Northeast of the capital city of Des Moines in central Iowa, the 400-student Collins-Maxwell Community School District is one of many across the state shifting to a four-day school week.

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Bob and his wife, Evelyn, moved to Chicago, where he found work as a copywriter for Montgomery Ward’s famous catalogs. The ...

Valley Catholics throughout the Diocese of Fresno celebrated Our Lady of Guadalupe Friday morning with processions, masses ...

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Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday that he is nervous about the public response to his forthcoming autobiography’s candid ...

One of the year's funniest movies, co-writer, director and star Michael Angelo Covino's sad sack rom-com is a hilarious study ...

As Kings Symphony Orchestra Board President and Symphony trumpet player Bill Wilkinson noted, “The Christmas at the Fox ...

Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dissolved parliament, setting the stage for an early election after a key political ...