Wendy’s plans to close 140 U.S. restaurants before the end of this year on top of the 100 it said it would close in May.

For the first time since 1938, children in Des Moines, Iowa, will go trick-or-treating on Halloween.

Fox News anchor Bret Baier says he “made a mistake” during his interview with Kamala Harris in not airing video of a controversial Donald Trump comment — but it wasn't fully clear what the mistake was.

The Philadelphia 76ers say forward Paul George has a bone bruise but didn't suffer any structural damage when he hyperextended his left knee during a preseason game.

South Carolina is starting the season at No. 1 in the AP Top 25 women's college basketball poll.

Philadelphia 76ers prized free agent acquisition Paul George left Monday’s preseason game against Atlanta with a hyperextended left knee.

A crowd full of Michigan State University students and Lansing-area fans showed up to watch the Detroit Pistons take on the Phoenix Suns in a preseason game at the Breslin Center on Tuesday Oct. 8.

The Big Ten has become a landing zone for quarterbacks on the move.

The owner of a water buffalo that ran loose in a Des Moines, Iowa, suburb for days in August has pleaded guilty for having an animal at large.

Two dairy workers in California were infected with bird flu, the 15th and 16th human cases detected in the U.S. this year.

Frank Fritz of the reality TV show “American Pickers” has died.

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week fell to the lowest level in four months.

After fueling so many other people’s parties, it will be time for Kool & the Gang to themselves finally celebrate when they are inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame next month in Cleveland.

Taking a country drive in the Midwest means venturing into the corn zone.

Two new reports provide a mixed but compelling outlook on the wave of book removals and challenges as the annual Banned Books Week begins for schools, stores and libraries nationwide.

Several little-known pro-Trump candidates are running for Congress in key races as independents, and an Associated Press review finds they were recruited and backed by the same shadowy group.

Cade McNamara threw three second-half touchdown passes and No. 25 Iowa cruised to a season-opening victory without coach Kirk Ferentz, pounding Illinois State 40-0.

An escaped water buffalo is headed to a large animal hospital days after it wandered away from a suburban Iowa property and through the neighborhood.

A water buffalo is on the loose in an Iowa town, and police are warning people that it is injured and aggressive.

At first glance, it looks like an unassuming Iowa farm.

Iowa abortion providers are opting to dismiss their lawsuit against the state since the Iowa Supreme Court allowed a strict abortion law to be enforced.

Iowa can enforce a book ban this school year following a federal appeals court ruling.

Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine says he'll work to defeat a fall ballot issue to remake the state’s troubled political mapmaking system.

Iowa now bans most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy and before many women know they are pregnant.

Minnesota medical providers and public officials are preparing for the arrival of new patients before an Iowa law banning most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy goes into effect.

Iowa is set to join more than a dozen other states where abortion access has been sharply curbed since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

Iowa’s strict abortion law will take effect Monday, banning most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy and before many women know they are pregnant.

Four poultry workers in Colorado have been diagnosed with bird flu.

Will Power broke through at Iowa Speedway, winning the second IndyCar Series race of the weekend for his first victory at the track.

NASCAR has fined Bubba Wallace $50,000 for retaliatory contact against race winner Alex Bowman on the cooldown lap of the Chicago Street Race.

House Republicans have approved two bills rolling back Energy Department efficiency standards for home refrigerators and dishwashers.

Bubba Wallace refused to discuss the details of the physical altercation in late May that led to the suspension of Aric Almirola by Joe Gibbs Racing.

The Iowa Supreme Court has reversed a lower court ruling that put a temporary block on the state’s strict abortion law, and is telling the lower court to let the law take effect.

Severe weather over days has caused havoc and destruction across the U.S. That includes torrential rains and flooding in the Upper Midwest and powerful storms in the Northeast that left a least two people dead from falling trees.

Many Midwestern homeowners hit by bad flooding this week do not have flood insurance.

A house that was teetering on the edge of an eroding riverbank near a Minnesota dam has collapsed into the river as extreme weather and flooding continue to grip the upper Midwest.

