Open up a newspaper any day this week, and it is likely that the headlines alone will make you consider locking your doors and contemplating never setting foot outside again. Whether it’s local or...

As the national economy moves in fits and starts, Iowa continues to enjoy an economic recovery that has outpaced that of the much of the country. On June 20, an Iowa Workforce Development report pegged...

As part of a new summer initiative, the Iowa City police are cracking down on graffiti. They hope that their new plans, which involve putting to work kids from the juvenile-court system and a city youth...

So what’s up with Republicans? I wonder as a thunderstorm rages through — well, over, technically — Iowa City and the sky turns that black-green color that never means anything good. (I remember...

Downtown Iowa City is described as “Pedestrian’s Paradise” — housing literary giants, offering local flavor and history and lively art and music, and overall being an extraordinary...

Paula Deen learned this week that no matter how old or Southern you are, you can’t get away with pining for the golden age of slavery. Her reign at the Food Network is over — the network will...

As Game 7 of the NBA Finals ended, and as members of both the Spurs and the Heat did the traditional dance of sportsmanship on the court, the camera briefly showed Spurs player Tracy McGrady exchanging...

The Obama administration announced last week that it will drop its opposition to a judge’s April ruling that the Plan B One-Step or “morning-after” pill must be available over the counter...

By 2016, the Pentagon wants to integrate women into frontline such combat roles as infantry, armor, and even Special Operations. Prior to this decision, women were not allowed to be in anything below brigade...

BEIJING — Walking into a kitchen with no refrigerator, no microwave, and a stove completely in Chinese was not how I hoped to start my morning. This was not my Mom’s kitchen, or the new apartment...

The Iowa Economic Development Authority, whose mission is to strengthen economic and community vitality and make Iowa the choice for people and businesses, is partnering with Ascent, a Cedar Rapids-based...

Over the last week, approximately 600 garment factory workers in Bangladesh have fallen severely ill, with acute stomach pains and vomiting. Some media sources speculated that the illness may be caused...