TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – Honduras’ refusal to restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya despite an appeal by the top envoy for the Americas has put the impoverished nation on a collision...

WASILLA, Alaska – Even for a nonconformist, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin defies political logic with her sudden, stunning announcement to leave office more than a year early.Supporters and critics...

PESHAWAR, Pakistan – Clashes between tribesmen and Taliban militants left 16 people dead today in Pakistan’s northwest, officials said, in the latest violence between pro-government...

TEHRAN, Iran – A top aide of Iran’s supreme leader called the country’s main opposition figure a U.S. agent and accused him of committing crimes against the nation in an editorial...

GAFFNEY, S.C. – A terrified rural South Carolina community hunkered down over the Fourth of July after the sheriff said a serial killer was on the loose, and longtime residents were reminded of...

MADISON, Ind. — Seattle's Dave Villwock turned in the fastest qualifying speed Friday of the six boats that qualified for Sunday's Indiana Governor's Cup final. Villwock posted a lap of...

Richard Essex /Eyewitness News Indianapolis - This year, more Hoosiers are taking part in events close to home. Three days off from the grind of commerce, and the stream of commerce is staying at...

Indianapolis - One person is dead, following a late night shooting on the north east side.Police identify the victim as 24-year-old Marquis Lynn Hawkins. The shooting happened around 10:30 Friday...

Jennie Runevitch /Eyewitness News Ripley County - When Michael Jackson's body is buried next week, he will take a part of Indiana with him. The Batesville Casket Company made his casket in Ripley...

The Saturday Evening Post, a centuries-old publication that helped make illustrator Norman Rockwell an American icon and showcased some of the greatest U.S. writers, is returning to its roots to show...

www.aspendent.com ), a leading provider of denture and dental services, will celebrate the grand opening of its Speedway office on Thursday, July 16. The office, located at Speedway Shoppes, 5945...

BEIRUT, Lebanon – A senior Iranian cleric said Friday that employees of the British Embassy in Tehran arrested in recent days would be put on trial for unspecified charges of acting against...

WASILLA, Alaska – Sarah Palin surprised supporters Friday and announced she is resigning as governor of Alaska at the end of the month, leaving open the possibility she would seek a run for the...

Domestic terrorists and violent extremists have found their way into the headlines recently - with the June fatal shooting at the U.S. Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C., and the April murder of...

SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea says North Korea has fired a fifth missile off its eastern coast.The Joint Chiefs of Staff says three missiles were fired early Saturday, the fourth at about...

LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles city officials are preparing for massive crowds downtown during Tuesday’s public memorial for Michael Jackson at Staples Center, even though only 17,500 tickets...

LOS ANGELES – The powerful sedative Diprivan was found in Michael Jackson’s home, a law enforcement official said Friday as the city planned for a massive crowd at the singer’s...

The national debt is recorded on the National Debt Clock in New York on Friday. In 2008, the clock had to be refurbished when the debt topped $10...

BEIRUT – Syria’s leader sent a Fourth of July message full of praise to President Obama on Friday and invited him to visit Syria – the latest signs Damascus is hedging its bets in...

WICHITA, Kan. – A man charged with shooting a prominent Kansas doctor who performed late-term abortions has been advocating through mailings from his jail cell that such killings are...

YANGON, Myanmar – Armed with a law degree from the University of East Yangon, 22-year-old Win is clear-eyed about his job prospects: Practically speaking, there are none. For him, the future...

YANGON, Myanmar – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today he was "deeply disappointed" after Myanmar’s military ruler rejected his second and final request to meet jailed opposition...

BANGKOK, Thailand – As U2 kicks off its world tour, the rock band is turning a spotlight on Myanmar’s jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.On its Web site and onstage, U2 is asking...

MOSCOW - Michelle Obama brings her superstar glamour to Moscow this weekend as she accompanies her husband on his summit with the Russian president.But the American first lady, who has wowed publics...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Metro police responded to a shooting on the northeast side late Friday night. Police were called to the Hearts Landing apartment complex near 42nd and Post Road just before...

