07/17/11 Later on they said it was an omen. Farmers north of Indiana reported a spectacular display in the heavens, a brilliant meteor in the sky, 7-10 inches in diameter even though it was millions of miles away. They would call it the Great Comet of 1861. The comet was visible for a week.
07/16/11 Editor's note: Citizens Action Coalition (CAC) Executive Director Grant Smith resigned on June 17 and sat down at his home just south of Broad Ripple in Indianapolis with Bloomington Alternative editor Steven Higgs for a conversation about a variety of topics.
07/14/11 Half a dozen fire crews battled a huge blaze in the small town of Akron, Indiana Thursday night.
07/13/11 TEKO Modise wants to resurrect his Bafana Bafanasoccer career, and is hoping his new Dutch coach at Mamelodi Sundowns can help him do just that.
07/13/11 A sculpture, titled Brothers, depicting a poignant battlefield reunion of brothers fighting for opposing sides in the Civil War is on display Tuesday in the Virginia Capitol in Richmond.
07/13/11 PHOENIX - Prince Fielder smacked a three-run homer to lead the National League to a 5-1 win over the American League in Tuesday's All Star Game and clinch home field advantage in this year's World Series.
07/13/11 TRIBUTES poured in for the late amaRharhabe King Maxhoba Sandile who died on Monday after a battle with kidney and heart-related problems.
07/13/11 One of the space assets in New Mexico that many don't know much about is the Operationally Responsive Space office at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque.
07/13/11 Libyan rebel forces have been responsible for looting, arson and the abuse of civilians in their push toward Tripoli, Human Rights Watch alleged on Wednesday.
07/13/11 SANTA FE - On Tuesday, Army Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Petry became the 13th New Mexican awarded the Medal of Honor for distinguished and valorous service above the call of duty.
07/06/11 Indiana authorities were asking the public for help in tracking down a Chicago man wanted in the death of a Beverly teenager, who died Wednesday from injuries suffered during a Fourth of July beach brawl.Police were searching for James Malecek, 19, of Chicago, who is facing charges including involuntary manslaughter and aggravated battery stemming from the death of Chicago resident Kevin ...
07/05/11 U.S. President Barack Obama's speech on June 22 outlining plans for U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan has raised a number of questions from the international media and public. Much of the focus has been on U.S. goals and objectives in Afghanistan, the danger of a radicalizing Pakistan and the drain the war has had on the U.S. economy.
07/05/11 As Ambiga Sreenevasan, the Bersih chief, once put it - the rally has become the people. It is not about her or her committee. Advice that she and her committee should have remembered. The call for free and fair elections has now sparked a sense of injury amongst Malaysians - far and wide. The realization that they have been cheated of their fundamental rights and are still being brazenly robbed ...
07/04/11 BATTLE GROUND -- Summertime and the living is easy. At least it's that way for many campers at Prophetstown State Park.
07/04/11 Max Lynn Davidson, 87, of Lafayette, died Sunday, July 3, 2011, at Indiana University Health Arnett.
07/04/11 Franklin D. Wooldridge, 74, of West Lafayette, died Sunday, July 3, 2011, at Indiana University Health Arnett.
07/04/11 Since the mid-point of the 2010 season, Binghampton, N.Y., sprint car driver Coleman Gullick had been showing marked improvement each week. That paid off Sunday night at the Kokomo Speedway as he piloted his Hazardous Racing No. 14 to a convincing win in the OmniSource Corporation sprint car feature event.
06/29/11 CAREY - While working on the family farm after graduating from high school in rural Carey, 19-year-old Dale Lowery received the call to military service in 1944.
06/29/11 Expectations for the Oklahoma Sooners are sky high for the 2011-12 season, and many pundits are predicting a second National Championship for head coach Bob Stoops . Blessed with a rocket-armed quarterback in Landry Jones and his favorite target, wide receiver Ryan Broyles, the Sooners offense is again expected to be among the best in the nation. Jones is a high profile Heisman Trophy candidate ...
08/03/09 By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer Wrap-up of thoroughbred stakes action. | 
