Obituaries

GENEVA - The United Nations human rights office on Friday rejected as ?racist? and inciting xenophobia the reported remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump describing immigrants from Africa and Haiti as coming from ?shithole? countries.Trump on Thursday questioned why the United States would want to have immigrants from Haiti and African nations, referring to some as ?shithole countries,? according to two sources ...

When Mary and Joshua Haun began their relationship in 2013, they were together more than 160 pounds heavier than they are now.The couple, who were married in October 2017, has been committed to the Ketogenic diet for more than a year and said they have inspired numerous friends, co-workers and acquaintances to follow suit.?It must be close to 800 pounds lost now,? Mary, 47, of Cedar Rapids, said about those ...

CEDAR RAPIDS ? Alliant Energy is seeking applications for its 2018 Innovation Scholarships. Twenty-five $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to the winners.To qualify, applicants must be 24-years-old or younger and a dependent child of a current customer or current customers themselves, of one of Alliant Energy's utility subsidiaries (Interstate Power and Light or Wisconsin Power and Light).Award selection is ...

Henry County Health Center's Diabetes Education Center will offer a free pre-diabetes class on Monday, Jan. 15, from noon to 1 p.m. The class will be conducted in the Diabetes Education Center, located in Suite 25 at HCHC. Directions will be given when you call 319-385-6518 to register. Register by noon on Friday, Jan. 12.If you answer yes to any of the following questions, you should attend this class:Are your ...

By Melissa Boncher, Hy-Vee Dietitian You may have seen them on display in your local Hy-Vee. They're the cookie dough-shaped balls that look too good to be healthy. So, what are they, and should you be eating them? Here's a few things to help you decide.1. Each Energy Bite is developed by Hy-Vee registered dietitians and prepackaged for on-the-go snacks.2. They might taste like peanut butter cookie dough, but ...

LOS ANGELES - At least six people died and thousands fled their homes in Southern California on Tuesday as a powerful rainstorm triggered flash floods and mudslides on slopes where a series of intense wildfires burned off protective vegetation last month.The heavy downpours subsided early Tuesday after prompting evacuation orders for residents along the Pacific coast north of Los Angeles, but forecasters warned ...

A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the validity of a 2014 Tennessee ballot measure that removed the right to an abortion from the state constitution.By a 3-0 vote, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a challenge by eight voters to how the state counted ballots in the election, one of Tennessee's costliest. The measure, known as Amendment 1, won 53 percent of the vote.Tuesday's decision by the ...

SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump told his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in he is open to talking with North Korea, the South's presidential office said on Wednesday after they had spoken by telephone.A day after North and South Korea held their first talks in more than two years, Trump said there would be no military action while talks are ongoing, the Blue House said in a statement after the ...

PARIS (Reuters) - French cyclist Robert Marchand is retiring at the age of 106, a friend of the bike-mad centenarian has announced.The decision to quit comes a year after the tenacious sportsman set what was widely billed as a world record for the over-105s category: he completed 22.528 km (14.08 miles) in one hour.The feat, at an indoor track near Paris, drew intense media coverage and a moment of international...

IOWA CITY ? Not so long ago, Ross Katz wasn't particularly troubled believing he was powerless to make change because he thought the nation's values were close to his own.That changed after the 2016 election.?I saw leaders arguing that some people are better than others. That some people don't deserve the same rights as everyone else,? Katz wrote in a post at medium.com.As he started to engage to make change, ...