Allmendinger enjoys taking 1st laps at Indy

INDIANAPOLIS | AJ Allmendinger needed help buckling down Saturday.

Florida celebrates its Spanish heritage in 2013

When Juan Ponce de Leon searched for riches in Florida, he unknowingly helped turn the Sunshine State into the first travel destination in the United States.

Guide to coffee table books as holiday gifts

Even people without coffee tables enjoy coffee table books as gifts, especially if they're thoughtfully chosen rather than hastily snatched from a store shelf at the last minute.

Olazabal won't return as 2014 Ryder Cup captain

LONDON | Describing the role as "torture" at times, victorious Ryder Cup captain Jose Maria Olazabal ruled out the possibility of staying on for the 2014 competition at Gleneagles.

Roddick's career ends with Open loss to del Potro

NEW YORK | Chants of "Let's go, Andy!" rang out between points during the last service game of his career, and again before the start of what would wind up as the last return game.

New Products for Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012

Toasting time

Royal Rioja Red Wine

Royal Rioja Red is a favorite wine from Spain that is purple-blue in color with ruby tones and is elegant on the nose with fruity aromas and very soft wood and spicy notes. It is $10 where wine is sold or visionwineandspirits.com.

Much to replace for US basketball team to top '08

LAS VEGAS | They lost Dwyane Wade but gained Kevin Durant. Dwight Howard's size has given way to Russell Westbrook's speed.

Asia braces for weaker exports as Europe stumbles

SINGAPORE | After supplying European customers for more than 40 years with neon bright ornamental fish, Shirley Lim is now looking elsewhere for sales.

Investors see Spain rescue as only 'temporary fix'

NEW YORK | A burst of enthusiasm over a rescue of Spanish banks melted away within hours Monday, and investor anxiety about the troubled finances of Europe grew on both sides of the Atlantic.

Spanish bank rescue underscores financial dilemma

MADRID | The Spanish government's decision to take control of the country's fourth-largest bank highlights the problem gripping the nation's financial system. Banks are taking huge losses on real estate loans that have soured, but the deeper the government gets involved in providing aid, the…

Munster junior 'couldn't pass up' chance to study in Spain

Max Lundin, 16, has been chosen by the Indiana University Honors Program in Foreign Languages to study abroad this summer in León, Spain.

Expanding their cultural horizons

HAMMOND | Twenty Purdue University Calumet students participated this summer in Study Abroad in Cáceres, Spain.

20 PUC students expand cultural horizons in Spain during study abroad program

HAMMOND | Twenty Purdue University Calumet students participated this summer in Study Abroad in Cáceres, Spain.

Restaurant celebrates 25 years of bringing Spain to Valparaiso

VALPARAISO | A little corner of Spain is celebrating 25 years of success in Valparaiso this year. Co-owners Carlos Rivero and Elena Jambrina hosted a 25th anniversary dinner party at Don Quijote Restaurante and Imports on Sunday.

Spanish med students get taste of U.S. medicine

Spanish medical students Diego Ramos Rubio, from left, and Loyola Garcia-Atance Garcia discuss the complexities of gastrointestinal surgery with Dr. Peter Mavrelis at St. Mary Medical Center in Hobart. The students shadowed local doctors through a summer study program at Indiana University N…

Local fans of Spain savor World Cup victory

When Carlos Rivero was asked how much he had been biting his nails throughout Spain's bruising battle with the Netherlands, the Valparaiso resident could only let out a relieved laugh.