Madison – A provision in the state budget would give more legal protection to researchers performing animal testing in the state. Some animal rights activists say this will let researchers off the hook for animal cruelty, while researchers say it is necessary to close a loophole to ensure scientific studies continue. The amendment would exempt [...]

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A West Lafayette City Councilman will pack his bags and head to Washington D.C. Friday morning to meet with President Obama and other White House officials. “There is really only so much the federal government can do from the top down. It really has to start on a local level,” said [...]

The FDA released new sunscreen guidelines last week, and though they wont be effective until summertime next year, they do raise some important considerations for those of you trying to figure out how to pick a sunscreen for this years summer fun. Perhaps the biggest change brought by the new sunscreen guidelines is to sunscreens [...]

ST. LOUIS – Police are searching for a man accused of robbing a bank Monday afternoon in south St. Louis. According to police, the robber entered the Southern Commercial Bank in the 7200 block of South Broadway, approached the teller and gave a demand note. Officials say he did not show or imply that he [...]

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court says Microsoft Corp. must pay a $290 million patent infringement judgment awarded to a small Toronto software company in a patent lawsuit. The high court on Thursday refused to throw out the judgment against the world’s largest software maker. Toronto-based i4i sued Microsoft in 2007, saying it owned the technology [...]