DAVE CHAN/AFP via Getty ImagesBy MEREDITH DELISO and ELLA TORRES, ABC News (OTTOWA, Ontario) — Canada is banning military-style assault weapons after the country’s deadliest mass-shooting in history, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday. “These […]
Maruša Stroligo/iStock By TOMMY BROOKSBANK, ABC News (CAIRNS, Australia) — Employees of an Australian dive tour operator continue to plant coral on the Great Barrier Reef after business was shut down in wake of the […]
Goldcastle7/iStockBy SOO RIN KIM, DR. TIFFANY KUNG and MARK ABDELMALEK, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Imagine that you’re in a midsize city, the lock-down has been lifted and you finally go back to the office […]
University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld hopes athletic practices, including football, can resume on June first. Harreld made his comments to the Board of Regents following Big Ten Conference meetings that considered options for the […]
The presidents of the three state universities say they have lost millions of dollars as campuses shut down for the coronavirus pandemic. University of Northern Iowa president, Mark Nook, spoke first during an on-line Board […]
NBCUniversalMedia(LOS ANGELES) — As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has halted production on most TV shows, NBC has announced that for the first time ever, The Voice will air live shows remotely beginning on Monday. […]
Congressman Dave Loebsack of Iowa City is among a dozen members of the U.S. House touting a plan that would expand broadband service in America. Loebsack says it is unacceptable that in 2020, many rural […]
Photo by: NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Now that parents are responsible for homeschooling their children because COVID-19 has shut down schools, some parents are realizing just how under appreciated their teachers are. One such […]
AlpamayoPhoto/iStockBy IAN PANNELL and DAVID R MERRELL, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Syria and Yemen face potential devastation if a large-scale outbreak of the novel coronavirus hits the war-torn regions, according to humanitarian aid organizations. […]
It’s RE-opening day for some Iowa businesses. The governor’s order that restaurants, fitness centers and retail businesses close to slow the spread of COVID-19 has been lifted in 77 of Iowa’s 99 counties. “Iowans in […]
NBC(LOS ANGELES) — For the first time in more than five years, the complete cast of Parks and Recreation reunited for a one-time special to help raise money for COVID-19 relief efforts. Dubbed A Parks and Recreation Special, the reunion even included […]
Lionsgate(LOS ANGELES) — While some production studios have pulled back on releasing their new movies due to COVID-19, Clark Duke is going full steam ahead with his. His new movie Arkansas is out today. Duke, who based the movie on […]
iStock/Jittawit Tachakanjanapong(NEW YORK) — BY: ELLA TORRES Humanitarian organizations have warned that children around the globe face “unprecedented risk” as school closures related to COVID-19 drag on, and they’ve issued guidelines to assist in balancing […]
Meat cases in some Iowa grocery stores are emptying out as the closures of large pork processing plants take a toll on supplies of products like ham, bacon and pork chops. Iowa Pork Producers Association […]
The state’s small business grant program that handed out $24 million earlier this month has been revived with an additional $70 million in federal economic stimulus money. Hundreds of small business owners shut out of […]
Photo by Bennett Raglin/WireImage(NEW YORK) — Emmy-winning actor Anthony Edwards is on the board of an organization called 1in6, which represents the statistic that one in six men have suffered sexual abuse. In fact, Edwards himself is […]
Governor Kim Reynolds today said she’s confident in the results from the COVID-19 test kits that Utah companies are providing for the “Test Iowa” program. The Salt Lake Tribune reports medical experts are questioning the […]
The director of Iowa Workforce Development says some laid-off Iowans called back to work may be able to refuse for “a few, virus-related” reasons and keep getting unemployment benefits, but Beth Townsend says citing general […]
UNI Director of Athletics David Harris, head coaches, senior staff and select other staff have committed to take voluntary pay cuts through the remainder of the 2019-2020 fiscal year. The pay cut will help the […]
NBCUniversalMedia(LOS ANGELES) — Tonight, the original cast of NBC’s beloved comedy Parks and Recreation is reuniting in a broadcast event, for a good cause. The show, being put together remotely, will benefit the charity Feeding America, which has […]
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