Iowa regulators have approved a controversial carbon dioxide pipeline for transporting emissions of the climate-warming greenhouse gas for storage underground.

Severe storms with tornado warnings brought hail and heavy rain to parts of the Midwest as floodwaters breached levees in Iowa, creating dangerous conditions that prompted evacuations.

Heavy rains have caused record-setting flooding in parts of Iowa and South Dakota.

Flooding in the Midwestern U.S. has collapsed a railroad bridge and sent water surging around a dam after days of heavy rains that have forced hundreds of people to evacuate or be rescued.

Millions of Americans sweated through yet another scorching day, while floodwaters forced evacuations in parts of the Midwest, including a town in Iowa whose own water-level gauge was submerged.

Floodwaters have forced people out of their homes in parts of Iowa, the result of weeks of rain.

The federal government has long had sole authority over U.S. immigration policy, but several Republican-led states are pushing for a role in enforcing regulations.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked an Iowa law that allows law enforcement in the state to file criminal charges against people with outstanding deportation orders or who previously had been denied entry to the United States.

Gamestop’s CEO Ryan Cohen said the struggling video game retailer will focus on cutting costs and long-term profitability in an annual shareholder meeting Monday.

An Iowa woman nearly sells a baseball bat in a garage sale that belonged to baseball legend Jackie Robinson.

U.S. officials are working to bring home four injured instructors from Iowa’s Cornell College who were stabbed in the northeast Chinese city of Jilin where they were teaching.

As the U.S. dairy industry confronts an outbreak of bird flu, the egg industry serves as an example of how to slow the spread of the disease but also how difficult it can be to completely eradicate the problem.

Iowa voters will cast ballots in primaries that will affect the narrowly divided U.S. House as well as the Republican-controlled state legislature.

More than 4 million chickens in Iowa will have to be killed after a case of the highly pathogenic bird flu was detected at a large egg farm.

A Texas sheriff says at least five people are dead after powerful storms tore through a rural community, obliterating homes and leaving thousands of people without power Sunday.

Experts say planning before a tornado threatens is key for staying safe.

Several tornadoes have been reported in Iowa and Illinois as storms downed power lines and trees.

The National Weather Service says three separate powerful tornados carved up long paths across Iowa.

A wind farm in southwest Iowa suffered a direct hit from a powerful tornado that crumpled five of the massive power-producing towers, including one that burst into flames.

Officials say five people died and at least 35 were hurt as powerful tornadoes ripped through Iowa, with one carving a path of destruction through the small city of Greenfield.

Multiple people have died and at least a dozen were injured since a powerful tornado tore through a small Iowa town, carving a bleak landscape of destroyed homes and businesses, shredded trees, smashed cars, and widely strewn debris.

Deere’s fiscal second-quarter results beat Wall Street’s expectations, but the company lowered its full-year profit forecast for a second time as farmers buy fewer tractors and other equipment as they deal with declining prices for their crops.

The U.S. Department of Justice says it plans to sue Iowa over the state's new immigration law.

Three-time U.S. Olympian Emma Coburn says her “dream of Paris is over” after breaking her ankle at the Diamond League meet in Shanghai and undergoing surgery.

Americans have a message for news organizations as they prepare to cover the 2024 election: About half of Americans say they're concerned that outlets will report inaccuracies or misinformation.

Residents began sifting through the rubble after a tornado plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, demolishing homes and businesses as it moved for miles through farmland and into subdivisions.

A tornado has plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, demolishing homes and businesses as it tore for miles along farmland and into subdivisions.

Union Pacific's first-quarter profit crept 1% higher and topped Wall Street expectations as the railroad tightened up on expenses even though it delivered slightly less freight.

Hailey Van Lith is focused on making the USA Basketball 3x3 Olympic team this summer and not worried about where she’ll end up at college next year.

Iowa added one of the nation’s most productive scorers to fill the void left by superstar Caitlin Clark.

