DES MOINES, Iowa, May 2 -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed a bill today, expanding access to biomarker testing to more patients statewide. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and its team of volunteers, including cancer survivors, patients and caregivers, applaud the governor and state legislators for taking this extraordinary step in prioritizing the needs of patients i  more

IOWA CITY, Iowa, May 2 -- The National Coop Grocers issued the following agency statement on May 1, 2024: * * * The current conflict in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory has been ongoing since October 2023. Over 34,000 Palestinian and 1,400 Israelis have been reported as killed, including 97 journalists, and over 220 humanitarian aid workers. More than 85% of the people living in the Gaza Strip have been displaced from their homes. According to the United Nations, humanitarian aid   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 2 -- The United Methodist Church issued the following news release: Before nearly 800 delegates and hundreds of observers, Bishop Tracy S. Malone, resident bishop of the East Ohio Conference, on Tuesday afternoon took the mantle as the new president of the Council of Bishops (COB) of The United Methodist Church. In so doing, she became the first Black woman in the history of the global denomination to ascend to the pinnacle of episcopacy leadership. Bishop Malone accepted  more