A growing number of couples in Ukraine are speedily turning love into matrimony because of the war with Russia.

Explorers say they found the wreckage of the USS Samuel B. Roberts, a U.S. Navy destroyer that engaged a superior Japanese fleet in the largest sea battle of World War II in the Philippines.

Delegates attending a U.N. conference in Lisbon next week might take inspiration for their efforts to protect the oceans by looking out of the venue’s windows at Portugal’s longest river, where frolicking dolphins nowadays delight locals and tourists.

When the U.S. Supreme Court struck down New York’s tight restrictions on who can carry a handgun, condemnation erupted from liberal leaders and activists.

President Joe Biden is aiming to sustain the global alliance punishing Russia for its invasion of Ukraine as he embarks on a five-day trip to Europe.

Churches across the U.S. are tackling the big question of how to address homelessness in their communities with a small solution: tiny homes.

Human rights organizations in Spain and Morocco have called on both countries to investigate the deaths of at least 18 Africans and injuries suffered by dozens more who attempted to scale the border fence that surrounds a Spanish enclave in North Africa.

The Vatican newspaper is starting a new monthly edition dedicated to the poor and people on the margins

Denmark’s Queen Margrethe and Germany’s deputy chancellor are to inaugurate a new museum that tells the story of the generations of refugees who have shaped Danish society.

An Iowa City man has been ordered to pay more than $1,000 in fines and court fees after having fired the stray bullet that hit a driver passing by in Iowa City last year.

States are pressing their case over three days of Democrats’ Rules and Bylaws Committee meetings.

Following Thursday’s Supreme Court decision, gun rights and gun control groups spoke out about what it means for handgun owners in the Quad Cities.

The men’s hockey club at Iowa State University has been suspended for the next academic year.

Burlington, Iowa, has agreed to pay $5 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the mother of a man who was shot to death by police five years ago.

Leave a light on for Jodi Friday through Saturday.

Iowa democrats want to remain first in the nation to caucus. Democratic leaders in the state presented to the Democratic National Committee Thursday morning to make their case.

The action is part of a sweeping effort by the Food and Drug Administration to bring scientific scrutiny to the multibillion-dollar vaping industry after years of regulatory delays.

The justices’ 6-3 decision is expected to ultimately allow more people to legally carry guns on the streets of the nation’s largest cities and elsewhere.

Children 3 and older can now get Covid-19 vaccinations at Hy-Vee locations around the Quad City area.

Campuses in Des Moines and Sioux City will continue to operate.