Niko Tavernise/© 2019 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved(NEW YORK) — Joker, the new R-rated take on the Batman villain, opening nationwide on Friday, is shaping up to be Fandango’s biggest October pre-seller of […]
MarkRubens/iStock(NEW YORK) — An 18th century Ethiopian crown will return to Addis Ababa after more than two decades abroad, hidden away in a Dutch apartment. For 21 years, former Ethiopian refugee Sirak Afsaw guarded the […]
ABC News(HONG KONG) — A photograph circulating on social media misidentifies Senior Foreign Correspondent Ian Pannell and an ABC News crew as “external advisers” and “an operational support team” for protesters in Hong Kong. The […]
Lloyd Bishop/NBC(NEW YORK) — Two former acting students of James Franco filed a class-action lawsuit against his acting school, accusing the actor of inappropriate and sexually charged behavior. The complaint was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday by Sarah Tither-Kaplan and Toni Gaal, former students […]
ABC/Lorenzo Bevilaqua(NEW YORK) — If you saw an abundance of people wearing pink on Wednesday, that’s because it was “Mean Girls Day.” The original cast of the 2004 comedy also celebrated the unofficial holiday by banding […]
Niko Tavernise/Warner Bros. Pictures (NEW YORK) — Opening nationwide on Friday: * Joker — Joaquin Phoenix plays the titular character in this film that serves as the origin story for the classic Batman villain. The film, set in 1981, follows failed stand-up comedian Arthur […]
State officials have frozen tax incentives for a Sioux City pork processing plant due to an investigation of alleged mistreatment of foreigners recruited to work at the plant. Seaboard Triumph Foods was awarded $16.5 million […]
Republican Senator Joni Ernst on Thursday said it’s too early to say whether it was improper for President Trump to ask Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden. “We […]
The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission approved fines for two casinos today at their meeting in Waterloo. Racing and Gaming Administrator, Brian Ohorilko says the Harrah’s Casino in Council Bluffs was fined for allowing an […]
After a third round of flooding hit southwest Iowa last month, Iowa Congressman Steve King met Wednesday with officials from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Missouri Valley. The goal was to find ways […]
Paramount Pictures(LOS ANGELES) — Eddie Murphy is making sure his comeback to Hollywood is more than just a drop in the bucket. In an interview with Collider, Murphy said that he’s planning to revive more than one […]
iStock(LONDON) — A painting depicting British politicians as monkeys has become the most expensive artwork to date by street artist Banksy, as it was sold for 9.9 million pounds ($12.2 million) at the London auction […]
ABC/Rick Rowell(LOS ANGELES) — Tyler Perry is sharing details on his tumultuous childhood that included surviving sexual abuse from those close to his family, violent beatings from his father, and suicidal thoughts. “I don’t think […]
A teenage climate change activist from Sweden says she’ll be in Iowa on Friday. Sixteen-year-old Greta Thunberg has won global attention for her activism. Just Monday, she addressed the United Nations’ Climate Action Summit in […]
The wealthiest Iowan has reportedly made a significant addition to his fortunes. Forbes magazine shows only one Iowan on its list of the 400 richest Americans, Harry Stine, who founded Stine Seed in the 1950s. […]
Grinnell College has signed an agreement to buy solar generated power to provide around 30 percent of its electricity needs on campus. The cochair of the schools’s Sustainability Committee, Chris Bair, says Trusted Energy is […]
ABC/Fred Lee(NEW YORK) — Robert De Niro’s former assistant has filed a lawsuit against the Oscar-winner, alleging he subjected her to “verbally abusive” and “sexually-charged” behavior, including leaving her voicemails filled with vulgar language. “Robert […]
iStock(NEW SOUTH WALES, Australia) — Australian police have arrested a 19-year-old man they say is responsible for the deaths of up to 20 kangaroos in one night. The massacre occurred on Saturday after the suspect […]
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds says there are dangers associated with “vaping” and she’s discussing policy options with key advisers. “I think it’s alarming what we’re continuing to see and the increase in the number of […]
Rosalind O’Connor/NBC(NEW YORK) — If you never heard of Phoebe Waller-Bridge before her Amazon show Fleabag recently won her three Emmy Awards, that’s OK: she wouldn’t let you forget about it, now. That’s the gag […]
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