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The iconic Palace of Culture in the Polish capital Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, is lit green to mark the 5th anniversary of the Paris climate accord. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Kerry says US climate setbacks are slowing work abroad

By Associated Press

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said Friday that setbacks for President Joe Biden's climate efforts at home have "slowed the pace" of some of the commitments from other countries to cut climate-wrecking fossil fuels, but he insisted the U.S. would still achieve its own ambitious climate goals in time.

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Independence Day activities in Delaware County

By Miguel Naranjo

All throughout Delaware County, city officials, local businesses, and charitable organizations alike are celebrating Independence Day in a myriad of different ways. If you’re looking for something to do or maybe looking for a way to spice up your 4th of July celebration, here are five different events taking place on July 4 that are sure to be a blast.

Supreme Court 6/30/2022, 6:31pm

In a handout image provided by the U.S. Supreme Court, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., right, administers the Constitutional Oath to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, left, in the West Conference Room of the Supreme Court on Thursday, June 30, 2022, in Washington, D.C. Jackson was sworn in as the newest Supreme Court Justice, replacing the now-retired Justice Stephen G. Breyer. (Fred Schilling/Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States/Getty Images/TNS)

Jackson sworn in, becomes 1st Black woman on Supreme Court

By Associated Press

Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in to the Supreme Court on Thursday, shattering a glass ceiling as the first Black woman on the nation's highest court.

Storm Chasing 6/30/2022, 10:17am

Ball State storm chasers

By Adanna Mbanu

Storm chasers love the uncertainty of the atmosphere; they love to observe the natural gifts that Mother Nature brings them. Whether the goal of their observations is for research purposes or for pure enjoyment, storm chasers consistently have an objective of discovering new things the weather carries in for them.

Roe v. Wade 6/29/2022, 6:00pm

The Supreme Court said Monday it will consider a case that could lead to a significant rollback of the Roe v. Wade decision. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images/TNS)

JOSLIN: Is this the end of Privacy?

By Grayson Joslin

My mom noted something when we talked about the ruling in the privacy of our home. She noted how her grandmother was not even able to open a checking account whenever she was starting a family in the 1940s and 1950s, and how she was scared that women’s rights in this country would regress following this decision.

Gallery 6/29/2022, 9:58am

Munsee Meats

By Rylan Capper

Local company, Munsee Meats, provides Muncie with locally raised beef, where photo-journalist Rylan Capper took photos.

migrants 6/28/2022, 6:28pm

In this aerial view, members of law enforcement investigate a tractor trailer on June 27, 2022, in San Antonio, Texas. According to reports, at least 46 people, who are believed migrant workers from Mexico, were found dead in an abandoned tractor trailer. Over a dozen victims were found alive, suffering from heat stroke and taken to local hospitals. (Jordan Vonderhaar/Getty Images/TNS)

51 migrants die after trailer abandoned in San Antonio heat

By The Associated Press

Desperate families of migrants from Mexico and Central America frantically sought word of their loved ones as authorities began the grim task Tuesday of identifying 51 people who died after being abandoned in a tractor-trailer without air conditioning in the sweltering Texas heat.

Camps 6/28/2022, 9:58am

The T-shirt given to participants in Writing Camp 2022 held June 20-24, 2022 at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, reads, 'Writing Vibes Only". This camp teaches children in grades six-12 skills in journalism, creative writing and more. (Kyle Smedley/DN)

Fostering Creativity: 9 Delaware County fifth-ninth grade students spread their creative wings at Indiana Writing Project's Writing Camp 2022.

By Kyle Smedley

During the summer of 2022, Indiana Writing Project sponsors multiple writing camps at Ball State University, one of which was a one-week camp focused on journalism June 20-24 for fifth-ninth graders. Nine Delaware County students got the chance to tell stories of their choosing.

Abortion 6/27/2022, 6:00pm

Protests at Indiana Statehouse following Roe vs. Wade decision

Protestors gather at Indiana Statehouse following Roe vs. Wade decision

By Adanna Mbanu

Protesters carried colorful signs and sometimes shared personal stories when they gathered at the Indiana Statehouse June 25, a response to a 6-3 vote by the Supreme Court that overturned Roe v. Wade.

Ice Hockey 6/27/2022, 9:57am

The Tampa Bay Lightning know returning home to Amalie Arena on Sunday for Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final is no guarantee of success. (Luis Santana/Tampa Bay Times/TNS)

SMEDLEY: While I've never given the NHL a try, maybe it's about time I should

By Kyle Smedley

SMEDLEY: Due to the fact that my family has never been interested and media coverage is lacking, ice hockey has always been the only one of the four major American sports that has never grasped my attention. In the aftermath of the 2022 Stanley Cup Finals, the 2022-23 season will ensure that changes.

Music 6/26/2022, 6:00pm

Campers at the Music for All Summer Symposium Leadership Weekend attending a presentation in Pruis Hall on the Ball State campus. Leadership Weekend runs June 25-27 before the Summer Symposium begins. Music for All, photo courtesy

Music for All Summer Symposium 2022 at Ball State

By Staff Reports

The 2022 Music for All Summer Symposium, a national summer learning experience for high school band and orchestra students and teachers, will be at Ball State June 27- July 2.

flying camp 6/26/2022, 10:00am

A Camp Adventure counselor interacting with camp attendees. Camp Adventure is a no-cost four-day day camp for Muncie area third graders. Ball State University, photo courtesy

Captain Barrington Irving set to visit Camp Adventure June 27

By Staff Reports

Captain Barrington Irving and the Flying Classroom team will be visiting Summer Learning Fun at Camp Adventure (SLFCA) to spend the day with the campers who have been participating in his Flying Classroom’s virtual learning program this summer.

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Muncie’s Maker Force

By Grace McCormick

A former 80,000-square-foot laundry facility in Muncie holds limitless possibilities.

Boombox music fills the second floor while artists move tables to set up for First Thursday, a monthly event to draw people to explore art and culture downtown. A woodworker helps children build birdhouses while Steven Knipp colors hair in his salon a few doors down. Adjacent businesses invite people in for gift shopping or ax throwing.

Campus 4/30/2022, 7:00pm

Ball State graduate, dining worker and author discusses her books and the experience that helped create them.

By Elissa Maudlin

Kris Ball started writing when she was 6 years old — poetry, song lyrics, short stories. Ball said in the opening of one of her books that, sitting at the foot of her bed, her Aunt Janice — a woman 10 years younger than Ball’s “hands-off” mother — encouraged her to write and “would listen to [her] stupid poems.”