The Iowa Supreme Court on Monday denied a rehearing request for Iowa’s six-week abortion ban, meaning enforcement of the law will likely begin soon. Planned Parenthood of the Heartland filed the petition for a rehearing to the Iowa Supreme Court earlier in July, asking justices to reconsider the 4-3 decision on the law in June […]

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WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris’ path to the Democratic nomination cleared Monday as she secured endorsements from potential rivals and other high-profile party members the day after President Joe Biden ended his reelection bid. A swarm of Democratic legislative leaders, governors ­— including some thought to harbor presidential ambitions of their own — and influential […]

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A Cedar Falls nursing home has been cited for the death of a resident who suffocated while trapped between her bed rails and a wall. According to state inspection reports, a registered nurse at NewAldaya Lifescapes entered a female resident’s room shortly after 9 a.m. on June 16 and found the woman face down, wedged […]

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The Iowa Board of Mortuary Science has fined a funeral director $350 for failing to report multiple criminal convictions to the board. State records indicate David Dolezal of Toledo was issued an Iowa funeral director’s license in 1989 and that he subsequently practiced mortuary science in Toledo. In October 2023, he applied for renewal of […]

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Yes. American multinational companies brought hundreds of billions of dollars to the U.S. after a tax cut law signed by Donald Trump.

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Facing mounting pressure from fellow Democrats to end his reelection bid, President Joe Biden on Sunday made the stunning announcement that he is dropping out of the November race and then endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic presidential nominee.   The president said that he will give more details about his decision — […]

The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia this month allowed the sale of leases for oil and gas drilling on almost 120,000 acres of public land in Wyoming. The ruling comes three months after the same court determined that the Bureau of Land Management had failed to adequately tie the environmental impacts from […]

Las agencias de transporte público de California están tratando de atraer a los usuarios mejorando la seguridad. La decisión de Metro de crear su propio departamento de seguridad pública es una prueba importante.