Iowa

Iowa caucus: The definitive guide to the first contest of 2024 US election

Across Iowa today, friends and neighbours will congregate in churches, community centers and schools to canvass for their candidates. Let’s examine what a caucus, is, how it works, why this first election is important and what is likely to happen

17-year-old behind shooting at Iowa school: Why are more adolescents picking up guns in the US?

In 2024, gun violence continues in the United States. A 17-year-old went on a shooting spree in his school in Perry, Iowa killing a sixth grader and injuring others. In recent years, the US has seen a disturbing trend – the rise of young assailants

US woman sentenced to 50 years in jail for drowning her newborn in bathtub to hide drugs

Blaha pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and asked that she be sentenced at once. She has to serve 70 per cent of the sentence, which amounts to 35 years, before becoming eligible for parole

The Sad Truth Behind Happy Meals: How McDonald's is exploiting child workers

America has a child labour problem. According to a recent investigation by the US department of labour, over 305 minors including two 10-year-old kids, who were unpaid, were working longer hours than allowed, sometimes until 2 am at McDonald's in Kentucky and other states

Mississippi Rising: America's Iowa turns into a flooded mess

Iowa and parts of southwest Wisconsin are flooded after the Mississippi River reached its peak and crested over. The rising river has been caused by a surge of water from melting snowfall to the north

Children in Iowa to work longer hours, serve alcohol: How America is exploiting its teenage workers

In Iowa, senators pulled an all-nighter only to relax child labour protections. They voted on a bill that allows 14-year-olds to work six-hour night shifts and 16- and 17-year-olds to serve alcohol. Arkansas, Ohio and Minnesota have also passed bills that fail to protect teenage workers

Former President Donald Trump absent as Iowa 2024 Republican caucus train begins to roll

In the three months since he announced his bid for a comeback, Trump has not set foot in Iowa, the first place his claim of party dominance will be tested early next year

Democrats reshuffle primaries to stress diversity over tradition

The Democratic Party on Saturday approved reordering its 2024 presidential primary, replacing Iowa with South Carolina in the leadoff spot as part of a major shake-up meant to empower Black and other minority voters critical to its base of support.

US Election 2020 Iowa profile: How state voted in 2016, demographics and more

Iowa, a Midwestern US state, sits between the Missouri and Mississippi rivers and is known for its landscape of rolling plains and cornfields

Joe Biden wins South Carolina primary with African-American community’s support; aims for nationwide Super Tuesday

Joe Biden scored a thundering victory in South Carolina’s Democratic primary on Saturday, riding a wave of African American support and ending progressive rival Bernie Sanders' winning streak