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While Ukraine's counteroffensive this month was hailed as stunning by military observers, Ukrainian troops tell NPR that Russian forces put up stiff resistance in parts of the Kharkiv region.

New polling on abortion shows a majority of Americans support abortion access, at least for the first trimester. Crews from MidAmerican Energy left Iowa to help southern states recover from Hurricane Ian. The U.S. Department of Agriculture spent over 7 billion dollars in recent years on two of its largest conservation programs. But very little of that money went to climate-smart practices… according to a new report from the Environmental Working Group. Plus, federal officials are reporting a drop in the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in Iowa.

If a survivor of childhood sexual abuse tells someone what happened to them, studies suggest most don’t do it until they’re well into adulthood. But many Iowans abused as children run out of time to sue their abusers at age 19. Survivors and some lawmakers are working to get rid of the time limit on civil lawsuits related to child sex abuse with the hope that they can protect kids in Iowa.

The Federal Reserve is cracking down hard on inflation, in hopes of avoiding a repeat of the 1970s, when price hikes were so sustained, they got baked in to people's thinking.

This has been the deadliest year ever for migrants trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border. Hundreds have drowned in the Rio Grande or perished from extreme heat in failed smuggling attempts.

Russell Cook expected a quick, inexpensive visit to an urgent care center for his daughter after a car wreck. She wasn't badly hurt, but they were sent to an emergency room — for a much larger bill.

Each Cactus Plant Flea Market Box will come with a meal and a classic McDonald's character toy, with a twist.

Customarily, the Fed and other central banks do as much as they can to keep markets calm. This time they're the reason behind the volatility.

Javier Zamora's book, as touching as it is sad, and as full of hope and kindness as it is harrowing, is the kind of narrative that manages to bring a huge debate down to a very personal space.

Mexico has become the deadliest place in the world for environmental and land defense activists, according to a global survey released Wednesday.