A county supervisor who used a racial slur as part of a phrase that describes makeshift repair or construction said he did so absent-mindedly.

DES MOINES — Two years after a heartbreaking one-point overtime loss in the state quarterfinals, No. 4 Pella returned to the Casey’s Center looking for a little bit of redemption as they would take on ...

Sports can be cruel as they are rewarding. It was a cruel finish for the Pella Christian boys basketball squad as they held a ...

Though the budget process is not complete, the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors has not so far reduced funding for the Oskaloosa Public Library over concerns about so-called ...

We used to use email, the phone or talk in person. Now we use platforms like iMessage, WhatsApp or Slack to coordinate a night out with friends, a kid’s birthday party, a work project or even to ...

GENEVA (AP) — Iran and the United States held hours of indirect negotiations Thursday over Tehran's nuclear program but walked away without a deal, leaving the danger of another Mideast war on the ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A representative of the U.S. Attorney’s office testified in federal court on Thursday that the human smuggling case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia was justified while ...

HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s government said late Wednesday that the 10 passengers on a boat that opened fire on its soldiers were armed Cubans living in the U.S. who were trying to infiltrate the island and ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The worst day for Nvidia’s stock since last spring dragged the U.S. market lower on Thursday, even though most stocks on Wall Street rose.

U.S. President Donald Trump has kept up pressure on Iran, moving an aircraft carrier and other military assets to the Persian Gulf and suggesting the U.S. could attack Iran over the killing of ...