I walked into the sold-out showing of Joker with a unique combination of movie-geek excitement, media-instilled nerves, and slightly stale Gobstoppers. I left with an overwhelming and shockingly profound...

The U.S. Census Bureau released research Sept. 26 revealing that, for the fifth-consecutive year, the United States has seen a drop in the percentage of people living in poverty, and studies that have...

After every school shooting, millions debate the same hackneyed talking points on guns. These discussions typically ignore state and local K-12 policies that have proven effective, and fall under the radar...

We’ve all heard the horror stories about meningitis: A perfectly healthy college student tells their friends they have a headache before going to bed and then is found dead in the morning. The media...

For decades on end, sports gamblers in Iowa — and most of the United States — had been on their knees praying for the golden age to arrive. At noon Aug. 15, their dream came true — sports betting...

It’s time to get some adults in the room in the local conversation surrounding climate change, but it seems many leaders want to leave the conversation to the kids. Swedish activist Greta Thunberg...

Like any student walking to the Adler Journalism Building Thursday afternoon, I noticed it right away: the massive Nintendo-topia — screens upon screens of Mario Kart, Super Smash Brothers, Mario Party,...

There’s too much news right now. There’s Brexit in London, impeachment proceedings in Washington, and protests in Iowa City. It is possible to have missed developments in the Democratic presidential...

A Democratic National Committee panel has approved a plan for Iowa to begin holding “satellite caucuses” in locations that demonstrate sufficient need for more accessible voting. The plan helps Iowa...

Taylor Swift is still all the rage. With the roaring success of her new album Lover, Swift has come back with a force. Somehow, I never identified as a Swiftie until I listened to Lover, which has been...