By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A pair of new lawsuits contend the office of Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is illegally delaying the release of public records related to its $26 million, no-bid coronavirus testing contract. Reynolds and her office’s public records custodian are the latest officials to be accused
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer IndyCar will return to Iowa Speedway for a July doubleheader next season. Iowa is a short oval track beloved by fans and drivers that had fallen off the schedule after 14 years. Iowa Speedway opened in 2006 and IndyCar added it to its schedule the next season. IndyCar
Continue Reading
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The number incidents involving unruly airline passengers is growing, and so are the fines imposed by federal safety officials. The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday it has proposed fines against 34 more passengers, pushing the total of potential penalties to more than $1 million this year. That’s a record.
Continue Reading
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The number incidents involving unruly airline passengers is growing, and so are the fines imposed by federal safety officials. The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday it has proposed fines against 34 more passengers, pushing the total of potential penalties to more than $1 million this year. That’s a record.
Continue Reading CLEAR LAKE, Iowa (AP) — Police say a bicyclist has died after being hit by a pickup truck in north-central Iowa. Police report that the crash happened around 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, when a 94-year-old man driving the pickup truck southbound on a city street hit the bicyclist, who was also southbound. The cyclist, identified as
Continue Reading
By Rob Picheta and Saleem Mehsud, CNN The Taliban’s stunningly swift takeover of Afghanistan has caused dread across much of the nation, as Afghans anxiously readjust to life under a militant group that repressed millions when last in power. Under the Taliban’s rule between 1996 and 2001, brutal floggings, amputations and public executions were common.
Continue Reading
By Melissa Alonso, CNN A Delaware school is offering parents cash to drive their children to campus for the year to help offset the bus driver shortage affecting schools nationwide. “EastSide wants to pay you $700 for the year for dropping off and picking up each child from school,” said a notice to parents on
Continue Reading By Melissa Alonso, CNN A Delaware school is offering parents cash to drive their children to campus for the year to help offset the bus driver shortage affecting schools nationwide. “EastSide wants to pay you $700 for the year for dropping off and picking up each child from school,” said a notice to parents on
Continue Reading
By Kara Fox, Aditi Sangal, Jessie Yeung, Steve George, Meg Wagner, Melissa Macaya and Melissa Mahtani, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved.
Continue Reading By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Broadway is down right now, struggling to reopen during the pandemic. But it has been down before and gotten back up. That’s the message of “On Broadway,” a new documentary celebrating the Great White Way. The 85-minute film traces how Broadway’s fortunes have gone up
Continue Reading By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italian police say one of Italy’s most wanted men has been arrested in Dubai. They said on Thursday that the alleged cocaine trafficker suspected of having bought two stolen Van Gogh paintings on the black market was arrested on Aug. 4. Raffaele Imperiale is being held in
Continue Reading By DIARLEI RODRIGUES and MARCELO SILVA DE SOUSA SAO JOAO DA BARRA, Brazil (AP) — Over the past half century, the Atlantic Ocean has been slowly and relentlessly consuming Atafona, part of the Sao Joao da Barra municipality that is 250 kilometers (155 miles) from Rio de Janeiro’s capital and home to 36,000 people. The
Continue Reading
By Megan Marples, CNN Have you ever heard a rattlesnake rattling up close? It turns out the venomous reptiles change the frequency of their rattle the closer humans get to them, according to a new study published Thursday in Current Biology. Rattlesnakes prey on small animals like rodents and vibrate their tails when they feel
Continue Reading By Megan Marples, CNN Have you ever heard a rattlesnake rattling up close? It turns out the venomous reptiles change the frequency of their rattle the closer humans get to them, according to a new study published Thursday in Current Biology. Rattlesnakes prey on small animals like rodents and vibrate their tails when they feel
Continue Reading By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer The Biden administration says it will automatically erase student loan debt for more than 300,000 Americans with disabilities that leave them unable to earn significant incomes. The Education Department says the move will wipe out more than $5.8 billion in debt, and it marks the start of a broader
Continue Reading WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister is vowing that his country will block migrants who have been seeking to enter from neighboring Belarus. Poland accuses the authoritarian government of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko of sending the migrants across its border creating a humanitarian crisis. The prime minister said Thursday that, “(the migrants) are people
Continue Reading
State Rep. Sara Walsh (R-Ashland) said in a tweet that her husband Steve Walsh had passed away.
Continue Reading OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A new monthly survey of bankers in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states suggests continued economic growth in the region, but some say worsening drought could threaten their banks. The overall Rural Mainstreet economic index dropped slightly in August to 65.3 from July’s 65.6. Any score above 50 suggests
Continue Reading OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A new monthly survey of bankers in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states suggests continued economic growth in the region, but some say worsening drought could threaten their banks. The overall Rural Mainstreet economic index dropped slightly in August to 65.3 from July’s 65.6. Any score above 50 suggests
Continue Reading OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A new monthly survey of bankers in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states suggests continued economic growth in the region, but some say worsening drought could threaten their banks. The overall Rural Mainstreet economic index dropped slightly in August to 65.3 from July’s 65.6. Any score above 50 suggests
Continue Reading