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2 days ago in Lifestyle
Gaming while driving: Tesla allows it, Mercedes does recall
A few days after reports surfaced that Tesla allows drivers to play video games on dashboard touch screens while vehicles are moving, Mercedes-Benz has issued a U.S. recall for a simliar issue.
3 days ago in Lifestyle
How to prepare your garden for next season
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic had many unexpected social benefits, among them making workplaces more flexible, increasing support for local businesses, and an increased interest in at-home hobbies, including gardening.
4 days ago in Lifestyle
Drivers playing video games? US is looking into Tesla case
Last August, Vince Patton was watching a YouTube video of a Tesla owner who had made a startling observation: Tesla drivers could now play a video game on their car's touch-screen dashboard — while the vehicle is moving.
5 days ago in Lifestyle
Joining drag queens on TV show costs Indiana pastor his job
The Rev. Craig Duke has been a Methodist minister for three decades, building a reputation as a staunch advocate of LGBTQ inclusion.
6 days ago in Lifestyle
Instagram launches tool urging teens to take a break
Instagram on Tuesday launched a feature that urges teenagers to take breaks from the photo-sharing platform and announced other tools aimed at protecting young users from harmful content on the Facebook-owned service.
News
6 days ago in Local
New Senior Community Center to Open in Ankeny
From the City of Ankeny: The City of Ankeny and Polk County Board of Supervisors invite the community to a…
2 weeks ago in Local
Get Your Flu and/or COVID Vaccine Now
Vaccination information for ages 6-months+
3 weeks ago in Local
All Iowans Age 18+ Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccine Booster
Kids ages 5+ can be vaccinated too
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2 days ago in Entertainment, Trending
2 stars of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ look back at a classic
It was just another job for child actor Karolyn Grimes. She was 6 and had already done four movies by the summer of 1946 when filming began on "It's a Wonderful Life." The only thing she recalls about the biggest movie of her career was being delighted to play in snow on the set.
3 days ago in National, Trending
Jussie Smollett guilty verdict latest in polarizing case
Jussie Smollett's conviction Thursday for lying to police about a racist, homophobic attack came nearly three years after his report of a horrifying hate crime quickly became part of a polarized political landscape, with people — including the president of the United States — weighing in from all over.
4 days ago in National, Trending
School district faces two $100M suits after Oxford shootings
Two lawsuits seeking $100 million each have been filed against a Michigan school district, its superintendent and others after four students were fatally shot and others wounded at Oxford High School, a lawyer announced Thursday.
5 days ago in National, Trending
Giant Christmas tree outside Fox News headquarters set afire
A man was charged with arson and other crimes Wednesday for setting fire to a 50-foot (15-meter) Christmas tree in front of Fox News headquarters in midtown Manhattan, police said.
End of an era: Germany’s Merkel bows out after 16 years
Angela Merkel was assured of a place in the history books as soon as she became Germany's first female chancellor on Nov. 22, 2005. Over the next 16 years, she was credited with raising Germany's profile and influence, working to hold a fractious European Union together, managing a string of crises and being a role model for women.
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2 days ago in Music
Pop superstar Alicia Keys unveils new album ‘Keys’ in Dubai
Superstar Alicia Keys on Friday debuted her new album live in front of a packed crowd at the world's fair in Dubai — a lively pop performance full of soaring vocals and piano solos.
2 days ago in Entertainment
Michael Nesmith, the Monkee for all seasons, dies at 78
Michael Nesmith, the singer-songwriter, author, actor-director and entrepreneur who will likely be best remembered as the wool-hatted, guitar-strumming member of the made-for-television rock band The Monkees, has died at 78.
2 days ago in Entertainment, Trending
2 stars of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ look back at a classic
It was just another job for child actor Karolyn Grimes. She was 6 and had already done four movies by the summer of 1946 when filming began on "It's a Wonderful Life." The only thing she recalls about the biggest movie of her career was being delighted to play in snow on the set.