FedEx shooting: 8 victims' names released after Indianapolis shooter identified

Coroners released the names of the victims of the shooting in Indianapolis late Friday. Four of them were members of Indianapolis' Sikh community — another blow to the Asian American community that comes a month after six people of Asian descent were killed in a mass shooting in the Atlanta area and amid ongoing attacks against Asian Americans amid the coronavirus pandemic.

‘This has to end’: Biden urges Senate to bring gun control bill to floor ‘now’ in wake of FedEx shooting

After a gunman killed eight people and wounded several others before killing himself in a late-night shooting Thursday at a FedEx facility near the Indianapolis airport — President Joe Biden called on Congress to act immediately on gun control legislation.

Police: 8 killed in shooting at FedEx facility in Indianapolis

A gunman killed eight people and wounded several others before killing himself in a late-night shooting at a FedEx facility near the Indianapolis airport, police said, in the latest in a spate of mass shootings after a relative lull during the pandemic.

Alabama fan's death after attending NCAA tournament prompts COVID-19 contact tracing in Indiana

Health officials in Indiana are investigating whether anyone was exposed to COVID-19 by Alabama residents after a fan reportedly died of COVID-19 following attendance of the NCAA Tournament.

Baylor beats Gonzaga for first NCAA men's basketball championship

Baylor beat Hartford, Wisconsin, Villanova, Arkansas and Houston to get a chance to play Gonzaga in its first NCAA championship on Monday night.

Serial killer on federal death row dies at Indiana hospital

A convicted serial killer whose victims included two young boys, including one from Riverside County, died Sunday at a hospital in Indiana, authorities said.

Stimulus check argument led to quadruple murder, family claims

A man suspected of killing three adults and a child had pulled out a gun and opened fire following a heated argument over dividing a stimulus check, the family says.

‘Men working’ sign prompts young sisters to call for gender equality

Blair Babione, 11, and Brienne Babione, 9, spotted a “men working” sign at a construction site and penned a letter to town leaders asking why the sign was posted when plenty of women also work in construction.

‘Nothing short of mass murder’: 6 dead in shooting, including pregnant woman, at Indianapolis home

Six people were killed early Sunday in a shooting at a home in Indianapolis, including a woman and her unborn baby. “What happened this morning was a mass murder,” the city’s mayor said.

US carries out its 1st execution of a female inmate since 1953

A Kansas woman was executed Wednesday for strangling an expectant mother in Missouri and cutting the baby from her womb, the first time in nearly seven decades that the U.S. government has put to death a female inmate.

Federal judge postpones execution of  only woman on US death row

A federal judge said the Justice Department unlawfully rescheduled the execution of the only woman on federal death row.

NBA moves Indianapolis' All-Star weekend to 2024

Indianapolis will host the NBA All-Star weekend in 2024, the league said Wednesday, formally rescheduling the plans for that city to be the site of the league’s midseason showcase this season.

Man convicted of killing Texas teen becomes 8th federal execution of 2020

The U.S. government has executed a man who kidnapped and raped a 16-year-old Texas girl before dousing her with gasoline and burying her alive.

It's a boy! Indianapolis Zoo welcomes adorable baby giraffe

"He is already growing and will be several feet taller before his first birthday," the zoo wrote on its website.