A highway bomb attack in a restive region of southwestern Colombia killed 14 people and injured at least 38 on Saturday, the latest spate of violence ahead of next month's presidential election ... A huge crater was carved into the roadway ... .
An Al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group said Saturday that its fighters had joined forces with Tuareg rebels to launch attacks against the army across junta-ruled Mali... A Malian army statement said ... The junta chief's whereabouts were unknown ... .
DES MOINES — Members of the Iowa House passed approximately 26 bills this last week, with over half of the bills having at least 90% ayes for votes ... This bill intends to have a strategic partnership between the state, our schools, and trades ... 1 ... 2 ... 3 ... 4 ... .
CLIVE — Got a go-to spot for a can’t-miss breaded pork tenderloin? Or better yet, does your restaurant serve one worth bragging about? Either way, it’s time to step up ... Do you know a place that does it right? Nominate them ... How it works. ... .
The US central bank is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged at its policy meeting next week, as energy prices stay high and supply chains snarled due to war in the Middle East... But it takes place against a tricky backdrop ... bys/sla/mjf ... .
Iran's foreign minister returned to Islamabad on Sunday, ping-ponging from capital to capital as mediators hoped to keep peace talks between Tehran and the United States alive ... Those messages were not, however, part of any negotiations, Fars said ... .
Mali's military rulers faced a security crisis Sunday after coordinated nationwide attacks by jihadist fighters and separatist rebels this weekend killed the defence minister and reportedly left a key northern town in rebel hands ... .
URBANA — There’s some chirping going on at the UrbanaPublic Library (UPL) this week, as some new baby chicks hatched just in time for Earth Day on Wednesday, April 22, 2026 ... .
Nikolay Solovyov was on shift the night of April 26, 1986 when the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded. Instead of fleeing, he chose to fight his "first war" against radiation ... "It felt like an earthquake ... The alarms went off ... - Seeking praise - ... .
The Los Angeles Lakers, fueled by 29 points from LeBron James, beat the Houston Rockets 112-108 in an overtime thriller on Friday to take a 3-0 stranglehold in their NBA playoff series ... In a game that neither team led by more than 10 points, ... bb/hol ... .