The government lost about $18 million minting pennies in 2024. On nickels, it lost $85 million.
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President Donald Trump told CNBC Tuesday that he expects the U.S. and Iran to make a "great deal," but added that the U.S. military is "ready" to bomb Iran.
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Red Lobster announced that Endless Shrimp is making a limited-time comeback after the all-you-can-eat special was removed from the menu in 2024.
- STEVEN SLOAN and KEN SWEET Associated Press
A confrontation is brewing over online exchanges that allow users to bet on everything from a sports game to when Jesus Christ will return.
- ITZEL LUNA Los Angeles Times
As millions of people on Ozempic and other weight-loss drugs tend to crave more flavor, the values of some sauce companies have skyrocketed.
- Trevor Hunnicutt, Ariba Shahid and Muhammad Al Gebaly Reuters
Tehran said it responded to a continued U.S. blockade of Iranian ports, calling it a violation of their ceasefire.
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US President Donald Trump says the US is having “very good conversations” with Iran and says he’s optimistic a deal can still be done.
But spiking prices nationwide have shaken the U.S. economy and, with it, Trump's clout to drive support for fellow conservatives in November's midterm elections.
Prices swing on world events, and Iran is only one example. In a new video, Straight Arrow News walks through 50 years of gasoline prices.
Catholics are the largest U.S. religious denomination, accounting for one-fifth of the population, according to the Pew Research Center.
Prediction market volumes surged in early 2026, with Kalshi and Polymarket recording $60B year-to-date, already exceeding all of 2025's $51B total. Bernstein projects $240B in 2026 volume, up 370% year over year, and estimates markets could reach $1 trillion annually within four years. Kalsh…
Most Americans still think their taxes are too high, according to recent polls, even after last year's tax law fulfilled several of President Donald Trump's tax-related campaign promises.
Trump and Massie have butted heads on and off for years. But their relationship nosedived after Trump took office again in 2025.
After Trump set now-defunct tariffs last year, Kentucky whiskey exports fell 15%, according to U.S. Census data.
Page County officials will receive a commemorative American Flag Friday from the Iowa State Bar Association
OneSource Restoration broke ground Friday on its new office in New Market
Council Bluffs Mayor Jill Shudak reads a proclamation declaring National Apprenticeship Week in the city during a visit to Kinney Hall at Iowa Western Community College on Thursday, April 23, 2026.
Council Bluffs Mayor Jill Shudak delivers remarks for National Apprenticeship Week in the city during a visit to Kinney Hall at Iowa Western Community College on Thursday, April 23, 2026.
With some support from law enforcement, animal welfare advocates hope this will be the year Iowa joins all other U.S. states in making animal torture a felony on first offense.
A look at how long Iowa legislative sessions have gone into overtime since 2000.
Iowans all across the state are volunteering to go out to rivers and lakes near their homes to test for nitrates, which are associated with various health risks.
Changes to federal financial aid combined with rising tuition rates, inflation, an enrollment cliff, and flagging state support has Iowa’s public universities warning of the impact on students.
Kimmel responded to calls from the White House for him to be fired by telling first lady Melania Trump to speak to President Donald Trump about the president's "violent rhetoric."
Britain's King Charles told Congress on Tuesday that despite an age of uncertainty and conflict, the U.K. and the U.S. will always be staunch allies united in defending democracy.
The indictment would mark the second time the Justice Department under Trump has indicted Comey, a longtime foe of President Trump.
Jimmy Kimmel responded after President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump demanded he be fired from 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!.' In an April 27 monologue, Kimmel joked about waking up to a first lady’s statement calling for his firing. The backlash followed jokes from his April 23 “pretend r…
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A Sidney man arrested on suspicion of litancy of charges is also accused of injuring two sheriff's deputies and jail staff upon his booking into the Fremont County Jail.
The Page County Sheriff's Office said two vehicles were involved in a crash where they sustained heavy damage on Monday, Oct. 27, about 5:57 p.m.
A man from an unincorporated community in Page County was arrested following a short standoff Friday evening.
A 51-year-old resident of Sidney was flown by medical helicopter to Omaha after a crash involving a wrong-way driver Tuesday morning.
A look at how long Iowa legislative sessions have gone into overtime since 2000.
Along with expressions of gratitude, almost every retirement speech given this year included calls for increased bipartisanship.
Former Iowa Democratic Party Chairwoman Andy McGuire is among a new batch of endorsements for Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Josh Turek’s campaign.
In his latest campaign ad, Iowa Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Steen pledges to protect Iowa children from “radical woke ideology” and “keep the Satanists out” of the Iowa Capitol.