LIFESTYLE 3 days ago Meet the American who invented sliced bread: Otto Rohwedder, hard-luck hawkeye Otto Rohwedder of Davenport, Iowa, created the invention by which all others are judged — sliced bread — in 1928. His innovation quickly changed consumer culture.
POLITICS 4 days ago House committee demands Biden agency staff reveal travel history amid electioneering claims The committees tasked with overseeing small business and the Small Business Administration sent a letter demanding travel schedules of agency officials amid allegations relating to voter registration in their official capacities.
Transportation 4 days ago Coast Guard studying if other bridges at risk following Baltimore bridge disaster The U.S. Coast Guard says it is studying if other bridges across the nation are at risk after Baltimore collapse in March which resulted in the deaths of six people..
Texas 4 days ago Pelican Island Bridge in Galveston struck by barge, causing portion to collapse: officials A barge smashed into the Pelican Island Bridge in Galveston, Texas, on Wednesday morning, causing a section of the bridge to fall onto the barge, Fox 7 Austin reports.
Boating May 10 Large barge crashes into historic Fort Madision Bridge in Iowa, later sinks A near 100-year-old bridge in Iowa was struck by a loose barge on Thursday prompting its temporary closure before later reopening without any significant damage or injuries.
Illegal Immigrants May 9 Iowa sued over hardline immigration law; rights groups claim it's unconstitutional A newly passed law making it a crime for an illegal immigrant to be in Iowa is being challenged in court as unconstitutional by civil rights and immigration groups.
FOOD May 9 Leaders in creation of Arctic vault that protects millions of seeds win World Food Prize Two men who led the charge in creating the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, which protects and preserves millions of seeds, will be honored as the 2024 World Food Prize laureates.
SCIENCE May 9 The cicada invasion has begun! Find out where the flying insects are emerging The cicada invasion of 2024 has kicked off where billions of the flying insects will appear in 17 states in a rare natural phenomenon not seen since 1803
Iowa May 8 Iowa facility where intellectually disabled residents were mistreated to close next month The Glenwood Resource Center in Glenwood, Iowa, is set to permanently close after investigators determined intellectually disabled patients were mistreated at the facility.
Wisconsin May 7 Court clears way for high-voltage power line set to cross Mississippi River refuge A federal appeals court has approved the construction of a controversial, high-voltage power line that is set to cross a Mississippi River refuge.