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By HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House’s second-ranking Republican, Rep. Steve Scalise, is refusing to say that the 2020 election wasn’t stolen. In a television interview Sunday, the Louisiana congressman stood by Donald Trump’s lie that Democrat Joe Biden won the White House because of mass voter fraud. It’s more than 11

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Georgia is the new No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll by a unanimous vote, taking the top spot in the regular season for the first time since November 1982. The Bulldogs rise from No. 2 comes a day after preseason No. 1 Alabama was

NEW YORK (AP) — POLL ALERT: Georgia is No. 1 during regular season for first time since 1982; Iowa, Cincinnati next; Tide slips to No. 5.

By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer GRINNELL, Iowa (AP) — Football is back at Grinnell College in Iowa. The Division III Pioneers have a new coach along with lots of new players and a new look. Grinnell didn’t play in 2020 because of the pandemic. It drew national attention in 2019 when players voted

By ADAM GELLER and MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press When a 37-year-old data scientist went before Congress  to accuse Facebook of pursuing profit over safety, it was likely the most consequential choice of her life. The idealism Frances Haugen and countless others had invested in promises by the world’s biggest social network to fix itself had

By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican Sen. Charles Grassley and Gov. Kim Reynolds have embraced Donald Trump’s return to Iowa. They stood by the former president at a rally in Des Moines as he repeated his false claims of voter fraud and a stolen election to a crowd of thousands.

By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Spencer Petras threw a 44-yard touchdown pass to Nico Ragaini to complete No. 3 Iowa’s comeback from a two-touchdown deficit, No. 4 Penn State’s offense did next to nothing after quarterback Sean Clifford was knocked out of the game and the Hawkeyes held

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Quincy Patterson passed for two touchdowns and rushed for two more as North Dakota State powered past Northern Iowa 34-20 in a showdown of Missouri Valley Football Conference powers. Leading 13-10 at halftime, Patterson stretched the Bison lead with a pair of third-quarter touchdowns. He scored on a keeper from the

By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford was knocked out of the fourth-ranked Nittany Lions’ game against No. 3 Iowa. Clifford was out of uniform on the sideline before the start of the third quarter. Backup Ta’Quan Roberson, playing in his fourth career game, replaced

WEST UNION, Iowa (AP) — A lawsuit filed against an Iowa hospital alleges that a 77-year-old man who was being treated for pneumonia died after the oxygen machine feeding his nasal tube was shut off. The Des Moines Register reports that David Hackley’s relatives sued Gundersen Health System on Friday over his January 2020 death.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Jake Chisholm rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns and Dayton beat Drake 28-10. The Flyers pushed their college football best streak of scoring to 492 games when a snap went over the head of the Drake punter for a 30-yard loss and Ca’ron Coleman scooped the ball at the

By JULIE CARR SMYTH and PATTY NIEBERG Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Races for local school board seats have emerged as intense political battlegrounds in the upcoming Nov. 2 elections across the U.S. Parental protests that started during COVID-19 lockdowns are evolving into full-fledged board takeover campaigns. National conservative groups offering training academies for

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State says center Xavier Foster is no longer a member of the team as police investigate a sexual assault claim. Foster has not been charged with a crime. Ames police spokesperson Jason Tuttle says he is a “target” of an investigation into an 18-year-old woman’s report that she was sexually

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Katie Gearlds, Micah Shrewsberry and Mike Woodson will make their Division I basketball coaching debuts in the Big Ten this season. New Minnesota coach Ben Johnson is embarking on a major rebuilding project in his first season as a head coach. Marisa Moseley hopes to turn

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man has been convicted in the 2003 sexual assaults of two teenagers after he was linked to the crime through a re-examination of old laboratory evidence. The U.S. attorney’s office announced Friday in a news release that 43-year-old Myron Lee Brandon, of Pacific Junction, Iowa, was found guilty

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Legislature will meet in a second special session on Oct. 28 to consider a second set of maps as part of the redistricting process required by law every 10 years. Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a proclamation Friday setting the date for the second special session. Lawmakers met Tuesday

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State announced Friday that center Xavier Foster is no longer a member of the basketball team as police investigate a sexual assault claim. The Des Moines Register reports that Coach T.J. Otzelberger said in a statement that the program holds its student-athletes up to “high standards” on and off the

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Big Ten officials want to make mental health a priority for its athletes. The topic was discussed this week at basketball media days. Michigan State forward Malik Hall thought COVID-19 impacted the Spartans on the court. Coach Tom Izzo was more concerned it was impacting other

By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge has extended an order that will prevent state officials from enforcing a law that prohibits school districts from implementing mask requirements until the federal lawsuit challenging the law can be heard. Judge Robert Pratt had earlier issued a temporary restraining order preventing

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (AP) — A jury has convicted a man first-degree murder for the fatal shooting of another man last year in Marshalltown. Mustafa Muhammad was convicted Wednesday of the murder count, as well as a count of reckless use of a firearm, for the March 2020 death of 27-year-old Blake Thomas. Police said a