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In March 2026, as Layna Ziegler was about to begin her second semester at Western Boone Junior-Senior High School in Thorntown, her parents, Crystal and Jacob Ziegler, unexpectedly received a

by Abdul-Hakim Shabazz, Esq. I spent the weekend in Cincinnati, the town that gave us Charles Keating, Larry Flynt and WKRP. Keating spent a good ...

by Bill Moreau I was happy to accept my friend Rebecca Reeder’s invitation from Hoosiers United for the Separation of Church and State to lead ...

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If you've been following the story about the White House banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico, and you're thinking that could never happen here, I hate to disappoint you. It

A breakdown of how I'm viewing AI these days as someone who's been covering the technology for years.

Previously unreleased material comes as Wonder marks 50th anniversary of album with arena tour Stevie Wonder has expanded the scope of what was already the most epic studio album in his catalogue, 1976’s Songs in the Key of Life. Four unheard songs from the recording sessions have been released today as a new EP of the same name, marking the 50th anniversary of an album which won album of the year at the Grammys and contains a number of Wonder’s landmark tracks including Sir Duke, As and Isn’t She Lovely. Continue reading...

The Editorial Board demands that Cornell stops protecting the alleged Chi Phi rapists through the University's opaque sexual assault policies.

Sign up for independent, incisive coverage of US politics and media, right in your inbox five times a week. Click to read Public Notice, by Aaron Rupar, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousan...