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Carter King, a student at Dordt University, a christian college in Sioux Center, Iowa on Nov. 7, 2023.

Conservative voters in Iowa are open to moving on from Trump

Iowa will be holding the Republican presidential caucuses on Jan. 15. Voters there will play a key role in setting the tone for the presidential election year.

A half-century later, students at the University of Mississippi reckon with the past

University of Mississippi students meet members of the school's Black Student Union from 1970. They were jailed and expelled from Ole Miss for protesting token integration.

The Fed raises interest rates again despite the stress hitting the banking system

The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage-point in an effort to curb high inflation. Some had called for the Fed to wait after two recent bank failures.

The Fed raises interest rates again despite the stress hitting the banking system

The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage-point in an effort to curb high inflation. Some had called for the Fed to wait after two recent bank failures.

Shoppers walk past sale signs at the Avalon shopping center in Alpharetta, Ga., during Black Friday in 2022.

Black Friday deals start early and seem endless. Are there actually any good deals?

Longer Black Friday sale windows give companies more chances to win potential business, but it also affords consumers the ability to shop around, experts say.

A California community sees a dip in immigration. Where have all the people gone?

The town of Jacumba, on the California-Mexico border, has experienced a massive influx of migrants. Unofficial detention camps have popped up throughout the community. Then one day, something changed.

Remembering Olympic gold medalist Florence 'Flo-Jo' Griffith Joyner

Olympic gold medalist Florence "Flo-Jo" Griffith Joyner died in her sleep on Sept. 21, 1998. The sprinter's world records for the 100 meter and 200 meter events remain unbroken.

K-12 students learned a lot last year, but they're still missing too much school

Families will play an essential role in getting students back on track, researchers say. But it's going to take a "culture" shift around the importance of being in school.

Victoria Amelina stands next to a cherry tree in the backyard of Volodymyr Vakulenko, a Ukrainian children's book author, where he buried his diary of living under Russian occupation in Kapytolivka before he was killed.

She saved the diary of a Ukrainian writer killed by Russia. Then she was killed, too

Award-winning novelist Victoria Amelina, who retrained as a war crimes researcher to document Russian atrocities and preserve Ukrainian culture, has met a tragic end.

Bagels, quiche, fish platters, honey cake and sweet kugel are just a few of the dishes people indulge in after completing their Yom Kippur fast.

Food experts have some surprising suggestions for dishes to break the Yom Kippur fast

From bagels to honey cake, these are a few suggestions from cooks and food enthusiasts for breaking the fast after the most solemn Jewish holiday. Also, read tips for preparing for the fast.

A Silicon Valley Bank office in Tempe, Arizona.

Justice Department opens probe into Silicon Valley Bank after its sudden collapse

Justice Department officials have launched an investigation into the bank amid growing questions about who shares responsibility for the largest bank failure since the 2008 collapse.

Justice Department opens probe into Silicon Valley Bank after its sudden collapse

Justice Department officials have launched an investigation into the bank amid growing questions about who shares responsibility for the largest bank failure since the 2008 collapse.

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