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US collegians to host Cuba in July
The U.S. collegiate national baseball team will host its Cuban counterpart next month in a five-game international "friendship" series. The Triple-A ...
Massive storm system hitting Mid-Atlantic
A massive storm system that started in the Upper Midwest brought soaking rains and heavy winds to the Mid-Atlantic Thursday, causing widespread power ...
Caterpillar drops Boy Scouts support over gay ban
Caterpillar Inc. is no longer giving money to the Boy Scouts because the organization discriminates against homosexuals, a spokeswoman for the ...
State-by-state look at Iowa to Mid-Atlantic storm
Massive thunderstorms that swept through the Midwest are pushing toward the Mid-Atlantic states. Meteorologists warn that the line of storms could ...
Midwest pelted with rain, wind, hail, tornadoes
A massive line of storms packing hail, lightning and tree-toppling winds rolled through the Midwest Wednesday evening driving people into basements ...
Body found in river is abducted Iowa teen's
A body found in the Des Moines River was that of a 15-year-old Iowa girl who was abducted last month along with a younger friend after getting off a ...
Iowa residents saddened body could be missing girl
Members of a small central Iowa city and its surrounding communities expressed sadness and said they felt "robbed of some innocence" on Saturday ...
Iowa gov. may need to OK Medicaid abortion funding
Catholic, anti-abortion Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad could soon find himself in an uncomfortable position: He may have to sign off on payments for every ...
U. of Iowa to study options for new art museum
The University of Iowa received permission Wednesday to develop plans for a new museum to store its premier collection of fine art, which has largely ...
Govt sues US Bank over Peregrine Financial fraud
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed a civil lawsuit Wednesday accusing U.S. Bank of illegally handling customer funds from failed brokerage ...
Farmers face tough decisions from delayed planting
It's decision time for many Midwest corn farmers stuck in one of the wettest springs ever: Plant late in ground that's been too wet, replant corn in ...
Tornadoes touch down in Oklahoma, Arkansas
At least three tornadoes touched down in Oklahoma, including one in Tulsa, and two more hit Arkansas on Thursday as a powerful storm system moved ...
Rain driving Midwest flooding, far from over
Pouring rain pelted much of the Midwest on Thursday, flooding rivers for a second time this season and leaving beleaguered residents and local ...
Xi, Obama look to strike up relationship at summit
President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping face weighty issues when they meet at a private estate in California next week, but their most ...
Michele Bachmann to leave House after fourth term
Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann announced Wednesday that her fourth term in Congress will be her last, choosing to leave on her own terms after a ...
Sales of camp sites throw Girl Scouts into turmoil
When it came time to draw up a budget, one of Iowa's regional Girl Scout councils reviewed its programs and made a proposal that would have been ...
GOP's Walker touts state ties during trip to Iowa
Scott Walker tried to introduce himself to Iowa Republicans Thursday as so many would-be presidential candidates often do — one of their own.
Investigator: Missing Iowa girl's blood found
Investigators have discovered the blood of a missing 15-year-old Iowa girl on the truck of a registered sex offender suspected of kidnapping her ...
Man who kidnapped 2 Iowa girls had long record
When Michael Klunder enticed two girls to enter his pickup truck near a rural Iowa school bus stop Monday, it was at least his third kidnapping in a ...
GOP questions IRS scrutiny of anti-abortion groups
When a small anti-abortion group in Iowa sought nonprofit status, the Internal Revenue Service asked its board to promise not to organize protests ...
Small Fla. city anxious to learn jackpot winner
It could be an anxious wait of up to two months for people in a small Florida city to find out who won the highest Powerball jackpot in history: an ...
Tornadoes level homes in Okla., 1 dead
Tornadoes ravaged portions of central Oklahoma on Sunday, reducing portions of a mobile home park to rubble and killing a 79-year-old man whose body ...
Small Fla. city wonders who won Powerball jackpot
Some lucky person walked into a Publix supermarket in suburban Florida over the past few days and bought a ticket now worth an estimated $590.
1 winning ticket sold in Fla. on Powerball
A lottery official says 1 winning ticket has been sold in Florida for a record Powerball jackpot of more than $590 million. Terry Rich, a lottery ...