At the end of the 19th century, unsuspecting workers were “shanghaied” to work on British ships heading for eastern Asia, which desperately needed the labor. All manner of tricks were used to hoodwink...

Eating well and making healthy choices, forget about it. It’s too complicated and too contradictory. The seemingly easier solution is to consume a little bit of everything occasionally. If only it were...

It’s a good thing we have President Obama leading this country. Without his enlightened guidance, ordinary little people such as ourselves would likely wander blindly, unsure of what path our lives should...

A new mantra was swirling as the Iowa women’s tennis team practiced early Wednesday morning to prepare for its dual meet with Ohio State at 3 p.m. today. “Buckeyes for breakfast” was the slogan...

After a slow start to the 2009 season, the Iowa baseball team will try to continue its recent winning ways in its Big Ten season-opener against Michigan at 4 p.m., today. It’s the first contest of a...

Jake Kelly, Iowa’s leading scorer this past season, will transfer from the program to be closer to his family, according to the Tribune-Star newspaper in Terre Haute, Ind. “He wanted to be closer...