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The U.S. Census Bureau admitted in 2022 that the results from the 2020 Census were flawed in 14 states, meaning the political infrastructure determined by the census — the Electoral College, congressional districts, and congressional seat apportionment — are built on inaccurate information. We are stuck using these faulty census results until the 2030 Census because, even if we had another census now, U.S. Code mandates that mid-decade census results “Shall not be used for apportionment of representatives in Congress … nor shall such information be used in prescribing congressional districts.” Now Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., is pressing the Census...

A 69-year-old truck driver who was seriously injured in a fight that prosecutors say was started by former NFL quarterback and sports analyst Mark Sanchez is now suing Sanchez and his employer, Fox Corporation, in Indiana state court.Lawyers for Perry Tole filed the lawsuit Monday seeking an unspecified amount in actual and punitive damages, as well as attorney’s fees. The lawsuit accuses Sanchez of instigating a fight with Tole late Saturday night outside a downtown Indianapolis hotel, leading to “severe permanent disfigurement, loss of function” and other injuries and emotional distress. Tole also stabbed Sanchez several times in the fight,...

More details have emerged from the stabbing and arrest of Fox Sports analyst Mark Sanchez.Fox 59's Angela Ganote obtained the probable cause affidavit from Indianapolis police on Sunday, in which the detective on the case describes a bizarre scene in which the former NFL quarterback allegedly confronted a truck driver on the job.There are also photos available of the alleged victim, though be warned they are graphic, showing a large gash in the 69-year-old's cheek. His family reportedly said the cut from the fight actually went through his cheek and hit his tongue.Sanchez, who was described by the alleged victim...

Former NFL quarterback and Fox Sports analyst Mark Sanchez is facing a felony battery charge following a violent altercation in downtown Indianapolis that left him hospitalized. The incident occurred early on Saturday, October 4th, when 38-year-old Sanchez, reportedly highly intoxicated at the time, confronted a 69-year-old truck driver over a parking space — leading to a dispute near a hotel loading dock. According to authorities, the confrontation escalated after Sanchez allegedly shoved the truck driver. The driver, who told police that he feared for his safety, then used pepper spray and stabbed Sanchez multiple times “in self-defense,” he argued. “Sanchez...

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Legal analysts were stunned by the severity of the penalty handed down in the wake of a weekend stabbing incident, as former NFL player Mark Sanchez was sentenced to five more seasons with the New York Jets. Sanchez, who was arrested following a violent scuffle with a truck driver over a parking spot that led to both men being hospitalized, would now suffer the consequences of his actions by being forced to join the Jets' roster for the next five years. "This punishment is surprisingly cruel," said Sanchez's attorney, Samuel Kreibel. "Yes, my client was engaged in...

We’ll see what happens from here, but the photos of the delivery driver that former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez allegedly attacked are not good. What the hell happened between these two? Sanchez was in Indianapolis for the Colts-Las Vegas Raiders game, for which he was part of the broadcast team. Those duties were transferred to Brady Quinn after Sanchez was stabbed and hospitalized. For a second, everyone thought Sanchez was the victim. Apparently, he was not initially uncooperative with the police investigation from the start. He was later arrested at the hospital for public intoxication and battery. The former Jets...

Mark Sanchez has been arrested in the hospital after allegedly being stabbed in the chest, Indianapolis police have announced.Sanchez, 38, was rushed to the hospital with critical injuries on Saturday morning after allegedly being stabbed during a dispute with a food delivery driver around 12:30 am.However, it was later alleged that the delivery driver acted in self-defense, and Indianapolis police have now arrested Sanchez for battery with injury, unlawful entry of a motor vehicle and public intoxication.Cops have said that Sanchez is still in the hospital and has not yet been booked into jail. The former Jets quarterback was in...

Researchers from Purdue University are set to travel to the South Pacific to determine if a "visual anomaly" on a remote island is the wreck of Amelia Earhart's lost plane, saying there is "very strong" evidence the object is the iconic aviator's aircraft. Earhart was attempting to become the first female pilot to circle the world when she and navigator Fred Noonan disappeared over the Pacific Ocean on July 2, 1937. Earhart, Noonan and their plane, an Electra 10E, were never found. Recently, President Trump ordered records related to Earhart be declassified. In 2020, researchers looking at satellite imagery identified...

The Taraia Object is the commonly used name for a visual anomaly in the lagoon of Nikumaroro Island in the south Pacific Ocean. Its location is alongside the Taraia Peninsula, which projects southwestward from the north side of the lagoon. The Object is visible in satellite images, aerial photos, drone footage, and video footage of the lagoon. Its location is directly east of the Tatiman Passage, which connects the lagoon to the open ocean. (Satellite image)

Purdue University will lead a new expedition to locate Amelia Earhart's airplane on Nikumaroro Island in Kiribati, based on a satellite image and evidence suggesting the airplane might be buried in sand.

