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War rages on multiple fronts as Israeli attacks in Lebanon grow, Iran shipping stranglehold persists
2+ hour, 20+ min ago (16+ words) War rages on multiple fronts as Israeli attacks in Lebanon grow, Iran shipping stranglehold persists'Ottumwa Courier...
Last protester in immigration detention after Trump’s campus crackdown has been released
1+ hour, 14+ min ago (144+ words) FILE - Leqaa Kordia, center, demonstrates with pro-Palestianian protesters at Columbia University in New York, April 30, 2024. Leqaa Kordia speaks to members of the media, family and her legal team after being released from the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, Monday,…...
El Salvador has arbitrarily detained nationals deported from the US, Human Rights Watch says
2+ hour, 34+ min ago (260+ words) Salvadoran nationals deported from the United States are arbitrarily detained in El Salvador and their loved ones do not know where they are or how to contact them. That's according to a Human Rights Watch report released Monday. The detainees…...
Photos from the Mideast in the 2nd week of the Iran war
6+ hour, 51+ min ago (1111+ words) A man holds a poster of Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, the successor to his late father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as supreme leader, during a rally to support him in Tehran, Iran, Monday, March 9, 2026. Relatives mourn over the flag draped coffin of…...
Judge blocks federal health officials’ changes to childhood vaccine recommendations
2+ hour, 54+ min ago (11+ words) Judge blocks federal health officials" changes to childhood vaccine recommendations'Ottumwa Courier...
Wahls ready for generational change
5+ hour, 14+ min ago (175+ words) Wahls ready for generational change'Ottumwa Courier Zach Wahls, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Iowa, speaks with attendees during a meet-and-greet at Temple of Creative Arts in Ottumwa, Iowa, Saturday, March 14, 2026. Wahls, a state senator and sixth-generation Iowan, is seeking…...
King Felipe says Spain’s conquest of the Americas involved 'much abuse' and ethical controversy
3+ hour, 20+ min ago (259+ words) Spain's King Felipe says Spain's conquest of the Americas involved abuse and ethical controversy, as Spain and Mexico remain at odds over calls for an apology. On Monday, Felipe made the remarks during a visit to a museum exhibition in…...
LifeServe blood drives scheduled in Centerville in April
5+ hour, 19+ min ago (77+ words) LifeServe blood drives scheduled in Centerville in April'Ottumwa Courier CENTERVILLE " LifeServe Blood Center will hold two blood drives in Centerville in April. The first is scheduled April 10 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 23548 Highway 5. The second will be held April 21 from 1-5:30 p.m. at 914 N. Park…...
Photos from the Mideast in the 3rd week of the Iran war
5+ hour, 3+ min ago (281+ words) Volunteers clean debris from a residential building damaged when a nearby police station was hit Friday in a U.S.-Israeli strike in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 15, 2026. A member of the armed wing of the Kurdish-Iranian opposition group Organization of Iranian Kurdistan…...
Editorial Roundup: United States
4+ hour, 55+ min ago (124+ words) Editorial Roundup: United States'Ottumwa Courier Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. A searchable database of public salaries…...