Emily Longnecker /Eyewitness News Indianapolis - Police call it a nuisance, and at least one lawmaker is calling panhandling a public safety issue. Coleman, a homeless man, says he makes up to $18 a...

Mary Milz /Eyewitness News Columbus - An Indiana company forced to close because of the shutdown at Chrysler is calling back over 400 furloughed employees. This comes just one day after the US...

Sgt. Darrin Emmons was shopping at Wal-Mart on June 25 when he heard someone shouting for help. "I heard someone yell, 'Call 911'," recalled Emmons. Sgt. Emmons arrived to find two women...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - State police say an additional 150 troopers will be patrolling the roads during the Fourth of July holiday weekend. It's part of a federally funded program designed to reduce...

Rich Van Wyk /Eyewitness News Indianapolis - People are already celebrating the Fourth of July holiday with some big spending. But is the recession taking the bucks out of the bang? Fireworks sales...

Bob Segall /13 Investigates Indianapolis - 13 Investigates has found many area picnic tables are still tainted with poison. One year after WTHR first exposed the problem involving thousands of picnic...

Sandra Chapman /Eyewitness News Fishers - A casual family outing to Wal-Mart turned into a life-saving mission for an off-duty Fishers police officer. Off the clock and nearly out the door of the...

Indianapolis Animal Care and Control are looking for permanent homes, and you can help this weekend. Adopting a pet on the Fourth of July only costs $4, a bargin from the original $60 price for...

Indianapolis - An accident led to a 25-gallon fuel spill on Pendleton Pike Friday afternoon. Firefighters say it happened at 7401 Pendleton Pike at around 1:30 pm. A refrigerated semi truck from...

SEOUL, South Korea — In an apparent first, North Korea — a country that struggles to feed its 24 million people — has aired a beer commercial on state television.The advertisement,...

DENVER — Casket makers catering to natural burials have offered biodegradable coffins made of such materials as recycled newspapers or cardboard. Ecoffins USA, based in Montrose, Colo., is...

As part of a program called Veterans Property Management, veterans trimmed, painted and gave new life to a once dilapidated apartment complex. The gesture was an outward metaphor of the inward...

reports fewer Americans are expected to hit the road this holiday weekend. The agency blames the decline of the current economy, but that's good news for local attractions. With perfect weather to...

JUNEAU, Alaska — The National Society of Newspaper Columnists chose Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as the winner of its annual Sitting Duck Award, a tongue-in-cheek honor that pokes fun at the most...

Indianapolis - Fireworks may have sparked a fire overnight at a northeast side home. Bruce Fulling captured his neighbor's pickup truck engulfed in flames in the driveway of a home in the 8700...

PORTLAND, Oregon — An Oregon woman obsessed with bunnies has been ordered back behind bars after police found her in a hotel room with more than a dozen rabbits.Washington County Circuit Judge...

Concord, NH - Tomato plants have been removed from stores in half a dozen Northeast states as a destructive plant disease makes its earliest and most widespread appearance ever in the United...

South Bend - South Bend's zoo has seen a big jump in attendance this year but it faces the possibility of funding cuts as city officials look to reduce spending.Potawatomi Zoo's attendance of...

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Elkhart - State inspectors are citing a northern Indiana lumber recycling plant with safety violations in the death of a worker.The Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration report says...

Anderson - An Anderson city councilman charged with taking a loaded gun into the Madison County Jail has pleaded guilty to drunken driving.Jail guards reported finding Councilman Ollie Dixon with the...

FISHERS, Ind. -- Until this week, Michele Graddy was known online to thousands of mothers in central Indiana simply as "Momof4inFishers."But a sudden, dramatic turn in Graddy's life sparked a...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Despite the deep recession, people are ready to celebrate the Fourth of July. After a slow start, fireworks retailers say people are coming in and spending money. Many are...

Bob Segall /13 Investigates Indianapolis - Your cell phone can be secretly hijacked, allowing someone else to hear everything you say and track your every move. 13 Investigates first exposed this...

Many begin their holiday weekend a day early and are already on the road toward Independence Day celebrations. Story by Rontina...