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Most of the East and West should have good fireworks-watching weather on the Fourth of July, but the Upper Midwest and ...

The University of Iowa's iconic "brain rock" — which for more than a decade offered luck, levity, or just a landmark for ...

The Supreme Court upheld animal-welfare law that prohibits the sale of meat that originates from the extreme confinement of ...

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Iowa Pork Producers Association’s case against a California law that mandates the ...

The geographies of upward mobility show U.S. regions that emphasize investments in the common good over economic libertarianism do better ...

President Donald Trump was set to speak Thursday night at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in an event being billed as the kickoff ...

Ideal” conditions are expected in the Northeast, but Florida and the Carolinas are warily eyeing a potential tropical system.

More than 37 million Americans are under heat advisories across the U.S., according to the National Weather Service. Here's ...

The federal National Weather Service has issued heat warnings, advisories and watches urging people in parts of 30 states to "stay out of the sun" due to soaring temperatures this weekend.

From mac and cheese to fry bread and beyond, explore of America’s favorite comfort foods—one from every state, plus a few ...