journalist Dawn Foster once observed of the election-year rite of anointing kindred spirits: “There’s a thin line between mockery and endorsement.” Republican challengers in Indiana Senate races backed by President Donald J. Trump’s retribution campaign have secured two key endorsements. The first wave came from Trump himself this past winter when he recruited and anointed eight Republicans for the May 5 primary election.
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita possesses a truly remarkable gift. He’s one of the best at wasting money. Taxpayer money. Our money. Two recent episodes put this Rokita skill on full display.
The Indiana Supreme Court will take over a case that's pitted the state's near-total abortion ban against women whose religious beliefs require the procedure, skipping the Indiana Court of Appeals.

An icon in Indianapolis and national radio has died. Bob Kevoian, who co-hosted "The Bob & Tom Show" for 32 years, died Friday, April 17, the show announced. Kevoian, who had been battling cancer for the past three years, died peacefully at home Friday afternoon, the show said. He was 75 years old.
The Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications has filed disciplinary charges against Lawrence County Superior Court I Judge John M. Plummer III. The commission alleges Judge Plummer engaged in illegal drug use and possession of marijuana.
Oil tankers are remaining cautious about sailing through the Strait of Hormuz after Iran declared Friday that the sea lane is open to commercial ships, video footage shows.
The contrast was on full display Thursday, when, as Trump flew to Las Vegas to discuss tax cuts for Americans earning tips, his administration was pushing ahead with another of his splashy projects: Plans to build a 250-foot Triumphal Arch near the Lincoln Memorial replete with a Lady Liberty-like statue and a pair of golden eagles.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas embarked on a wild and fanciful journey of historical revisionism this week, delivering a speech that portrayed progressivism as a dire threat to America because Woodrow Wilson was a segregationist, and somehow that led to the rise of Hitler.
The U.S. and Iran are negotiating over a three-page plan to end the war, with one element under discussion being that the U.S. would release $20 billion in frozen Iranian funds in return for Iran giving up its stockpile of enriched uranium, according to two U.S. officials and two additional sources briefed on the talks.
Conspiracy theories about the Butler, Pennsylvania, shooting have ramped up in recent weeks as once steadfast Trump supporters turn on the president.
Last week, FBI Director Kash Patel was convinced that President Donald Trump had fired him after he was unable to access the bureau’s internal computer system, The Atlantic reported on Friday.
Investors placed a bet worth about $760 million on a falling oil price around 20 minutes before Iran's foreign minister announced on Friday that the Strait of Hormuz was open, another sizeable wager on the world's most traded commodity ahead of major announcements in the course of the Middle East war.
President Xi Jinping is wrapping up what’s been an unusually busy week of diplomacy in Beijing, showcasing the fervent interest of world leaders to develop ties with China while the US is embroiled in a conflict with Iran.
Donald Trump escalated his attacks on several of his most prominent former media allies Friday morning, lashing out at Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens, and Alex Jones in a Truth Social post filled with personal insults.

Iran swiftly reversed course on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, warning that it would continue to block transit as long as the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports remained in effect.
Under the act, women in Ohio would be at risk for arrest any time they wear a bikini swimsuit, halter top, or T-shirt without a bra.
The National Guard’s top general told Congress on Friday that it would follow the Constitution and the law when he was asked about the possibility President Donald Trump would order troops to polling places for the midterm elections.
The Indiana Fever are paying the price to stay competitive as the battle to attract top talent now includes the allure of million-dollar deals. As they work to maintain their position as a playoff-caliber team, Indiana is leading a new era of WNBA compensation.
Obi Toppin had 26 points and nine rebounds and seven Indiana players scored in double figures as the Pacers snapped a three-game skid with a 123-94 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night.
Ayo Dosunmu scored 24 points and Julius Randle and Bones Hyland each added 19 as the Minnesota Timberwolves picked up a critical 124-104 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night.
































