Quebec police say report fatalities in mosque shooting

British Prime Minister Theresa May has criticized President Donald Trump's order temporarily banning refugees from entering the United States More than 600 people, including lawmakers and best-selling author John Green, have gathered at Indianapolis International Airport to protest President Donald Trump's immigration restrictions Dozens of U.S. colleges are opposing President Donald Trump's sweeping travel ban, which has left some students and professors stranded abroad President Donald Trump's plan to fight terrorism by temporarily stopping citizens of seven nations from entering the country has gotten off to a chaotic start A woman traveling to Indiana to care for her cancer-stricken mother was among those caught in the net cast by President Donald Trump when he banned travelers from entering the country from Muslim-majority nations Religious groups across a spectrum of belief have ... (more)

How prominent Hoosiers responded to Trump EO

The presidents of Purdue, Notre Dame and Indiana universities condemned President Trump's temporary ban on accepting refugees and citizens from certain countries Sunday, and said the directive issued Friday should be stopped. How prominent Hoosiers responded to Trump's executive order The presidents of Purdue, Notre Dame and Indiana universities condemned President Trump's temporary ban on accepting refugees and citizens from certain countries Sunday, and said the directive issued Friday should be stopped.

The perks of being vice president

The role of vice president has not only become more powerful since it was derided as not worth a bucket of spit, it also comes with plenty of perks. The perks of being vice president The role of vice president has not only become more powerful since it was derided as not worth a bucket of spit, it also comes with plenty of perks.

Indiana Sen. Donnelly says hea ll push Trump on factory jobs

Democratic U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly says he'll push President-elect Donald Trump to follow through on his campaign pledges and take action to retain American manufacturing jobs. Donnelly was joined at a Friday news conference by workers from three Indiana plants where jobs are set to be shipped out of the country, including the Carrier Corp. factory in Indianapolis where Trump intervened to stem some job losses.

Donnelly, Young Announce Government Publishing Office to Call Indiana …

U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly and U.S. Senator Todd Young announced today/Thursday that the Government Publishing Office has changed the designation of Indiana natives to "Hoosiers" in the new federal government style guide. The style guide currently uses the term "Indianan."

Advocates of hate crimes law prepared to try again

When advocates for a hate-crimes bill took their case to the Legislature last year, their cause was quickly overshadowed by a separate effort to expand the state's civil rights law to include LGBT protections. The latter measure, which ultimately failed, became known derisively as the "bathroom bill" with opponents who claimed, falsely, that it would allow predatory men to sneak into women's restrooms.

Zoeller leaves to improve addiction crisis

In one of his last acts as governor, Vice President-elect Mike Pence bestowed the honorary title of Sagamore of the Wabash to Attorney General Greg Zoeller for his eight years as Indiana's chief legal officer. It may have been as fitting for Zoeller to have been honored for his role as a public health advocate.

Governor-Elect Eric Holcomb Announces Deputy General Counsel, Inspector General

Cynthia Carrasco, Deputy General Counsel, Office of the Governor: "Cynthia is a trusted leader who has served Indiana with diligence as Inspector General," said Governor-elect Eric Holcomb. "I look forward to her playing an important role in my administration as Deputy General Counsel."

Pence hands out pay raises, awards before leaving office

On his way out of office, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence approved pay raises for state employees while giving one of the state's highest awards to more than a dozen of his political allies and staff. Pence, now the vice president-elect, said Indiana "would not be a state that works" without dedicated government workers, to whom he is giving raises that range between 2 and 4 percent.

Business investment in digital protection growing

Douglas Rapp, advisor for cybersecurity and national security initiatives with the Indiana Economic Development Corp., held a town hall meeting at Columbus City Hall on Nov. 2 focusing on cybersecurity. The town hall was held to obtain feedback so state officials can better allocate resources from the state secretary of commerce for cybersecurity needs, Rapp said.

Carrier factory union chief standing ground against Trump

A local union president slammed by Donald Trump on Twitter stood his ground Thursday, maintaining the president-elect gave false hope to hundreds of workers by inflating the number of jobs being saved at a Carrier Corp. factory in Indianapolis. United Steelworkers Local 1999 President Chuck Jones spent much of the day doing television interviews after Trump called out by name Wednesday night the leader of the union for a few thousand workers at the Carrier factory and 11 other plants.

Letters: Trump’s deal to save Carrier jobs isn’t what it seems

When you dig down into the story about Donald Trump saving jobs in Indiana , you discover yet another moment when reporters and mass media have fallen for fraud and accepted statements as true without digging into the details. Vice President-elect Pence and President-elect Trump visit the Carrier air conditioning and heating company in Indianapolis on Thursday.

Donald Trump begins – thank you tour’ in Indiana

US president-elect Donald Trump visited a factory in Indiana on Thursday to kick off a "thank you tour" for his election win and celebrate persuading air conditioner maker Carrier to preserve around 1,000 jobs in the state rather than move them to Mexico. The Republican businessman toured the plant in Indianapolis and shook hands with workers on an assembly line.

Trump talks $7M tax break at Carrier; PU prof. says maybe not so good for taxpayers

The state of Indiana is offering Carrier a $7 million tax break over 10 years, and President-elect Donald Trump says he's working on more incentives for companies nationwide. Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence were at the Indianapolis Carrier Plant Thursday afternoon to celebrate their deal with Carrier to keep more than 1,000 jobs in Indiana, instead of moving them to Mexico.

How Donald Trump got Carrier to stay

Carrier is getting a modest $7 million in financial incentives over the next 10 years from the state of Indiana to keep 1,000 jobs at an Indianapolis plant, sources familiar with the deal tells CNN. That is just a fraction of the estimated $65 million a year it expected to save if it had moved those jobs to Mexico.

‘Thank You Tour’: Trump victory lap heads for Indianapolis, Cincinnati

U.S. president-elect Donald Trump headed out on a victory lap Thursday, appearing first in Indiana to salute workers at a factory where he says he saved hundreds of jobs from moving to Mexico and then in Ohio on the first stop of a "Thank You Tour" to honour supporters in states that helped him to his stunning victory. Thursday's Midwest swing will be the first time that Trump, who has shown an early inclination to revel in the role of showman-in-chief, has barnstormed across the country since the campaign.

With Carrier trip, Trump embraces theater of the presidency

The president-elect is flying to Indiana on Thursday for an event with officials from Carrier Corp., which is keeping about 1,000 jobs in the U.S. instead of moving them to Mexico. In doing so, he's showing an early deftness for the way the theater of the presidency can be used to shape perceptions of those who occupy the Oval Office.

Timeline of planned Carrier factory closing in Indiana

President-elect Donald Trump is set on Thursday to trumpet a deal with furnace and air conditioner manufacturer Carrier Corp. that would reduce the planned 1,400 job cuts at an Indianapolis factory that became a political cause during the presidential campaign. Feb. 10: Company officials announce plans to shutter the Indianapolis factory, along with a 700-worker factory in the northeastern Indiana city of Huntington that is also owned by Carrier parent company United Technologies Corp. of Hartford, Connecticut.