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Joe Cook Visits Every Courthouse in Indiana
Our friend Joe traveled to all 92 Indiana counties from March through July visiting and touring every courthouse in the state...
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Evansville School Among The Best In The Nation
An Evansville school is again among the best. Signature School was just named the 2nd-best school in the nation and the No. 1...
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House Explosion Rocks Central City
A house exploded in Central City just before 1:30 on Tuesday morning. The homeowner was found with severe burns and flown to ...
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Drugs And Guns Found During Traffic Stop
A traffic stop led to two men being arrested on drug and firearm charges. Noah Pryor informed detectives that he did not have...
13h ago

EPD Investigating North Side Shooting
Two people were transported to the hospital after a shooting in Evansville. Last night, officers responded to a shots-fired c...
Aug 18, 2026
National
US tells schools not to alter discipline policies to reduce racial disparities
WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. Education Department has issued guidance urging schools to stop what it calls "r...
3h ago
US FTC considers requiring disclosure of personalized pricing
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Wednesday it is considering requ...
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US appeals court upholds big real estate settlement despite class members' objections
By Jonathan Stempel Aug 19 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld a more than $1 billion settlement to resol...
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US debt crosses $40 trillion threshold after doubling under Trump and Biden
By David Lawder and Jacob Bogage WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Total U.S. debt has topped $40 trillion for the first time, t...
6h ago
US provides $206 million for Gaza force despite deadlocked peace plan
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration has told Congress it is sending more ...
7h ago
World
First screwworm case detected in Mexican state of Sonora
MEXICO CITY, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Mexico's Sonora state has activated emergency surveillance, containment, and control...
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In China, rocket launches fuel tourism and space-age dreams
By Maxim Shemetov WENCHANG, China, Aug 20 (Reuters) - On a sweltering August night, thousands on China's Hainan island throng...
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Key moments in Prince Harry and Meghan's six years in California
Aug 19 (Reuters) - Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, will soon move back to Britain after six years of living in the U.S. Be...
3h ago
Russian ballistic missiles kill at least three in Ukraine's Kyiv, mayor says
By Daniel Flynn and Jekaterina Golubkova KYIV, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Russian ballistic missiles killed at least three and injur...
4h ago
Prince Harry and Meghan to move back to Britain, media reports say
By Michael Holden and Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Prince Harry and his wife Meghan plan to move back to Bri...
4h ago
Business
Australia jobless rate hits near five-year high of 4.5% in July
SYDNEY, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Australian employment unexpectedly fell in July and the jobless rate hit its highest since late 20...
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Bonds steady after US Treasury comes to the rescue
By Rae Wee SINGAPORE, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Global bonds steadied on Thursday after the U.S. Treasury stepped in to stem a rout ...
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China leaves loan rates steady for 15th consecutive month in August
SHANGHAI, Aug 20 (Reuters) - China kept benchmark lending rates unchanged for the 15th straight month in August on Thursday, ...
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Oil prices steady as investors assess US-Iran war outlook
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Oil prices steadied in early trade on Thursday as investors assessed the outlook f...
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Dollar hugs three-month lows as Treasury seeks to sooth the bond market
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, Aug 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar nursed steep losses on Thursday, hovering near three-month lo...
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Politics
Five takeaways from Tuesday's primaries in Florida and Alaska
WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - A centrist Democrat advanced in Alaska, bolstering the party's hopes of winning control of the...
12h ago
Trump's bid to inscribe name on Kennedy Center faces renewed court test
WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - A Democratic board member of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts said she will ...
13h ago
Trump calls for Congress to pass crypto bill at White House event
By Hannah Lang Aug 19 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Congress to pass a bill that would bring...
13h ago
US families, healthcare providers under strain after Trump crackdown on Haitian immigrants
(Corrects to remove faulty hyperlink in paragraph 15) By Maria Tsvetkova NEW CITY, New York, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Richie Rosen,...
