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Maintenance worker rescues girl, 8, from pool
Maintenance worker rescues girl, 8, from pool
An 8-year-old girl is recovering after nearly drowning in an apartment pool in Urbandale.More >>
An 8-year-old girl is recovering after nearly drowning in an apartment pool in Urbandale.More >>
Ex-GOP staffer says she was fired after complaint
Ex-GOP staffer says she was fired after complaint
A woman who used to work for the Iowa Senate Republican Caucus says she was fired after reporting sexual harassment, but GOP officials deny that.More >>
A woman who used to work for the Iowa Senate Republican Caucus says she was fired after reporting sexual harassment, but GOP officials deny that.More >>
Iowa brewers raise $31,000 online for business
Iowa brewers raise $31,000 online for business
Dubuque may soon have its own brewpub downtown after the business' owners raised more than $31,000 online.More >>
Dubuque may soon have its own brewpub downtown after the business' owners raised more than $31,000 online.More >>
Small Fla. city wonders who won Powerball jackpot
Small Fla. city wonders who won Powerball jackpot
Some lucky person walked into a Publix supermarket in suburban Florida over the past few days and bought a winning Powerball ticket now worth an estimated $590.5 million. The jackpot is the highest in Powerball...More >>
Some lucky person walked into a Publix supermarket in suburban Florida over the past few days and bought a winning Powerball ticket now worth an estimated $590.5 million. The jackpot is the highest in Powerball history.More >>
Lottery: Iowa Powerball sales total $5.1 million
Lottery: Iowa Powerball sales total $5.1 million
The Iowa Lottery says Powerball sales in the state totaled $5.1 million for Saturday's drawing that produced a winner in Florida.More >>
The Iowa Lottery says Powerball sales in the state totaled $5.1 million for Saturday's drawing that produced a winner in Florida.More >>
Iowa lawmakers ponder a special session
Iowa lawmakers ponder a special session
As lawmakers try to adjourn the legislative session, some wonder whether the best way to deal with a contentious health debate is to skip the matter for now and hold a special session later.More >>
As lawmakers try to adjourn the legislative session, some wonder whether the best way to deal with a contentious health debate is to skip the matter for now and hold a special session later.More >>
News Minute: Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press
News Minute: Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press
Corn planting has finally gotten under way in Iowa, according to the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture figures. As of May 12th, an estimated 15 percent of Iowa's 2013 corn crop was planted, compared to 86 percent...More >>
Winning numbers drawn in Powerball jackpot
Winning numbers drawn in Powerball jackpot
Lottery officials have announced winning numbers in a near-historic Powerball jackpot.More >>
Lottery officials have announced winning numbers in a near-historic Powerball jackpot.More >>
1 killed, child injured in 2-vehicle crash in Iowa
1 killed, child injured in 2-vehicle crash in Iowa
One person has died and a young child critically injured in a two-vehicle crash just north of Central City.More >>
One person has died and a young child critically injured in a two-vehicle crash just north of Central City.More >>
Powerball jackpot closing in on another record
Powerball jackpot closing in on another record
It's been less than 10 months since the world record for a lottery prize. On Saturday night, it could conceivably fall once again.More >>
It's been less than 10 months since the world record for a lottery prize. On Saturday night, it could conceivably fall once again.More >>

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Officer shot in Marathon showdown wants to work
Officer shot in Marathon showdown wants to work
With a bullet still in his body, the police officer who survived a showdown with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects says he's determined to return to duty.More >>
With a bullet still in his body, the police officer who survived a showdown with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects says he's determined to return to duty.More >>
AP CEO calls records seizure unconstitutional
AP CEO calls records seizure unconstitutional
The president and CEO of The Associated Press says the government's seizure of AP journalists' phone records was "unconstitutional" and already has had a chilling effect on newsgathering.More >>
The president and chief executive officer of The Associated Press on Sunday called the government's secret seizure of two months of reporters' phone records "unconstitutional" and said the news cooperative had not...More >>
Officer who shot NY student faced harrowing choice
Officer who shot NY student faced harrowing choice
In what police are describing as a crime of opportunity, a wanted man with a criminal history dating nearly 15 years entered a front door that had been left open at a New York home near Hofstra University.More >>
The police officer who accidentally killed a Long Island college student along with an armed intruder faced perhaps the most harrowing decision of a law enforcement career: choosing the split-second moment when the risk is...More >>
Metro-North: Conn. train outage expected for days
Metro-North: Conn. train outage expected for days
Investigators will look closely at a broken section of rail to see if it is connected to the commuter train derailment and collision outside New York City that left dozens injured. Meanwhile, the focus begins to...More >>
Tens of thousands of commuters are bracing for a difficult trip around southwest Connecticut and to New York City beginning Monday as workers repair the Metro-North commuter rail line crippled by a derailment and crash.More >>
Obama exhorts good deeds by Morehouse graduates
Obama exhorts good deeds by Morehouse graduates
President Barack Obama is delivering the commencement address at Morehouse College, the historically black, all-male institution that counts Martin Luther King Jr. among its alumni.More >>
President Barack Obama, in a soaring commencement address on work, sacrifice and opportunity, on Sunday told graduates of historically black Morehouse College to seize the power of their example as black men graduating from...More >>
Jamie Dimon under pressure ahead of investor vote
Jamie Dimon under pressure ahead of investor vote
Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of the country's biggest bank, faces a key test this week: His shareholders are voting on whether to let him keep both jobs.More >>
Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of the country's biggest bank, faces a key test this week: His shareholders are voting on whether to let him keep both jobs.More >>
Small Fla. city wonders who won Powerball jackpot
Small Fla. city wonders who won Powerball jackpot
It's all about the odds, and one lone ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching each of the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million, lottery officials...More >>
Some lucky person walked into a Publix supermarket in suburban Florida over the past few days and bought a ticket now worth an estimated $590.5 million - the highest Powerball jackpot in history.More >>
Syrian troops push into strategic rebel-held town
Syrian troops push into strategic rebel-held town
Syrian activists say government airstrikes and heavy shelling of a strategic town near the Lebanese border have killed at least 16 people, including rebel fighters.More >>
Syrian troops pushed into a rebel-held town near the Lebanese border on Sunday, fighting house-to-house and bombing from the air as President Bashar Assad tried to strengthen his grip on a strategic strip of land running...More >>
'Trek' does $70.6M but falls short of studio hopes
'Trek' does $70.6M but falls short of studio hopes
"Star Trek: Into Darkness" has warped its way to a $70.6 million domestic launch from Friday to Sunday, though it's not setting any light-speed records with a debut that's lower than the studio's...More >>
"Star Trek: Into Darkness" has warped its way to a $70.6 million domestic launch from Friday to Sunday, though it's not setting any light-speed records with a debut that's lower than the studio's expectations.More >>
Israeli seeks interim deal with Palestinians
Israeli seeks interim deal with Palestinians
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's senior coalition partner says that reaching a final peace agreement with the Palestinians is unrealistic at the current time and the sides should instead pursue an interim...More >>
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's senior coalition partner says that reaching a final peace agreement with the Palestinians is unrealistic at the current time and the sides should instead pursue an interim arrangement.More >>

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For more than three decades, in Iowa and around the world, Ron has reported history in the making.More >>
For more than three decades, in Iowa and around the world, Ron has reported history in the making. He was in Saudi Arabia when the Persian Gulf War broke out and he was at the White House when the American hostages came home from Iran. More >>