Former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez was rushed to hospital with critical injuries in Indianapolis on Saturday morning after allegedly being stabbed in the chest during a dispute with a food delivery driver. Police were called to downtown Indianapolis at around 12:30am following reports of a disturbance before finding two injured people, one of whom was Sanchez. The 38-year-old, who was in town to cover Sunday's NFL game between the Colts and the Las Vegas Raiders as a commentator for Fox Sports, is now recovering at a local hospital in 'stable' condition, the network has announced.

Former Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez was stabbed during a brawl outside an Indianapolis bar Saturday morning, authorities said. Sanchez, 38, an analyst for Fox Sports who was in the city to broadcast the Colts’ game against the Raiders Sunday, was in stable condition after being rushed to a local hospital, the network said in a statement. The violence erupted after Sanchez and another man got into a squabble after midnight outside Loughmiller’s in downtown Indianapolis, cops said. Police responded around 12:30 a.m. to a report of one man suffering stab wounds — later confirmed to be Sanchez — and another...

Former NFL QB Mark Sanchez was stabbed last night in Indianapolis and is currently in the hospital with critical injuries, TMZ Sports has learned. Police received a call around 12:30 AM Saturday morning to a street in downtown Indianapolis for two injured people ... and one of the people was the former first-round draft pick. We're told Sanchez was rushed to a local hospital in critical condition. It's unclear what led to the violent incident. 38-year-old Sanchez was in town for his broadcasting gig with FOX Sports, and was scheduled to call Sunday's Colts vs. Raiders game at Lucas Oil...

This morning the House passed a clean CR designed to fund the government through November, thereby avoiding the possibility of a shutdown at the end of this month. Democrats how vowed not to support it in the Senate.The vote was 217-212, with one Democrat, Rep. Jared Golden of Maine, joining Republicans in voting yes. Two Republicans — conservative Reps. Tim Burchett of Tennessee and Victoria Spartz of Indiana — and all other Democrats voted against the bill.The short-term funding bill, known as a continuing resolution or CR, now heads to the Senate, where Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and other...

The Preamble to the U.S. Constitution contains 52 words stating six key objectives that set the tone for, and undergird, civil governance across the United States. True the Ballot is an idea to enhance the understanding of, and appreciation for each of those objectives as they apply to the public officials and citizens of St. Joseph County, Indiana. At the same time, True the Ballot seeks to recruit individuals for public office who are not only qualified, but also dedicated toward those same objectives. Since the Preamble is inherently non-partisan, I invite any concerned citizen of any party affilliation to...

Kamala Harris settled on picking Tim Walz to be her running mate last year because she felt Americans were too racist, antisemitic and homophobic to accept her preferred option – Pete Buttigieg. In an excerpt from the former vice president’s forthcoming book, “107 Days,” obtained by The Atlantic magazine, Harris describes Buttigieg as her “first choice” but later deemed the openly gay former transportation secretary to be “too big of a risk” on the ticket. Buttigieg “would have been an ideal partner —if I were a straight white man,” Harris wrote. “But we were already asking a lot of America:...

Mark-ing his territory in the most Meta way possible. An Indiana lawyer who shares the name Mark Zuckerberg is suing Meta after the social media platform repeatedly shut down his personal and business profiles, claiming he was impersonating its founder. Zuckerberg, an Indianapolis bankruptcy lawyer, has battled mistaken identity issues on Facebook for 15 years, sharing a name with the platform’s billionaire creator. His verified personal account has been shut down five times, and after losing $11,000 in ad funds to Meta when his law firm’s page was taken down in May for the fourth time, he’s taking his fight...

Chaos erupted Friday in the checkout lanes of a Walmart in Indianapolis, Indiana, frightening shoppers. The incident happened at the store on Keystone Avenue, and Fox 59 reported that a witness, Kind Butler, said he was inside the building and heard the family of an alleged rape victim looking for someone they claimed was involved.

Large brawl at Indianapolis Walmart This is the store near Keystone and 71st. Police were called but so far nobody has been arrested. We're still waiting to hear back from police about what started all this August 30, 2025

He has a new, carefully groomed beard. He bantered with bros for hours on an irreverent comedy podcast. And on Tuesday, he criticized the Trump administration through an appeal to patriotism in a state early on the presidential nominating calendar. Pete Buttigieg is inching back into the Democrats’ spotlight this spring with a series of appearances that have prompted speculation about how one of the party’s most evidently ambitious politicians might spend the lead-up to 2028. With Democrats still searching for a direction and a standard-bearer after November’s loss to President Trump, supporters of Mr. Buttigieg, a smooth-talking former mayor...