The Kaaba, a cube-shaped structure, is the focal point toward which Muslims face during their daily prayers from anywhere in ...

Burlington High School’s Sophie Brown has been named the winner of the 2025 Bill Mertens Citizen Scholar of the Year award.

NEW LONDON — Kendall Hempen wasn’t raised in a family of hunters, but his interest in military history and firearms has ...

A criminal case in Alaska involving nearly a dozen people born in American Samoa is highlighting concerns about birthright citizenship and voting by people who are not U.S. citizens. (AP ...

Tens of thousands of pilgrims have descended on the tiny Spanish village of El Rocío to take part in riotously colorful and ancient festival, la Romería del Rocío, or the ...

Tahrir Abu Jazar, a displaced 36-year-old woman from Rafah, cooked lentils and rice inside her tent in Muwasi for her five children, who sat on the bare ground with their ...

Dozens of protesters gathered Friday evening outside a federal detention center in Los Angeles after federal immigration ...

Protesters clashed with police on Friday evening outside a federal detention center in Los Angeles after U.S. immigration ...

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) met with local chambers of commerce, economic development groups and regional leaders from ...

At 9:28 a.m., the Keokuk Fire Department responded to a downed power line at the intersection of Bank Street and Kilbourne ...

Veterans gathered Friday in Normandy to mark the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings — a pivotal moment of World War II ...

Garrett Bence threw a complete game as the West Burlington High School baseball team rallied for a 6-3 win over Danville in ...