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Music producer Phil Spector, left, and his attorney Dennis Riordan appear in a courtroom for Spector's sentencing in Los Angeles, Friday, May 29, 2009. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, Pool)

Today in History: Phil Spector sentenced

May 29, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

On May 29, 2009, a judge in Los Angeles sentenced music producer Phil Spector to 19 years to life in prison for the murder of actor Lana Clarkson. (Spector remained...

Steven Meyer, a Tippecanoe County judge in who was hurt in a shooting at his home on January 18, 2026, is shown in Nov. 4, 2014. (The Purdue Exponent via AP)

Prosecutors charge gang members with shooting Indiana judge, wife

January 23, 2026 at 8:54 p.m.

Members of a motorcycle club and a street gang worked together in an attempt to kill an Indiana judge in hopes of derailing a domestic abuse case against one of...

FILE – Amazon Web Services data center is visible on Aug. 22, 2024, in Boardman, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

As electric bills rise, evidence mounts that data centers share blame

August 11, 2025 at 11:01 a.m.

Amid rising electric bills, states are under pressure to insulate regular household and business ratepayers from the costs of feeding Big Tech’s energy-hungry data centers.

Smoke rises following an Israeli shelling in southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

What to know about Israel’s operations in Lebanon and Gaza

October 4, 2024 at 9:30 p.m.

In late September, Israel shifted some of its focus from Hamas to Hezbollah, which holds much of the power in parts of southern Lebanon and some other areas of the...

Micah Beckwith, a Hamilton County pastor, upset State Rep. Julie McGuire to become the Republican nominee for Lieutenant Govenor at the Indiana GOP Convention on Saturday. (Photo courtesy of Micah Beckwith for Indiana)

Indiana Republicans choose far-right pastor as lieutenant governor nominee

June 17, 2024 at 3:54 p.m.

By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Republicans rejected Sen. Mike Braun’s choice for lieutenant governor on Saturday, instead nominating a podcasting pastor with far-right views to be his...

People look toward the sky as the moon begins to partially eclipse the sun at the Luis Enrique Erro Planetarium in Mexico City on April 8, 2024. This year's path of totality is 115 miles (185 kilometers) wide and home to nearly 32 million Americans, with an additional 150 million living less than 200 miles from the strip. The next total solar eclipse that can be seen from a large part of North America won't come around until 2044. (Photo by CARL DE SOUZA/AFP via Getty Images)

A total solar eclipse races across North America as clouds part along totality

April 8, 2024 at 3:26 p.m.

A chilly, midday darkness fell across North America on Monday as a total solar eclipse raced across the continent, thrilling those lucky enough to behold the spectacle through clear skies.

The solar eclipse behind The Spirit of Progress statue depicting the goddess Diana on top of the Montgomery Ward Building in River North on Aug. 21, 2017.

The solar eclipse may change some voting registration deadlines in Indiana. Here’s what to know

April 2, 2024 at 3:21 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS — While all eyes will be on the skies Monday, April 8 for the total solar eclipse, Indiana residents should also look to their voter registration. The deadline to...

FILE – Migrants wait to be processed by the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol after they crossed the Rio Grande and entered the U.S. from Mexico, Oct. 19, 2023, in Eagle Pass, Texas. The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, allowed a Texas law to proceed that lets state police arrest migrants and local judges to order them to leave, paving the way to a U.S. Supreme Court battle. The law, which was initially set to take effect Tuesday, March 5, will be able to take effect Saturday, March 9. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Supreme Court temporarily blocks Texas law that allows police to arrest migrants

March 11, 2024 at 11:54 a.m.

Texas’ plans to arrest migrants who enter the U.S. illegally and order them to leave the country is headed to the Supreme Court in a legal showdown over the federal...

This photo provided by Louisville Division of Fire, Louisville Fire Dept., Louisville firefighter Bryce Carden rescues the driver of semitruck that is dangling off the Clark Memorial Bridge over the Ohio River on Friday, March 1, 2024 in Louisville, Ky. The driver was pulled to safety by firefighters following the three-vehicle crash on the bridge connecting Louisville, Kentucky to southern Indiana. (Louisville Division of Fire via AP)

Driver rescued after semi struck by an oncoming vehicle

March 4, 2024 at 1:02 p.m.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A semi that was knocked dangling off a bridge over the Ohio River — prompting a dramatic rescue of the driver — was struck by a vehicle...

Kylie Moreland, the Monroe County Elections Supervisor poses in her office in Bloomington, Ind., Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. Moreland, 24, worked on the municipal election in November as assistant to the election supervisor and was promoted to the supervisor role Feb. 12. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

An Indiana county hires yet another election supervisor, hoping she’ll stay

March 3, 2024 at 1:37 p.m.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — An Indiana county lost its top election official nearly every other month over the last year after a longtime supervisor resigned following a counting error in the...

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