The Prairie Woods Nature Center held its grand opening over the weekend at Oak Grove Park near Hawarden in northwest Iowa. The project is a dozen years in the making, according to Sunday Ford, the […]
Barbara Nitke/STX(LOS ANGELES) — Many of the Oscar nominations announced Monday morning were predicted by awards shows prognosticators, but as always, there were more than a few snubs and surprises. Although the Academy of Motion […]
oxinoxi/iStock(LONDON) — Anti-government protests turned violent in Iran over the weekend as security forces opened fire on demonstrators after the shooting down of the Ukrainian passenger plane that killed all 176 people on board. Despite […]
L-R – Phoenix, Phillips/Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures (LOS ANGELES) — The nominations for the 92nd Academy Awards were announced Monday morning and the stars took to social media to thank fans, filmmakers and critics […]
Niko Tavernise/© 2019 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved(NEW YORK) — Joker tops the nominations for the upcoming 92nd Academy Awards, announced live from Los Angeles Monday morning by Issa Rae and John Cho. […]
The 2020 Iowa Legislature convenes this morning, with lawmakers from both political parties pledging action to ease the child care concerns of Iowa parents. Republican Governor Kim Reynolds signaled this past summer she’s exploring a […]
Matt Kean MP/Facebook (SYDNEY) — The Australian government is using helicopters and airplanes to help feed starving animals displaced by the country’s wildfire crisis. The New South Wales government used aircraft to drop more than […]
Ken Roth/Twitter(HONG KONG) — Hong Kong authorities on Sunday denied entry to the executive director of Human Rights Watch (HRW), according to the international watchdog group. Kenneth Roth planned to launch the group’s World Report […]
File photo. (joreasonable/iStock)(NEW YORK) — A Galapagos giant tortoise estimated to be about 130 years old is returning home after having so much sex that he saved his species. Diego, part of the Chelonoidis hoodensis […]
Sylvain GAUTIER/iStock(SYDNEY) — The estimated deaths of more than 25,000 koalas have left Australians fearful that the fate of the country’s native animals may end in functional extinction. Bushfires have transformed Australia’s scenic landscape to […]
The Iowa Caucuses are three weeks away and a new poll suggests many Iowa Democrats are still evaluating the field of candidates. Daniel Schoenfelder of Newton is like a lot of Iowans who’re planning to […]
Andrew Cooper(SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA) — Quentin Tarantino’s dramedy Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood was the big winner in the film category at the 25th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards on Sunday in Santa Monica, California, taking home four […]
Universal Pictures(NEW YORK) — Sam Mendes’ 1917 capitalized on its two Golden Globe wins last week, topping the box office with an estimated $36.5 million in its first week of wide release, pushing Lusasfilm’s Star Wars: The Rise […]
DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS – WPA Pool/Getty Images(LONDON) — While the world still comes to grips with a royal family without Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the newly independent couple may have already joined a new royal family. The Disney […]
An Arlington man was arrested Friday after allegedly kidnapping a victim, leading police on a chase and trying to run over officers attempting to put stop sticks on a roadway. The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office […]
iStock/pxhidalgo(NEW YORK) — Officials in the Philippines have warned residents of a possible “volcanic tsunami” following the eruption of a small volcano near the capital of Manila. The main crater for the Taal Volcano in […]
iStock(TORONTO) — A Canadian utility company has retracted an alert stating that a nuclear power incident occurred at a power plant east of Toronto. The “emergency bulletin” was sent to residents in the province of […]
iStock/oversnap(LONDON) — The royal family will gather on Monday at Queen Elizabeth’s Sandringham estate to discuss “next steps” following the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s announcement that they will “step back as senior members” of […]
iStockKimia Alizadeh, the sole woman to ever have won a medal at the Olympics for the country of Iran, has defected from the country and moved to Europe, she announced on social media. The 21-year-old, […]
iStock(NEW YORK) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said a crash team was en route to Iran to participate in the investigation of the plane crash that killed 176 people, including 57 Canadians. The crash of […]
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