Addison Bandstra is the 2025 Tulip Queen, and will preside over next year’s Tulip Time and related activities.

Oskaloosa Middle School has announced seventh and eighth grade students who were named to the first trimester honor roll.

Survivors of clergy sexual abuse are urging the Vatican to adopt the same zero-tolerance policy that it approved for the U.S. Catholic Church in 2002. They argued Monday that there’s ...

The Kremlin warns that Washington's decision to let Ukraine strike targets inside Russia with U.S.-supplied longer-range missiles would stoke the war and escalate international tensions. The policy sh ...

Neither Rafael Nadal nor Spanish captain David Ferrer is ready to say whether the 22-time Grand Slam champion will play singles or doubles at the Davis Cup Final 8. It ...

Palestinian officials say Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip killed eight people, including two children aged 7 and 9 and their parents. A third child, 10 years old, was wounded ...

Shares are mixed in Europe and Asia after U.S. stocks fell to their worst loss since Election Day. Japan's benchmark lost 1.1%. Chinese markets gave up strong early gains. On ...

Independent bookstores have become a new battleground in China. They're getting swept up in the ruling Communist Party’s crackdown on dissent and free expression. The Associated Press found that at ...

Spirit Airlines has filed for bankruptcy protection and will attempt to reboot as it struggles to recover from the pandemic-caused swoon in travel and a failed attempt to sell the ...

Some Arab Americans are expressing concern over Donald Trump's picks for key positions in his next administration. The picks have been described as a pro-Israel “dream team” by a conservative ...