Late-in-life artist Daniel Kinkade’s passion for painting began with a drawing of a tree. The tree won the then-10-year-old Hanawalt Elementary School student a Des Moines Art Center art class ...

The U.S. Navy will get two new battleships, the “largest we've ever built,” sometime in the 2030s, President Donald Trump announced on Dec. 22. Construction of the ships, designated Trump-class ...

The end of the Age of the Battleship appears to have been called prematurely as the Trump administration, as part of its Golden Fleet US Navy reform, says it is reviving the giant battlewagons in the ...

Unity Software Inc’s stock reached a notable milestone, hitting a 52-week high of 46.95 USD. This achievement reflects a significant upward trend, as the stock has experienced a remarkable 69.61% ...

The 2025 Illinois High School Association football state championships began this Thanksgiving weekend at Hancock Stadium in Normal, with games Friday on the Illinois State University campus. The ...

The flagship sedan is coming early next year with advanced driver assists, AI, and an illuminated grille. 2027 Mercedes-Benz S-Class receives major tech upgrades, including NVIDIA chips and MB.OS ...

America’s middle class is weary. After nearly five years of high prices, many middle-class earners thought life would be more affordable by now. Costs for goods and services are 25% above where they ...

Unity and Epic Games, the creators of today’s biggest video game engines, have announced a partnership that will make Unity games available in Fortnite. Epic has allowed creators to publish their own ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — At a Cedar Rapids church, the 125-year-old hymn “Lift Every Voice and Sing” became a political touchstone Saturday as three Democratic candidates for Iowa’s open U.S. Senate seat each ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS — At a Cedar Rapids church, the 125-year-old hymn “Lift Every Voice and Sing” became a ...

There's a lot of variation within each group. The top 5% of earners, for example, bring in $295,000 or more per year. That's nearly 10x what someone in the lowest quintile earns annually. It's also ...