Indiana’s cigarette use dropped sharply following a long-awaited tax hike, with consumption falling 40% in the first three months after the increase, according to the Indiana Department of Health. Over the same period, enrollment in the state’s Quit Now Indiana smoking cessation program rose nearly 40%. “[Cigarette] use impacts, really, every aspect of health,” said […]
Just a few days after a seemingly warm exchange with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said Sunday that his view of Trump hasn’t changed: he still sees him as a fascist and a danger to American democracy. During an appearance on NBC’s Meet the Press, Mamdani was […]
Widespread frustration with the economy, rising prices, and uncertainty about Trump administration policies are fueling unusually high disapproval among groups that have traditionally backed the president. These are the six major findings from the newest Fox News national poll: — Negative views of the economy are climbing. A full 76% of voters rate economic conditions […]
Reports from the Daily Mail suggest that new “rumors” are circulating about an alleged effort to bring an end to what some call the “Bush Exile.” This supposed initiative is described as an attempt by certain Republicans to regain control of the GOP from Donald Trump and his Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement. According […]
Indiana Lawmakers Focus on State Sandwich Amid Pressing Issues In a state grappling with soaring property taxes, utility bills, and gas prices, some Indiana lawmakers have spent years championing what many consider a peculiar legislative priority: making the pork tenderloin the official state sandwich. This ongoing saga highlights a disconnect between elected officials and the […]
The House of Representatives voted by a wide margin to require the Department of Justice (DOJ) to turn over documents connected to Jeffrey Epstein. The vote followed months of sustained pressure from Democrats and from the bill’s bipartisan sponsors, Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Ro Khanna, D-Calif. A number of Epstein’s survivors attended the vote […]
A 62-year-old Whitestown man, Curt Andersen, is scheduled to make his first court appearance Friday after being charged with voluntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cleaning woman earlier this month. Andersen was booked into the Boone County Jail on Thursday, nearly two weeks after the Nov. 5 death of 32-year-old Maria Florinda Rios […]
An increasing number of Americans with lower incomes are finding it harder to stay financially afloat as their earnings fail to keep pace with rising prices, according to a new analysis. Data from the Bank of America Institute shows that about 29% of low-income households are now living paycheck to paycheck, up slightly from 2024 […]
As the House of Representatives prepares to pass a bill this week that would require the Justice Department to release all of its records on disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, President Donald Trump abruptly shifted his stance. After months of resisting the measure and working to stop it, Trump reversed course and […]
President Donald Trump is urging the removal of the Republican leader of Indiana’s state Senate after the lawmaker declined to reconvene the chamber to revise congressional districts in a way that would benefit the GOP. In a Truth Social post on Sunday morning, Trump expressed that he was “very disappointed” in Senate President Pro Tempore […]
A chimpanzee briefly roamed free inside the Indianapolis Zoo on Friday, prompting staff to direct guests back to their cars or into secure indoor areas. Indianapolis Fire Department records indicate dispatchers received a call at 10:10 a.m. about a possible animal bite at the zoo. However, zoo officials clarified that no one was hurt during […]
The last American penny has been struck at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia, marking the end of a coinage era that began in 1793 and concluded on November 12. The once-ubiquitous one-cent coin is already being missed by shoppers and cashiers alike. According to USA TODAY, some retailers have begun running short on pennies and […]