There was only one thing being talked about on the internet Wednesday night: an extremely uncomfortable exchange between Caitlin Clark and a reporter.

Strong storms have caused damage in parts of the middle U.S. and spawned tornadoes in Kansas and Iowa, including one that left two people hurt.

The WNBA wears Prada.

In elementary school, Caitlin Clark wrote down her dreams and goals that included playing in the WNBA one day.

Caitlin Clark made a surprise appearance on “Saturday Night Live” during the show’s “Weekend Update” segment.

Iowa is directing nearly a million dollars in grant funding to expand summer meal sites for low-income kids.

The basketball world can’t get enough of Caitlin Clark and now that the college season is over, next up is the WNBA draft.

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Iowa guard Gabbie Marshall says she received “hate comments” from people upset about her role in a much-discussed foul call late in the Hawkeyes’ Final Four win over UConn.

Expect Clark to be in Paris, even if that means a deserving older professional is left home. Fair or not fair, business is business.

Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese have both decided to forgo their final year of college eligibility and enter the WNBA Draft.

The Associated Press has announced its annual women's college basketball player and coach of the year awards and will announce the men's awards Friday.

Caitlin Clark is capping off her illustrious college career with another record breaking season.

An explicit requirement that Iowa’s state, county and local decision-making bodies be balanced by gender has been repealed.

The LSU Tigers-Iowa Hawkeyes 2023 Women's National Championship rematch more than lived up to the hype.

Americans were in sports bars from coast to coast on Monday night, eyes glued to televisions and even movie screens.

After the Boston Celtics beat the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night, the focus of the NBA’s best team quickly turned to something else: watching Caitlin Clark and the final minutes of Iowa’s victory over LSU in the Elite Eight of the women’s NCAA Tournament.

Iowa’s Caitlin Clark tied a women’s NCAA Tournament record hitting by nine 3-pointers, many from well beyond the arc, in Iowa’s Elite Eight win over LSU.

It was the signature moment of last year’s national championship game.

Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese have been catalysts for the rapid rise of women’s college basketball because of their play on the court that has drawn millions of new fans to the sport and their success off of it.

A Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $975 million after no one matched the six numbers drawn, continuing a nearly three-month stretch without a big winner.

Caitlin Clark said she found out about the Big3’s offer to play for the 3-on-3 men’s basketball league over social media.

Iowa’s Patrick McCaffery, son of Hawkeyes coach Fran McCaffery, has entered the transfer portal.

The Iowa attorney general’s office said it is still working on an audit of its victim services that has held up emergency contraception funding for victims of sexual assault.

The Powerball jackpot has increased to an estimated $865 million after yet another drawing without a big winner, continuing a winless streak that dates to New Year’s Day.

Caitlin Clark scored 32 points and No. 1 seed Iowa survived one of its worst offensive performances of the season to beat No. 8 seed West Virginia 64-54 on Monday night in a women’s NCAA Tournament second-round game.

Caitlin Clark struggled to make shots early, but finished with 27 points and 10 assists as Iowa defeated Holy Cross 91-65 in an NCAA tournament first-round game on Saturday.

Coach Jeff Walz and Louisville have knocked a reigning national champion out of the women’s NCAA Tournament in the past.

Iowa star Caitlin Clark has been honored for the third straight season as a first-team Associated Press All-American.

South Carolina, Iowa, USC and Texas are the top four teams in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll, a day after all four were chosen as the No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament that begins later this week.

A bill that sought to change wording in an existing Iowa law outlining the penalties for terminating a pregnancy has been shelved by a Republican lawmaker amid debate about its implications for in vitro fertilization.

Southern California has moved up to No. 3 in The Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll, its best ranking in 38 years.

The first-half stats for Caitlin Clark in the Big Ten championship game were cringe-worthy.

Caitlin Clark overcame a cold start to score 30 of her 34 points after halftime in third-ranked Iowa's rally past Nebraska 94-89 in overtime to win a third straight Big Ten Tournament.