Iowa

Democrats notch historic governor wins in Texas, Georgia, Ohio amid midterm surge

A total of three dozen governor races were on the ballot in the elections, with US President Donald Trump's unpopularity and the cost of living at the top of voters' minds, alongside local concerns.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott hugs his daughter, Audrey Abbott, after delivering a concession speech at an election night rally during the US midterm elections in Austin, Texas, US, November 3, 2026.
US President Donald Trump adjusts his cap as he speaks during a midterm campaign rally at Salina Regional Airport in Salina, Kansas, US, November 1, 2026.

Democrats lead in key battleground states ahead of Senate midterms race - NYT poll

The US Capitol exterior after the US House of Representatives approved legislation to avert a government shutdown before the midterm elections, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, September 1, 2026.

Republicans defend US House majority as 50 competitive races loom ahead of 2026 midterms

The largest kosher slaughterhouse in the United States is located in Postville, Iowa and has been renamed AgriStar.

Fire at kosher meat processing plant in Iowa shuts down production ahead of High Holidays


Teenager arrested for attempting to hire hitman to kill 7-year-old

A 17-year-old girl in Iowa has been arrested and charged with a felony for attempting to hire an online hitman to kill a 7-year-old child.

 Woman in handcuffs, illustrative.

Two students and adult fatally shot at Iowa school program

Three suspects, who have not been identified, fled the scene in a car and were taken into custody at a traffic stop within 20 minutes of the incident.

A makeshift memorial was placed by a light pole a block away from a shooting incident where one person was killed at the Congregation Chabad synagogue in Poway, north of San Diego, California.

Iranian-Americans protest against Iran at Iowa wrestling world cup

A group of Iranian Americans chanted "down with the dictator" and wore shirts calling for a regime change in Iran.

 Iranian protesters, November 19, 2020

Shooting at Iowa state park leaves three dead, plus gunman

The department identified the shooter as Anthony Orlando Sherwin, 23. It did not identify the victims.

 Police tape is pictured at a crime scene after a deadly mass shooting on South Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, June 5, 2022.

Israeli Midwest envoy attends Iowa’s anti-BDS bill signing: 'Shows true friendship'

The law has now expanded to prevent state pension funds from investing in any company, business entity, and subsidiary that participates in BDS activity. 

 Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds is seen signing an anti-BDS bill.

Iowa governor signs antisemitism, Israel boycott bills

One of the two bills signed by Republican Kim Reynolds on Wednesday calls for the state to adopt the IHRAs definition of antisemitism.

The University of Iowa.

Iowa girl’s pen pal was Anne Frank, tiny museum remembers their connection

Anne’s letter, dated April 29, 1940, is the kind a young pen-pal might write, describing life at home and school.

 Anne Frank's passport photo.

Jews, Christians to read Isaiah's prophecies together this week

Participants will each read a chapter from the Book of Isaiah, the main character who prophesied the destruction of Babylon and the return of the Jewish people to Israel.

Then-Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper (right) looks at a Bible with Western Wall Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, 2014

The debate over Judaism, Zionism that roiled the University of Iowa

Student leaders have worked through thorny questions about how to define antisemitism.

A view of the University of Iowa campus.

The aggressors are free, the defender is locked up

Eitan and Leah Ze'ev establish farms on government land and hand them over to someone else to work.

Hineni Farm in Kiryat Gat supported by Jewish National Fund-USA