16h ago
IndyCar race comes to Washington, tracing a city reshaped by Trump
By Jacob Bogage WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will cap off the country's summer celebrations of ...
16h ago
Health
Multistate salmonella infections climb to 431, US CDC says
Aug 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday that a salmonella outbreak linked to...
4h ago
Ultragenyx's gene therapy wins first FDA approval for rare metabolic disorder
By Sneha S K and Padmanabhan Ananthan Aug 19 (Reuters) - Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical said on Wednesday that its gene therapy be...
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US FDA approves Regeneron's rare bone disorder drug
By Bageshri Banerjee and Christy Santhosh Aug 19 - The U.S. FDA on Wednesday approved Regeneron's drug for a rare genetic dis...
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West Nile virus outbreak kills four in North Macedonia
Aug 19 (Reuters) - Four people have died from West Nile fever out of 38 testing positive for the disease so far this year ...
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Moderna shares double as cancer vaccine data rekindles investor hopes
By Christy Santhosh and Shashwat Chauhan Aug 19 (Reuters) - Moderna shares more than doubled on Wednesday, adding about $30 b...
11h ago
Science
Rescue mission for aging NASA space telescope fails
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - A mission to rescue NASA's aging Swift observatory in space was canceled on W...
8h ago
Fastest-known star zooms under Milky Way black hole's influence
WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Scientists have detected the fastest-known star, a stellar speedster that is zooming around th...
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As Europe rearms, Italy's fragmented space sector faces a scale test
By Mirko Miorelli Aug 19 (Reuters) - Italy's fragmented space industry is facing growing pressure to consolidate as defence a...
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China's LandSpace lands rocket booster; joins SpaceX, Blue Origin with reusable tech
By Shi Bu, Ethan Wang and Joe Cash BEIJING, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Chinese startup LandSpace on Wednesday recovered the first sta...
Aug 18, 2026
The Milky Way devoured a smaller galaxy about 11.8 billion years ago
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - The Milky Way, a large and spiral-shaped galaxy that is home to hundreds of bil...
Aug 18, 2026
Technology
Uber launches autonomous rides in Zagreb, its first in Europe
Aug 19 (Reuters) - Uber, Verne and Pony.ai said on Wednesday they had launched autonomous rides in Zagreb, making the Croa...
7h ago
Amazon plans drone delivery expansion to about 500 US locales
By Greg Bensinger SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Amazon said on Wednesday it will expand its drone delivery service to rea...
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US CFTC seeks comment on compute derivatives as AI demand grows
Aug 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission said on Wednesday it was seeking public comment on comput...
8h ago
Payments firm Stripe to buy marketplace OpenRouter in AI push
By Aditya Soni and Arasu Kannagi Basil Aug 19 (Reuters) - Payments firm Stripe said on Wednesday it had agreed to buy OpenRou...
8h ago
LG Energy, once fixed on EV batteries, jumps to Plan B
(Corrects to remove faulty hyperlink in paragraph 2) By Kalea Hall Aug 19 (Reuters) - A few years ago, battery manufacturer L...
9h ago
Entertainment
KKR to buy 6% stake in India's BookMyShow for up to $50 million, source says
By Vibhuti Sharma Aug 19 (Reuters) - Global investment firm KKR will buy a stake of about 6% in Indian ticketing and entertai...
21h ago
ZZ Top's longtime drummer, Frank Beard, dies at 77
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Frank Beard, the longtime drummer for the rock group ZZ Top, has died at the...
Aug 18, 2026
Theater trade group Cinema United calls on Paramount and California AG to settle
By Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Cinema United, a trade organization representing theater owners, on Tuesd...
Aug 18, 2026
Madonna tops Taylor Swift in nominations for MTV's Video Music Awards
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Pop music veteran Madonna scored the most nominations for MTV's Video Music ...
Aug 18, 2026
Disney, ABC sue FCC over threats to broadcast licenses
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Disney and its ABC unit sued the Federal Communications Commission on Tues...
Aug 18, 2026



