New research from an Iowa State University psychology professor finds smartphones are causing a “seismic shift” in sleep patterns among teenagers. ISU’s Zlatan Krizan and a colleague at San Diego State University found teens who spend more than two hours a day on their smartphones get fewer than seven hours of sleep a night. “I’ve […]Powered by WPeMatico
Hunter numbers in Iowa have been steadily dropping for years and a new campaign from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources aims to reverse the trend. Megan Wisecup, the DNR’s hunter education administrator, says the effort called “Let’s Go Hunting” is targeting several different groups. Wisecup says, “One is a call to action to our […]Powered by WPeMatico
Costumed trick-or-treaters will soon be hitting Iowa’s sidewalks and parents might be able to use a few tips about how to help their kids scare away cavities this Halloween. Ashley Aubry, a registered dental hygienist, says the bacteria inside our mouths is probably more excited than children about candy because it feeds on sugar, producing […]Powered by WPeMatico
Campus leaders and members of the board that governs Iowa, Iowa State and UNI are reviewing the effectiveness of campus safety measures. Jacob Simpson of Clinton is the president of University of Iowa Student Government. He says sexual assault is a “pervasive problem” on college campuses throughout the country. “According to our campus climate survey […]Powered by WPeMatico
NETFLIX(LOS ANGELES) -- Netflix has released a behind-the-scenes featurette about Bright, the genre-bending cop drama starring Will Smith and Joel Edgerton David Ayer, who directed End of Watch and wrote Training Day, calls the shots on the movie, which is basically End of Watch if it was written by J.R.R. Tolkien. The series has Smith playing an LAPD cop in a present in which fairies, orcs, and other mythological creatures are […]
ABC/Ben Mark Holzberg(HOLLYWOOD) --The plot lines on ABC's Designated Survivor this season have focused on real issues, like the controversy over Confederate statues, or the rising cost of prescription drugs. Tonight's episode is no different: a Mexican citizen is shot during a border dispute and President Kirkman and his staff must try to resolve the situation. "It's basically the talk about immigration reform. Problems with the border arise at the […]
ABC/Paula Lobo(NEW YORK) -- 50 Cent and Vivica A. Fox are poking fun at their former relationship drama in Wednesday night's episode of BET's 50 Central. In a clip from the show, posted on Fox's Instagram, a therapist asks the the two why they're in couple's therapy. "I believe we have a strong connection and I don't want to lose it," Fox tells the therapist. 50 then responds, "Cuz she dragged me down here," which […]
Getty Images for Heifer International/Joe Scarnici(LOS ANGELES) -- Actress Mindy Cohn revealed she had breast cancer, and that she kept her health battle private for the past five years, in a new interview with People magazine. The Facts of Life star said she is currently in remission, but says she underwent a double mastectomy, chemotherapy and radiation during the course of her recovery. "I called my agent and said I had to stop working for […]
Getty Images for Sundance Film Festival/Jerod Harris (LOS ANGELES) -- Amazon Studios President Roy Price has resigned, ABC News has confirmed. Price was put on leave last week, following an allegation of sexual harassment involving Isa Hackett, an executive producer on the network's series The Man in the High Castle.Hackett told The Hollywood Reporter last week that in 2015, Prince allegedly propositioned her in a cab on the way to an Amazon party, but she told […]
