In 1948, Dubuque-native Jane Burrell died in a plane crash in France, making her the first Central Intelligence Agency officer to die in the agency’s service.

This Newsbuzz features analysis on lawsuits against Juul Labs, a company in Waterloo, and the Linn-Mar Community School District; plus, a breakdown of enrollment numbers at the Iowa Regent universities and an interview with a resident at the International Writing Program.

Authors Patricia Bryan and Thomas Wolf bring readers to the late 1880s to the gruesome scene of the murders of John Wesley Elkins's father and stepmother. The 11-year-old was charged and convicted.

The first ads since Iowa congressional candidates secured their parties' nominations have dropped in recent weeks. Political professors analyze how effective their differing strategies could be.

Sarah Chayes is a former NPR foreign correspondent and an internationally recognized expert on corruption. She will visit Iowa this month.

A writer in residence as part of the University of Iowa's International Writing Program discusses historic floods that are devastating her home country of Pakistan.

Now a year after the removal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, listen to a conversation with a former officer and aviator who had multiple deployments in Afghanistan and Iraq.

The death of Mikhail Gorbachev, up to $20,000 in student loan forgiveness for some Americans and the FBI investigation into former President Donald Trump are discussed during this week's politics day.

The last U.S. military forces departed Afghanistan one year ago Aug. 30, following a chaotic two-week withdrawal process while the nation fell under Taliban rule.

The necessity of remote work at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic showed the benefits of work-from-home options. Two years in, much of the workforce has not returned to the office, bringing new challenges to employers.