Disney(NEW YORK) — Disney’s live action Aladdin hits theaters today and its star, Mena Massoud, hopes it opens up “A Whole New World” for a new generation of viewers. Massoud, who was born in Egypt […]
A Republican congressman from Texas has put a halt to plans to pass a disaster relief package in the U.S. House today. The $19 billion package won approval in the Republican-led Senate Thursday on an […]
A lawyer for Planned Parenthood today asked an Iowa judge to suspend a new law that blocks Planned Parenthood from getting federal grants to provide sex education to at-risk teens. Attorney Julie Murray said Planned […]
L-R – Anthony Ramos, Spike Lee — David Lee/Netflix(NEW YORK) — Spike Lee returned home to Brooklyn, New York Thursday night for the red carpet premiere of season two of his She’s Gotta Have It […]
midesi69/Twitter(LYON, France) — An explosion in the French city of Lyon on Friday left eight people with minor injuries, local officials said on social media. The blast occurred at the corner of Victor Hugo Street […]
Federal officials have approved the design for a new federal courthouse on a river bank in downtown Des Moines. Some city leaders have been fighting the plan, saying the courthouse will look like a prison […]
NBC/Andrew Lipovsky(NEW YORK) — Harrison Ford remembered his former Star Wars series co-star, Peter Mayhew, on Thursday night’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Mayhew, who of course played Chewbacca, the Wookiee co-pilot to Ford’s […]
A south-central Iowa man is charged with attempted murder after running into the Decatur County Sheriff’s SUV with a tractor. DCI Special Agent In Charge, Adam DeCamp says Decatur County Sheriff Ben Boswell and two […]
There appears to be little relief from the rain in the forecast. Crews in Davenport are erecting wider and taller barriers in the same place where a temporary flood wall was breached earlier this month. […]
The Iowa Supreme Court is giving an African-American man more time to show the racial makeup of his jury pool was not fair. Kenneth Lilly appealed his conviction of first-degree robbery for helping another man […]
DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty Images(LONDON) — Julian Assange has always been a lightning-rod for controversy, but the latest charges against him have journalism watchdog groups crying foul. Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, was charged by U.S. authorities Thursday […]
AAA predicts a three-and-a-half percent increase in travel volume this Memorial Day weekend, sparked — perhaps — by lower gas prices. AAA’s fuel price survey indicates the average price today for regular unleaded gasoline is […]
ABC/Nick Ray (LOS ANGELES) — The mission may yet not be over for ABC’s sexy spy action-comedy show Whiskey Cavalier. ABC is reportedly reconsidering its decision earlier this month to cancel the show, sources tell […]
National Weather Service forecasters say strong storms with heavy rain, hail and even a tornado are possible today in parts of Iowa. Parts of southwest Iowa’s Cass and Adams Counties got four inches of rain […]
Scott Eisen/Getty Images(BOSTON) — Celebrity chef Mario Batali stood before a judge in Boston Friday morning and entered a not guilty plea to a charge of indecent assault. Clad in a black jacket, purple sweater […]
Nicholas Hunt/Staff(LOS ANGELES) — Olivia Wilde is ready to school everyone with her directorial debut, Booksmart, an edgy coming of age comedy opening nationwide this weekend. Raunchy R-rated comedies have typically been the domain of men, and […]
Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Food Bank of New York City(BOSTON) — A woman who accused Mario Batali of sexually assaulting her in 2017 says she is “grateful” the disgraced celebrity chef is being […]
Leon Neal/Getty Images(LONDON) — U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday announced her resignation, putting an end to months of speculation over her future because of her handling of Brexit. “It is now clear to […]
More than 1,500 Iowans have signed a petition urging Governor Kim Reynold to sign a bill that expands the state’s medical marijuana program. Paul Nye of Ankeny was in the group that delivered the petitions […]
AAA is predicting a record for travel this Memorial Day weekend. Iowa State Patrol trooper John Farley says that means you’ll see a lot of traffic on the state’s roadways. He says they Patrol wants […]
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