Despite findings showing persistent ethnic disparities in health care and health status nationally, Iowa scored better than the national average. But local health-care providers said inequality still exists...

Thanks to a spin of a lucky Bingo cage, Iowa City native Brandon LeFever will have the chance to move with his wife and stepdaughter into his first home — at a considerably smaller price tag. LeFever...

Twitter users around the world — Iowa City included — are changing their location and time-zone settings to match those of Tehran residents in order to thwart government censors. These efforts reportedly...

At a June 10 meeting with the state Board of Regents, UI Hospitals and Clinics officials unveiled a $55 million Epic system. It allows staff to access patients’ electronic medical records across hospitals...

Since the Iowa City City Council passed a bar zoning ordinance June 2, downtown has seen new retailers arrive, taking over real estate that otherwise might have ended up as new bars. Two new boutiques,...

Is downloading one song online worth an $80,000 fine? The answer: yes, according to a federal jury and the Recording Industry Association of America. A single mother of two, Jammie Thomas-Rasset, faces...

Despite health warnings, 39 percent of people in the United States eat raw cookie dough, according to Consumer Reports. And even with a recent recall of Nestlé Toll House products because of E. coli contamination,...

The state Board of Regents was found violating Iowa’s Open Meetings Law during the 2007 UI Presidential Search. The settlement requires the regents to pay over $65,000 to a former UI professor, Harold...

Complete with period costumes and a string trio, English Country Dancers had a ‘ball’ in the Old Capitol Museum on June 20. Barbara Zilles, the group organizer of the English Country Dancers of Iowa...

Volunteer turnout rates in Iowa City are high compared with other cities in the United States — 17 percent higher than the national average. As of 2008, the Corporation for National and Community Service...

Efforts are underway to mitigate future soil loss, as well as decrease the chances of major water runoff from Iowa fields after the floods of 2008 caused massive damage and erosion. David Dvorak, who...