NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are rising Wednesday and some of the biggest gains are going to car companies and retailers. Auto makers General Motors and Ford are jumping as car companies report their December sales. The Standard &…
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An inmate died after he was beaten by a fellow prisoner at Iowa's maximum-security penitentiary in what's believed to be the first homicide at an Iowa prison since 2010 and one that prompted a union…
In a Dec. 22, 2016, story about farmworker transportation, The Associated Press, relying on an Arkansas State Police accident report, reported erroneously that Roberto Vasquez did not have a commercial driver's license when the motor coach he was operating crashed…
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa City officials are considering denying local funding for federal immigration enforcement.
NEW YORK (AP) — Oscar favorites "Moonlight," ''La La Land" and "Manchester by the Sea" landed Writers Guild Award nominations on Wednesday, but so did the R-rated "X-Men" spinoff "Deadpool."
NEW YORK (AP) — Hulu is teaming up with CBS to add three of the network's channels to its upcoming live TV streaming service.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Upstart vehicle company Faraday Future showed its prototype electric car at the CES gadget show in Las Vegas, amid renewed promises to have cars rolling off a new $1 billion assembly line in southern Nevada in…
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — A Hyundai subsidiary is moving into the former General Motors plant in Shreveport.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 4, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- The heart-healthy Mediterranean diet may also help preserve brain health of older adults, new research suggests.
There’s no question that show choirs performing at this weekend’s season-opening competitions will put on much slicker shows at the end of the season three months from now. But even if the choirs performing this weekend don’t have all the…
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — A subsidiary of Hyundai is bringing a new inland distribution center for imported vehicles to the former General Motors plant in Shreveport, eventually creating hundreds of jobs.
"The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story" (Grand Central Publishing), by Douglas Preston
BROOKFIELD, Wis. (AP) — Police say three people on board a small plane have been injured when the aircraft crashed into an SUV and trailer as it tried to take off from a suburban Milwaukee airport.
Nate Lowenstein has been shopping for a home in Los Angeles, on and off, for more than a year.
CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones said Wednesday that he regretted a hotel scuffle that landed him in jail but insisted that he didn't deserve to be arrested in his latest legal issue during an often-tumultuous pro…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The officially nonpartisan race to be Wisconsin schools chief could be conservatives' best chance in years to defeat a Democratic-aligned state superintendent, one of the last statewide offices Republicans have been unable to control.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Mark Dayton challenged Minnesota lawmakers on Wednesday to approve $1.5 billion in public construction projects before the end of January, a tall order for a Republican-controlled Legislature that has shown little appetite for such…
Here’s a look at some of the top stories in Jackson County during 2016.
NEW YORK (AP) — Football drove TV viewership last week, carrying NBC and ESPN to hefty wins, Nielsen said Wednesday.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of lottery players who were allegedly cheated by an insider's long-running scheme to rig jackpots should be reimbursed for their losing tickets, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday that seeks class action…
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The chairman of the Chicago Bears insists he still has faith in coach John Fox and general manager Ryan Pace, even after the team's worst season in several decades.
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republican leaders said Wednesday their top regulatory targets will be President Barack Obama's rules to reduce methane emissions and to lessen the environmental impact of coal mining on the nation's streams.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — High technology is taking to the high seas.
CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James stayed home from shootaround and is one of three Cleveland stars questionable for Wednesday night's game against Chicago.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Standout middle linebacker Raekwon McMillan has become the third member of Ohio State's defense to declare for the NFL draft.