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By Jeff Zrebiec, The Baltimore Sun – The award that Terrell Suggs really wanted will be handed out tonight as the New York Giants and New England Patriots play for the Lombardi Trophy.
By Ricardo Lopez, Los Angeles Times – A blizzard that had pummeled northeastern Colorado on Friday moved across Nebraska and into southwestern Iowa on Saturday, causing dozens of accidents on highways as visibility
By Tyler Dunne, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – INDIANAPOLIS — The not-so-subtle dig sifted through his acceptance speech with tight-spiral precision. In front of about 2,500 people at the Murat Theatre, Aaron Rodgers smirked
By K.C. Johnson, Chicago Tribune – MILWAUKEE — The questions about Luol Deng’s return were flying, and then came another about how the Bulls’ depth distinguishes them. Finally, Scott Skiles had heard enough.
By Wallace Witkowski, MarketWatch – SAN FRANCISCO — In this election season’s first Republican presidential caucus in a Western state, Mitt Romney is widely expected to win Nevada and its 28 convention delegates
By Wallace Witkowski, MarketWatch – SAN FRANCISCO — Russia and China both vetoed a United Nations resolution against Syria on Saturday during a rare weekend session of the United Nations Security Council. It
By Christine Clarridge, The Seattle Times – SEATTLE — A federal jury on Friday awarded nearly $1 million to a severely mentally ill homeless woman who gave birth alone on the floor of
By Jon Stephenson, McClatchy Newspapers – KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban and other insurgent groups were responsible for nearly 80 percent of the civilian deaths in the war in Afghanistan last year, said
The Yomiuri Shimbun – TOKYO — Japan and the United States are discussing the transfer of U.S. Marines stationed in Okinawa Prefecture out of the country ahead of the relocation of the
Rod Boshart, CR Gazette – Gov. Terry Branstad said Friday he would like to see elected officials in Iowa “lead by example” by paying for 20 percent of the cost of their state-provided
by Matt Marquardt – MASON CITY – According to a Blue Zones Project Scoreboard, Mason City needs to pick up the pace to solidify itself as a strong Blue Zone Community candidate.
Mike Hlas, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa – Nate Kaeding, the former All-America placekicker at Iowa, reached out to me Friday night to talk about Ken O’Keefe. Kaeding, an 8-year veteran of the
Scott Dochterman, CR Gazette – IOWA CITY — It was over, at least that’s what Roy Marble’s mother had thought. Instead of continuing to watch her son’s team face a whipping at Illinois
by Matt Marquardt – The North Iowa Landfill Board was heavily lobbied by Mason City leaders, business owners and even city staff to vote “yes” on the ERS contract, that much was
Austin Daily Herald, Minn. – Hormel Foods Corp. announced Thursday the upcoming retirements of Daniel Hartzog, vice president of sales, consumer products sales, and Bruce Schweitzer, vice president of operations, Refrigerated Foods.
Brandi Hagen, Albert Lea Tribune – LAKE MILLS, Iowa — The school board in Lake Mills hopes to build a safe room for the school in case of a direct hit from a
Kelli Lageson, Albert Lea Tribune – LAKE MILLS, Iowa — The Dollar General will celebrate a relocated store in Lake Mills at 8 a.m. Saturday. The new place will hold a grand opening
By Nate Jackson, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Iconic metal band Black Sabbath could be facing another hitch in its plans to reemerge with a new tour and forthcoming album this
By Meg James, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — When Paul Telegdy moved to Los Angeles, he was struck by the contrast between U.S. celebrities and those from his native Britain. “People
By Ellen Gray, Philadelphia Daily News – Warning: This story will almost certainly set a newspaper record for the most instances of the word “vagina.” That’s because, as you may have heard, television
By Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — David Letterman celebrates 30 years in post-prime-time television this week, spent first as the host of “Late Night With David Letterman” on NBC
CAMDEN, NJ—An East Greenwich, N.J., man was sentenced today to 240 months in prison for advertizing child pornography for others to download over the Internet, including videos of infants being sexually assaulted,
NEW YORK – The Iowa State track and field team concluded its first day of competition Friday at the New Balance Invitational inside The Armory. The Cyclones came away with an event
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – When Iowa State heavyweight Matt Gibson stepped onto the mat for the final match of Friday’s dual against Northern Iowa, the sellout crowd was booming. Gibson quieted the
By Jerry Zgoda, Star Tribune – NEWARK, N.J. — One suspected there was something strange in the wind before the Minnesota Timberwolves’ 108-105 victory at New Jersey on Friday night when a visitor
By Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON—The first call Kenyon Martin received came from former Denver Nuggets teammate Chauncey Billups, telling the 6-foot-9 power forward that the Los Angeles Clippers would be
By Dwain Price, McClatchy Newspapers – DALLAS — Dirk Nowitzki finally rediscovered his shooting touch. Unfortunately for him, his Dallas Mavericks teammates are still looking for theirs. Paul George scored a career-high 30
By Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press – AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Call it Knight and day. And this night, it looked like Pistons guard Brandon Knight could have gone all day in Friday
By Joseph Goodman, McClatchy Newspapers – PHILADELPHA — It was the Miami Heat Dwyane Wade and LeBron James envisioned when they came together in the summer of 2010. Finally, with eight minutes left
By Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times – DENVER — The Los Angeles Lakers arrived here ahead of the winter storm that blanketed the area with more than a foot of snow, causing near-whiteout
AMES, Iowa – Everything came together for the Iowa State swimming and diving team Saturday at Beyer Pool. Outstanding performances ranging from seniors to freshmen helped propel the Cyclones (5-3, 1-0 Big
Over The Hill 1/31/12 (4 person team) High Scratch Game 1. Gene Roberts 235 2. Ed Gutzmer 225 3. Eddie Kline 224 1. Michele Olson 211 2. Marlene Moore 202 3. Mary
AMES, Iowa – Feb. 4, 2012, 4 p.m. – The moderate to heavy snow will diminish late this afternoon before ending later evening and exiting Iowa, according to the Iowa Department of
By Michael Logan and Shabtai Gold – NAIROBI, Kenya — The United Nations officially declared an end Friday to the famine that struck parts of Somalia last year, but it warned the
By Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times – CAIRO — Young men wearing surgical masks and hurling stones rushed police barricades Friday against the pop-pop of tear gas rounds that spread white smoke like
By Anna M. Tinsley, McClatchy Newspapers – FORT WORTH, Texas — Jennifer Wedel’s life has turned upside down since Monday. That’s when she chatted online with President Barack Obama about a controversial program
AMES, Iowa – Feb. 3, 2012 – While January’s unseasonable warm weather was enjoyable, it did little to prevent a significant increase in traffic fatalities. With the forecasted winter storm this weekend,
By David Lauter, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — If President Barack Obama wins re-election in November, Friday’s jobs report may be remembered as the turning point when he shifted from slight underdog
By Marisa Taylor, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — Stung by critical stories about their crime laboratory, officials at Army Criminal Investigation Command recently questioned lab employees for hours and scrutinized personal phone records
By Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — The Pew Research Center released a report about Facebook on Friday, providing insights into the company that you won’t find in its IPO