State Auditor Rob Sand, the only Iowa Democrat currently serving in statewide office, announced a bid Monday for the open governor's race in an effort to break up a long streak of Republican leadership in the state.

Tom Cruise may have never starred in “Rain Man” if not for his little sister. During a wide-ranging conversation at the BFI in London on Sunday, Cruise reflected on the films that made his career and told the story of his chance meeting with Dustin Hoffman at a New York City restaurant. It was 1984 …