State News
The annual Sales Tax Holiday is underway
If you need a new shirt, a pair of pants or some sneakers, this is the time to go shopping. What’s known as the State of Iowa’s Sales Tax Holiday is underway today and tomorrow. […]
Year: 2020
Entertainment
Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Garner beach date stirs dating rumors
Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — After reportedly splitting with her boyfriend John Miller after nearly two years of dating, Jennifer Garner spent Wednesday chilling on a Malibu beach with her longtime friend and former Alias co-star Bradley Cooper, according to The New […]
World News
Prince Harry says social media is creating a ‘crisis of hate’ and worries about the damage to children
Chinnapong/iStockBy KATIE KINDELAN, ABC News(NEW YORK) — Prince Harry delivered strong words for social media companies and those that advertise on them in a new op-ed in which he calls for the social media world […]
Entertainment
Play ball! Amazon rebooting ‘A League of Their Own’ as a series
Abbi Jacobson – ABC/Eric McCandless(LOS ANGELES) — Amazon has announced that a reboot of the beloved 1992 film comedy A League of Their Own will become an hour-long series for the streamer. Created by Broad City‘s Abbi Jacobson and Mozart in […]
Entertainment
‘John Wick’ gets a fifth chapter
ABC/Alex Scott(LOS ANGELES) — A fifth installment of John Wick, starring Keanu Reeves, is in the works. John Wick fans boosted the most recent go-round, Chapter 3 — Parabellum, to a $326.7 million globally, making a fourth film a no-brainer, but the announcement of […]
State News
Des Moines Symphony plans live online performances
Iowa’s largest single-day concert event draws 100,000 people to the state capitol lawn every year, except this year, as the pandemic canceled the Des Moines Symphony’s Yankee Doodle Pops — and most ever other live […]
Entertainment
Stephen Colbert and James Corden to returning to the studio
Best Possible Screen Grab/CBS 2020 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved(LOS ANGELES) — It looks like Stephen Colbert and James Corden will be following Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon’s lead and moving their respective CBS late night shows back into the studio, […]
State News
Johnson County officials seek mask mandate
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors has voted to mandate the use of face coverings in public spaces, while the governor continues to say city and county officials lack the authority to enforce mask mandates. […]
State News
Senator Ernst invites president Trump to accept nomination in Iowa
President Donald Trump’s idea of giving his acceptance speech for the Republican nomination for president from the White House has drawn some criticism. Republican Senator Joni Ernst was asked about it today on her conference […]
Entertainment
“My marriage was over”: Gwyneth Paltrow recalls her “conscious uncoupling” from Chris Martin
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for J/P Haitian Relief Organization(LONDON) — Six years ago, Gwyneth Paltrow — the actress and lifestyle guru who made very personal-smelling candles famous — famously described her split from Coldplay’s Chris Martin as a “conscious uncoupling.” In a new feature […]
World News
Beirut in crisis after deadly explosion. Here’s what’s being done to help.
ABC NewsBY: KARMA ALLEN, ABC News (BEIRUT, Lebanon) — In the wake of the massive explosion in Beirut that killed at least 135 and injured around 5,000, officials in the country have been calling for […]
State News
Iowa’s governor says ‘community context’ a factor in online instruction decisions
Governor Kim Reynolds says the source of Covid-19 outbreaks will be considered as state officials review school district requests to temporarily shift to remote learning. The guidelines released last week indicate at least 10 percent […]
Entertainment
Keke Palmer hosting this year’s MTV VMAs
MTV(NEW YORK) — Keke Palmer is hosting this year’s MTV VMAs. The actress, singer and TV personality extraordinaire will helm the awards ceremony, airing live from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY on August 30 […]
Entertainment
Bryan Cranston said he’d play Walter White again in ‘Better Call Saul’ “in a second”
ABC(LOS ANGELES) — Fans of Breaking Bad have been champing at the bit to see Walter White appear in his show’s Emmy-winning prequel spin-off, Better Call Saul, since its first episode. One of those fans is apparently Walter […]
World News
Underwater art museum finally opens after COVID-19 delay
mevans/iStockBy GENEVIEVE SHAW BROWN, ABC News (TOWNSVILLE, Australia) — The Museum of Underwater Art (MOUA) in the Great Barrier Reef, Townsville, Australia, welcomed its first divers to its newest installation earlier this week. Jason deCaires […]
World News
Beirut explosion: A look at ammonium nitrate
KeithBinns/iStockBy IBTISSEM GUENFOUD and GUY DAVIES, ABC News (PARIS and LONDON) — An explosion at a warehouse stocked with 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate in the Beirut port changed the face of a city almost […]
State News
Unemployment claims drop for third straight week
Unemployment claims are down for the third straight week. Iowa Workforce Development says the number of ongoing unemployment claims dropped by 5,072 in the last week — and are down by nearly 30,000 claims in […]
State News
Some counties move into extreme drought category
While scattered showers are in the forecast for much of Iowa over the next several days, dry conditions have worsened. The latest report from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows all or parts of 11 counties […]
State News
Plasma sought from those who have recovered from COVID-19
Iowans who have recovered from a bout with COVID-19 — or think they may have had it — are encouraged to donate plasma. LifeServe Blood Center spokeswoman Danielle West says plasma is a key part […]
Entertainment
The ‘Edward Scissorhands’ house is up for sale and could be yours for $224,000
Photo by 20th Century-Fox/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Fans of Edward Scissorhands can get their hands on an important piece of Hollywood history: the house famously seen in the 1990 movie has hit the market. Tampa Bay Times reports that the residence, which […]