IOWA

The Iowa Supreme Court has rejected a proposed 72-hour waiting period for abortions in the state. KCCI-TV

United Way of Johnson & Washington Counties announced that Lois Buntz will join its development team as the director of major gifts and leadership giving. Corridor Business Journal

NATION/WORLD

Saudi Arabia allowed women to drive for the first time on June 24, and more than 120,000 women have applied for licenses, the government said. The country’s ban on women behind the wheel was the last of its kind in the world. Washington Post 

Anyone who follows Beltway Twitter knows it’s a deeply insular and self-involved world dominated by men who almost exclusively speak to each other. But now there’s research to prove it. Vox.com 

At the World Cup, there is no end to the moments of high athletic drama. Who gets to narrate such moments became a subject of controversy last week when Vicki Sparks, a British sports journalist, faced criticism for her “high-pitched tone.” The Lily