Of the presidents in the modern era, many have been dealt a difficult hand by history, but perhaps none more so than Donald Trump. In 1952, Harry Truman was in his third year of a stalemated war in Korea that was costing 200 American lives every week. He lost the New Hampshire primary to Sen. ...

At the Warren County Auditor’s Office, work is non-stop. Warren County Auditor Traci VanderLinden said her office already broke its previous early voting record. About 14,000 people have returned their absentee ballots, in a county where 37,000 people are registered to vote. On ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa reported nearly 1,000 more coronavirus cases Sunday, and the state's rate of positive cases remains high. The state reported 910 new cases of COVID-19 and 12 new deaths as of Sunday morning to give Iowa 107,057 cases and 1,538 deaths since the pandemic began, ...

Iowa recorded 482 COVID-19 patients hospitalized on Thursday, setting a record mark for the state according to the Iowa Department of Public Health. The state has recorded 1,505 deaths, up from 1,360 since the last COVID-19 report published by the Times-Republican on Oct. 2. Marshall County ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — JPMorgan Chase said Thursday it will extend billions in loans to Black and Latino homebuyers and small business owners in an expanded effort toward fixing what the bank calls “systemic racism” in the country’s economic system. The New York bank said it is committing ...

The first day of school for Marshalltown Community School District students on Tuesday was a welcome event for district staff and students. Miller Middle School Co-Principal Kristyn Kell said she thought the first day went really well. “We hope students felt welcomed and that we were excited ...