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It’s a financial step forward for a new convention hotel in Downtown Evansville. Mayor Lloyd Winnecke’s office says Standard and Poor’s has re-affirmed…

Former Google X executive Megan Smith started this month as the U.S. chief technology officer. She's only the third person to have the job.

Research shows that simple changes in drinking habits can help people who've had kidney stones lower the odds that they'll strike again. Consuming plenty of fiber may make a difference, too.

The laser, China said, can destroy small-scale drones flying at a low altitude. The U.S. tested a similar system, last year. It put it aboard a ship in the Persian Gulf.

In today’s mid-term election, all 435 seats in the House of Representatives are being contested.Nationally and here in Indiana, Republicans are almost…

If one urban legend is to be believed, there are as many rats as people — 8 million. Statistician Jonathan Auerbach decided to test that idea.

The Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General said it would review Medicare Advantage billing practices with an eye toward curbing overcharges.

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Irek Hamidullan, a Russian Taliban member, is the first military detainee from Afghanistan to appear in a federal court.

The star running back avoided jail time after being indicted in September for using a wooden switch to punish his 4-year-old son. The case reignited the debate over corporal punishment in the U.S.