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AI doesn't replace good writers, it demands better judgment, researchers find - study

The findings complicate the common AI in education debate. It is not necessarily a threat to academic integrity, but only when students are trained to prompt it and use it effectively. 

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Shot Focused on Yellow Tape Showing Text "Police Line Do Not Cross". Tape Used to Restrict a Crime Scene Where Forensics, Detectives and Policemen are Working on Solving a Homicide Case

Gunman kills six people, then himself, in eastern Iowa, police say

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds announcing the launch of the Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM) Student Scholarship Contest, organized by CAM

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds launches Jewish American heritage month student scholarship contest

A US soldier keeps watch during a patrol in Syria's northeastern city Qamishli, in the Hasakeh province, mostly controlled by Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), on January 9, 2025.

Iowa National Guard members identified as US soldiers killed in Syria


Iowa tornado kills 'multiple' people in small town reduced to rubble

Images from the town of Greenfield show a path of utter destruction, with homes reduced to splinters, debris strewn everywhere, and several large wind turbines toppled.

 A tornado spins at Payne's Valley Golf Course in Branson, Missouri, United States, May 13, 2024.

Iowa principal dies from injuries sustained in school shooting

"After 10 days, he lost his battle and this tragedy took his life,"

 Law enforcement officers work at the scene of a shooting at Perry High School in Perry, Iowa, US, January 4, 2024

US: Sixth-grade student killed in Iowa school shooting, shooter dead

The sheriff did said that the shooter was identified as a 17-year-old student at Perry High School.

 Law enforcement officers work at the scene of a shooting at Perry High School in Perry, Iowa, US, January 4, 2024

Ron DeSantis courts Iowa Christian group, evangelical support in US election

The states in the Republican nominating calendar that vote after Iowa, including New Hampshire and Nevada, look more unfavorable to DeSantis.

 Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks at the 2023 NHGOP Amos Tuck Dinner in Manchester, New Hampshire, US, April 14, 2023.

‘Maus’ evades a ban in Iowa after school district cites ‘ambiguity’ in new state law

Following national outrage, an Iowa school district reversed their ban on Art Spiegalmen's Maus, a famous graphic novel about the Holocaust.

Cover of the first volume of Maus.

With Trump way ahead in 2024 Republican polls, Iowa becomes do-or-die for DeSantis

They acknowledged they might never fully close the national polling gap before Iowa's caucuses on Jan. 15.

 Former US President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speak at midterm election rallies, in Dayton, Ohio, US November 7, 2022 and Tampa, Florida, US, November 8, 2022

Teenager arrested for attempting to hire hitman to kill 7-year-old

A 17-year-old girl in Iowa has been arrested and charged with a felony for attempting to hire an online hitman to kill a 7-year-old child.

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Two students and adult fatally shot at Iowa school program

Three suspects, who have not been identified, fled the scene in a car and were taken into custody at a traffic stop within 20 minutes of the incident.

A makeshift memorial was placed by a light pole a block away from a shooting incident where one person was killed at the Congregation Chabad synagogue in Poway, north of San Diego, California.

Iranian-Americans protest against Iran at Iowa wrestling world cup

A group of Iranian Americans chanted "down with the dictator" and wore shirts calling for a regime change in Iran.

 Iranian protesters, November 19, 2020

Shooting at Iowa state park leaves three dead, plus gunman

The department identified the shooter as Anthony Orlando Sherwin, 23. It did not identify the victims.

 Police tape is pictured at a crime scene after a deadly mass shooting on South Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, June 5, 2022.