Indiana gets $40 million from CDC to help address COVID-related health disparities
Money will be used to improve testing and contact tracing, among other things, especially for racial and ethnic minority groups.
OptumServe sites will close due to a lower demand for COVID-19 testing
People will still be able to get tested at more than 250 pharmacies, local health departments and clinics.
Indiana Democrats set sights on 2022 elections at annual dinner
DNC Chair Jaime Harrison and Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear rallied Indiana Democrats around 2022 campaigning and pandemic recovery.
Mike Pence’s new home is in the only Carmel council district represented by a Democrat
Former Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen purchased a home in Carmel, a city that voted primarily for President Joe Biden in 2020.
Readers share their photos of the Brood X cicada eruption across Indianapolis in 2021
IndyStar readers shared their photos of cicadas around Indiana. Brood X is expected to die out sometime in July.
Cicadas live for only about a month. Hoosiers are spending it capturing photos of them.
Millions of cicadas have emerged in Indiana to the delight of some and the dismay of others. Check out our readers’ stories from Brood X.
What we know about settlement between Carmel schools, ex-swimmer over sex exploitation
Carmel Clay Schools and a former swimmer settled a Title IX lawsuit earlier this month. Here’s what we know.
Meet Brandon Drenon, IndyStar’s new racial justice and equity reporter
Brandon Drenon is a Texas native who has found his way to Indianapolis by way of New York. Before IndyStar, Brandon worked at BBC and PBS Frontline.
Shooting inside Publix grocery store in Florida leaves 3 dead, including toddler
Three people are dead, including a child, after a shooting at a South Florida grocery store on Thursday. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (“PBSO”) said the shooting took place inside a Publix supermarket in Royal Palm Beach, just west of West Palm Beach. Police and emergency officials responded to the shopping center just before …
President Biden says United States to donate 500 million Covid-19 vaccines to other countries
On Thursday, President Joe Biden announced his plan to buy an additional 500 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine to distribute to lower-income countries, increasing the U.S. commitment to fighting the pandemic across the globe. Biden made the announcement in the Cornwall village of St. Ives, the United Kingdom seaside resort village where world leaders …