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Supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders at the Mt. Vernon South Precinct in Mt. Vernon, IA, on Feb. 3, 2020.

App snafu stalls final Iowa caucus results, muddies race moving forward

Lacey Latch and Emma Oxnevad February 4, 2020

MOUNT VERNON, IOWA—Politicians and pundits are questioning the future of the Iowa Caucuses as the Iowa Democratic Party reports “inconsistencies” in the reporting of results. According to CNN, the...

Iowa caucus participants reflect on state's role in nomination process

Iowa caucus participants reflect on state’s role in nomination process

Brita Hunegs February 3, 2020

CEDAR RAPIDS--  A stadium packed with supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders hummed with energy on Saturday night in Iowa’s second largest city. It’s just two days before the first ballots for the 2020...

Supporters of Joe Biden listen as he speaks in Des Moines.

Young voters weigh priorities heading into the Iowa caucus

Emma Oxnevad and Lacey Latch February 3, 2020

DES MOINES, IOWA - As voters prepare to caucus for their candidates on Monday night, voters young and old have found themselves weighing their priorities, balancing their idea of electability with policy.  Entering...

What you need to know about the Iowa caucuses

What you need to know about the Iowa caucuses

Bianca Cseke, Online Managing Editor February 3, 2020

Why the Iowa caucuses matter: Though they’re not necessarily representative of the entire country and don’t always predict who the nominees will be, the Iowa caucuses matter because they set the...

In this Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020, photo, a staff member wearing a hazardous materials suit hauls a bin at a hospital that reported a coronavirus death in Yichang in central China's Hubei Province. China is swiftly building a 1,000-bed hospital dedicated to patients infected with a new virus that has killed 26 people, sickened hundreds and prompted unprecedented lockdowns of cities during the country's most important holiday.

WHO declares coronavirus a global health emergency

Abbas Dahodwala February 3, 2020

On Friday, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a global health emergency, signaling the severity of the virus while the State Department released a statement saying all Americans should...

American Cancer Society reports drop in cancer deaths

American Cancer Society reports drop in cancer deaths

Madi Garcia February 3, 2020

2020 began with a report from The American Cancer Society announcing the steady decline of cancer in the U.S.   The decline in deaths from lung cancer marked  the largest drop, followed by the three...

In this May 1, 2019 file photo, National security adviser John Bolton talks to reporters outside the White House in Washington.

Impeachment trial week in review Jan. 27 – Feb. 2

Cailey Gleeson, News Editor February 3, 2020

MONDAY, Jan. 27 – Trump’s defense team continued their opening statements, with Alan Dershowitz taking the stand. Dershowitz argued that the charges against the president are too vague and went on...

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks during a rally two days before the Iowa caucus in Cedar Rapids on Feb. 1, 2020.

Bernie Sanders campaigns in Cedar Rapids with help from Vampire Weekend

Emma Oxnevad and Lacey Latch February 3, 2020

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA —  As Vampire Weekend plays to a thinning crowd of Bernie Sanders supporters in Iowa, a young black girl who couldn’t be a day older than 10 dances among the crowd, unaware of the...

This illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in January 2020 shows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). This virus was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China.

US reports 1st case of person-to-person spread of new virus

Mike Stobbe, Associated Press January 30, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials Thursday reported the first U.S. case of person-to-person spread of the new virus from China. The man is married to the Chicago woman who got sick from the virus after...

President Donald Trump, joined by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaks during an event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020, to announce the Trump administration's much-anticipated plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Trump plan calls for Palestinian state, settlement freeze

Associated Press January 28, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump unveiled his long-awaited Middle East peace plan Tuesday, calling for the creation of a State of Palestine with its capital in portions of east Jerusalem. He...

People gather at a memorial for Kobe Bryant near Staples Center Monday, Jan. 27, 2020, in Los Angeles. Bryant, the 18-time NBA All-Star who won five championships and became one of the greatest basketball players of his generation during a 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, died in a helicopter crash Sunday.

Pilot of Bryant helicopter tried to avoid heavy fog

Associated Press January 28, 2020

CALABASAS, Calif. (AP) — The veteran pilot whose helicopter plunged into a Los Angeles-area hillside, killing Kobe Bryant and eight others, had tried to avoid fog so heavy that it had grounded police...

A crew of a Ukrainian airlines carry flowers to pay tribute to the flight crew members of the Ukrainian 737-800 plane that crashed on the outskirts of Tehran, arrive for memorial service at Borispil international airport outside Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020. An Ukrainian passenger jet carrying 176 people has crashed just minutes after taking off from the Iranian capital's main airport on Jan. 8, 2020.

American-Iranian tensions complicated by Ukrainian disaster

Brita Hunegs January 26, 2020

176 passengers died earlier this month when a Ukrainian airliner crashed shortly after taking off from Tehran. The Iranian government acknowledged their military had shot down the jet in a reactive response...

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