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Nunn introduces bill to suspend Trump’s beef imports, bolster US herd

U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn is calling for the suspension of President Donald Trump’s initiative allowing more foreign beef into the U.S. and for congressional oversight of future beef import decisions from the executive branch. Nunn announced a bipartisan bill Wednesday, with Democratic Rep. Gabe ...

Johnston and Grimes join dozens of cities suing fire truck manufacturers

The cities of Johnston and Grimes are joining Des Moines and dozens of other municipalities in suing the some of the nation’s biggest providers of fire trucks over alleged parasitic pricing. Johnston and Grimes, as members of the Johnston-Grimes Metropolitan Fire District, are suing REV Group and more than a dozen of its affiliates in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. Other defendants include American Industrial Partners and its affiliates, Oshkosh Corporation, Pierce Manufacturing and Boise Mobile Equipment. The lawsuit challenges what it calls “the ...

Packers struggle in home opener

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers knew they'd have their hands full early in the season with their offense missing Josh Jacobs and their defense lacking Micah Parsons. But they couldn't have expected their home opener to go this miserably. With a makeshift offensive line struggling ...

STATEMENT WIN

INDIANAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark had 27 points, nine assists and seven rebounds, and Kelsey Mitchell added 20 points to her WNBA single-season scoring record as the Indiana Fever beat the Minnesota Lynx 96-77 on Tuesday night. Indiana kept alive its faint hopes of earning the No. 4 seed in the ...

Purdy, 49ers off to strong start

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers' offense couldn't be off to a much more efficient start to the season. The 49ers scored touchdowns on their first five possessions for the first time in at least 45 years, and Purdy had a near-perfect performance on Sunday ...

Chase race, pressure intensifies

If Ryan Blaney's analysis of the NASCAR Chase is accurate, then his championship bid is already over after only three of 10 races in the run to the title. "I just don't see that you can finish outside the top 30 multiple times and have a shot," Blaney said last week. "It's just going to be ...