Pictures of a “torture room” filled with detainees, wounds covering their bodies, served as the backdrop for U.N. special rapporteur Manfred Nowak’s Thursday lecture.
Nowak responds to allegations...
Barry Greenberg enjoys experimenting on his family.
“When Barry is preparing for a competition, he’ll get the whole family involved in testing out different recipes,” wife Lisa Greenberg said. “We’re...
Iowa was not one of 16 finalists for the U.S. Department of Education Race to the Top grants.
The $4.35 billion initiative aims to “dramatically reshape America’s educational system to better engage...
The trial of a Williamsburg, Iowa, man charged with first-degree burglary and third-degree sexual abuse went to the judge Thursday.
On Monday, the alleged victim, a former University of Iowa student,...
A Crimestoppers tip helped police discover the suspect who allegedly shot and killed an Iowa City landlord in October, police said.
Police charged Charles W.C. Thompson, 17, with first-degree murder last...
March is Flood Awareness Month in Iowa, Gov. Chet Culver said at a press conference Thursday.
The governor said he wants Iowans to know what flood-relief efforts are available to them; public offices...
A Hawkeye defensive end charged with assault has now pleaded guilty to a lesser charge, according to online court records.
In January 2009, Adrian Clayborn was involved in an altercation with a taxi driver...
While halftime Hawkeye courts and Homecoming parade routes are typically center stage for university cheer squads, another dance team in town is serving up some competition. And not one of these ladies...
Ronald Mirr asks for money for a living. Since he started in 1987, he’s made $106 million.
But he doesn’t keep the money; he writes grants for Iowa City schools and human-service agencies.
Mirr passes...
In a public forum Wednesday night, University of Iowa Provost Wallace Loh and Graduate College Dean John Keller addressed student concerns about the recently released task-force reports.
Most questions...
Jonathan Schiefer never tried to have non-consensual sex with his accuser, he testified Wednesday.
Speaking quietly as he sat in a Johnson County courtroom on Wednesday, the 34-year-old was one of three...
Budget cuts for fiscal 2011 led the Johnson County Board of Supervisors to propose holding off on pledging funds for a new building to house the ambulance and medical examiner facilities.
The supervisors’...
