Politics Jul 14 Iowa law banning most abortions after about 6 weeks takes effect as judge weighs hold The new legislation prohibits almost all abortions once cardiac activity can be detected, which is usually around six weeks of pregnancy and before many women know they are pregnant.
Nation Jul 14 Iowa's restrictive abortion measure faces legal challenge as governor prepares to sign it into law An Iowa judge will consider a request to postpone the state’s new ban on most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, just as Gov. Kim Reynolds is scheduled to sign the measure into law.
Politics Jul 12 Iowa Republicans pass bill banning most abortions after about 6 weeks in special legislative session Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds immediately said in a statement she would sign the bill on Friday.
Nation Jun 16 Abortion remains legal in Iowa after state high court declines to reinstate law largely banning the procedure Currently, abortions are allowed in Iowa up to 20 weeks of pregnancy.
Politics Jun 08 Democrats and Republicans are skeptical of U.S. espionage, AP-NORC poll says A big shift is that Republicans have become substantially less likely over the last decade to say it's at least sometimes necessary to sacrifice freedom in response to threats.
Nation Jun 02 Rescuers at Iowa building collapse complete search for survivors, move on to recovery An Iowa task force has completed its search for survivors at the site of a partially collapsed Davenport apartment building without finding three missing people who are feared dead, authorities said Friday.
Nation May 31 Some residents of collapsed Iowa building remain missing; no human activity detected, city says Davenport authorities have not provided an update on the number of people missing since Tuesday, when they said five people were unaccounted for, including two who could still be in the wreckage that was too dangerous to search.
Nation May 30 5 unaccounted for including 2 likely in wreckage of collapsed Iowa apartment building, mayor says Five people remain unaccounted for, including two people whose remains may be in a pile of rubble at the site of a partially collapsed apartment building, officials of the city of Davenport, Iowa, said Tuesday.
Education May 26 Iowa law limits gender identity instruction, bans books depicting sex acts from school libraries The new law signed by Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds mandates the removal of all books depicting sex acts from Iowa school libraries. Religious texts will be exempt from the ban.
Nation Apr 22 Extreme weather is nearly universal experience across the country, AP-NORC poll says An overwhelming majority of people in the United States say they have recently experienced an extreme weather event, a new poll shows, and most of them attribute that to climate change.