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US lawmakers nominate four jailed Chinese dissidents for Nobel Peace Prize
Associated Press via AOL· 4 months agoTwo U.S. lawmakers have nominated Jimmy Lai, a former Hong Kong publisher now standing trial on...
World Food Prize doubles to $500,000 in surprise to winner at Iowa Capitol ceremony
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo Finance· 7 months agoHeidi Kühn, this year's World Food Prize winner, got a big surprise at the Iowa Capitol ceremony...
On This Day, Oct. 5: Truman delivers 1st televised address from White House
United Press International via Yahoo News· 8 months agoU.S. President Harry S. Truman, pictured in 1949, delivered the first televised White House address...
Jimmy Carter's Life in Photos
People via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe liberal Southerner went from peanut farmer to U.S. President, then continued serving his country as a diplomat well into his 90s Getty Jimmy Carter...
‘A Hero for Me’: Peter Gabriel on His Long Friendship With Jimmy Carter
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPeter Gabriel first learned about former U.S. President Jimmy Carter in Rolling Stone. He doesn’t...
On This Day, Oct. 13: Plane crash strands rugby team in Andes
United Press International via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA memorial sits at the crash site of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 in 2006 in the remote Andes in...
Henry Kissinger, Former Secretary of State, Dead at 100
People via Yahoo News· 6 months agoKissinger was the oldest living former U.S. Cabinet member and the last surviving member of...
Opinion: Iowa's role in African student Airlift is worth remembering
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSidney Poitier, Jackie Robinson, and Harry Belafonte were big fans and important fundraisers, as was...
This Paterson church, which once hosted Martin Luther King Jr., is struggling
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 4 months agoPATERSON — The church at the corner of Auburn and Governor streets — where the Rev. Martin Luther...
6 things to do this weekend in Johnson County, including BBQ and beer pairing at Backpocket Brewing
Iowa City Press-Citizen via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHalloween has come and gone, but an arts and crafts show in Coralville this weekend is reminding...