“This is how I'm going to die, defending this entrance," Capitol Police Sergeant Aquilino Gonell recalled thinking, testifying Tuesday at the emotional opening hearing of the congressional panel investigating the violent Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States served notice Monday that it will keep existing COVID-19 restrictions on international travel in place for now due to concerns about
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed course Tuesday on some masking guidelines, recommending that even vaccinated people return to wearing masks indoors in parts of the U.S. where the delta variant of the coronavirus is fueling infection surges.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Tuesday rejected new federal government recommendations about wearing masks to help slow the rapid spread of a coronavirus variant in the United States.
Jurors went home after six hours without reaching a verdict for a Cedar Rapids man who is charged with fatally stabbing Chris Bagley in 2018. They will resume deliberations Wednesday.
Bird-watching: August is an active month
Iowa Republican gives July 2021 Squeal Award to federal Department of Transportation for spending on a “bottomless pit for taxpayer money.”
Police did not provide further details on charges
The Des Moines Metropolitan Wastewater Reclamation Authority has begun sampling sewage as part of a national program to track the spread of the coronavirus and its variants.
Lawyers for Cristhian Bahena Rivera, 26, filed a motion earlier this month asking 8th Judicial District Judge Joel Yates to delay the hearing on sentencing and on their motion for a new trial based on evidence involving sex trafficking “trap houses and kidnappings” in or near Poweshiek County.
Ready to do “bigger things, Mathis says her priority will be reducing health care costs, especially prescription drug costs, expanding access across rural areas and increasing mental health services.
The city of Marion plans to mark the anniversary of the derecho on Tuesday, Aug. 10, with a series of events intended to honor the anniversary and reflect on the progress that has been made.
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