Growing up in this generation, we often hear our parents and grandparents express the adage, “We knew that you go to college, you get a job.” Of course, in a period marked by the recession...

BEIJING — It’s easy being a foreigner in Beijing, if you want to be. It’s easy to grab a taxi, armed with a crisp 100-yuan bill (about $16.11, at Google’s last count), and shuttle...

When school let out for the summer, I expected to enjoy myself in the warming sunlight of my home state of California. It was supposed to be a summer of relaxation and hometown comforts, where the usual...

Iowa is a proud state when it comes to the political sphere. Our first-in-the-nation status for presidential hopefuls has been a hallmark of campaigns but probably more so to the identity of the state....

Yes With the Blackhawks’ inevitable claiming of the Stanley Cup sometime this week, it’s time to revisit a topic that was last suggested in 2013. Justifiably, the notion was dismissed as premature,...

Brandon Scherff Scherff ended his career as easily the most highly touted Hawkeye prospect in recent memory. Washington selected him at No. 5, making it the highest draft pick from Iowa since Oakland...

Iowa track and field capped its season off strong at the NCAA Championships this past weekend in Eugene, Oregon, with seven members earning All-American honors. The group was led by Aaron Mallett, the...

DES MOINES — Approximately 600 people filled Elwell Family Food Center at the Iowa State Fairgrounds to hear Hillary Rodham Clinton speak — some standing, some sitting at tables, and for a while...

With a recently launched program, Iowans across the state can meet with doctors face-to-face without ever leaving the comfort of their own home. University of Iowa Health Care has recently begun offering...

In as little as five years, a small part of the University of Iowa will be launched into space to explore new worlds. Scientists at the Physics and Astronomy Department are participating in a NASA mission...

Electronic-cigarette users may soon find themselves vaping under the same rules as cigarette smokers in Iowa City. At its meeting Tuesday, the Iowa City City Council will hold the first of three votes...

Around 200 people gathered outside the Iowa Children’s Museum on Sunday to remember and honor 20-year-old museum employee Andrea Farrington, the victim of a June 12 shooting at the Coral Ridge...