Iowa State Daily, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
1 day ago by Mark Sherman/AP Writer
WASHINGTON - Americans can keep guns at home for self-defense, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday in the justices' first-ever pronouncement on the meaning of gun rights under the Second Amendment.
The court's 5-4 ruling struck down the District of Columbia's ban on handguns.
Iowa State Daily, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
1 day ago by Laura Kingery
Bailey Beckner, Junior What are your views on the current state of the country? Beckner thinks the United States is in an economic downturn. She said she has been following the news and is "really scared" to hear reports of businesses closing and the NASDAQ falling.
Iowa State Daily, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
13 hours ago by James Pusey
Leave your cigarettes at home or put them out before you step onto campus, because campus is now smokefree.
The Iowa Smokefree Air Act takes effect Tuesday, making the entire campus a designated smokefree zone.
Campus is not the only place going smokefree: Other places include bars, restaurants and their outdoor patios, the grounds of public buildings and sports arenas.
Iowa State Daily, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
14 hours ago by
For as much rancor and debate as the Second Amendment has caused over the years, few realized the Supreme Court had never once in its history heard a case which asked them to define its meaning.
Last Thursday, the court ruled in District of Columbia et al.
Iowa State Daily, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
1 day ago by Associated Press
MASON CITY, Iowa - Officials have taken samples from a black bear that was shot and killed near Sheffield in hopes of learning where it came from.
The male bear was nearly 7 feet long and weighed 300 pounds.
Todd Hall, of rural Sheffield, shot the bear on Monday.
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