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By Sam Wood, The Philadelphia Inquirer – PHILADELPHIA — Ivan Pravilov, the former coach of the Ukrainian national hockey team, was found dead Friday morning in a federal jail cell in Philadelphia. Pravilov,
By Nathaniel Popper, Los Angeles Times – NEW YORK — Wall Street logged its worst week so far this year as investors worried that negotiations over a Greek bailout have unraveled, sending major
By Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times – BEIRUT — Twin bombings struck security buildings in the Syrian commercial hub of Aleppo on Friday, killing at least 25 and injuring 175, Syrian state
By Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times – SAN DIEGO — Reacting to an uproar over Marines from Camp Pendleton posing with a flag showing a Nazi symbol, the commandant of the Marine Corps
McClatchy Newspapers – TACOMA, Wash. — Westboro Baptist Church may not be coming for the Powell boys’ service after all. A Tweet sent from leader Fred Phelps Jr’s Twitter account says “Washington
Diane Heldt, CR Gazette – IOWA CITY — University of Iowa journalism professor Stephen Bloom joked with friends and colleagues via email about needing “Kevlar clothes” the day his controversial article about
By Mark Purdy, San Jose Mercury News – PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. —According to a new Forbes magazine poll, Tiger Woods is the second most disliked athlete in America. He is ranked just behind
By Juan Ortega and Wayne K. Roustan, Sun Sentinel – DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. — A Port Orange man’s trip took a bizarre turn when he drove his family to a recreational vehicle
“If it ain’t broke; don’t fix it.” This is my first thought after reading through more literature than I really needed to. Another saying now comes to mind as well…”For every season
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:15 P.M. EST, February 10, 2012 Q Here we go. THE PRESIDENT: Here we go. Q Here he is. THE PRESIDENT: Here I am. Q “Hello,
by Matt Marquardt – MASON CITY – Mason City is a step closer to becoming a Blue Zones Project Demonstration Site. The applications submitted by the finalists reflected strong commitment from community
New District Judicial Nominating Commissioners Announced Des Moines, February 9, 2012 — The State Court Administrator has certified the following attorneys as the newly elected attorney members of the District Judicial Nominating
MASON CITY, Iowa – NIACC will host the NJCAA North Central Regional District Wrestling Tournament on Saturday starting at 9 a.m. The meet will have close to 80 wrestlers competing to qualify
Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune – A Cook County jury today convicted a reputed gang member of murder for ramming a car into an SUV and causing it to crash, killing one and injuring
Chicago Tribune – As the White House prepared to announce changes in a controversial contraceptive rule today, Cardinal Francis George added his voice to a chorus of church leaders against the requirement that religious organizations cover birth control
Chicago Tribune – Several people were being questioned this morning after three employees of a Noble Square neighborhood restaurant were shot hile trying to stop the theft of another worker’s car in
Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO – The 43 puppies rescued from in a van parked in the Little Village neighborhood Tuesday morning were packed three-to-six animals per carrier and bound for pet
Rod Boshart, CR Gazette – A three-member Senate Transportation subcommittee began a potentially bumpy political journey Wednesday in trying to guide a state gas tax increase to the governor’s desk. No one
Dave DeWitte, CR Gazette – What it means: -Qualifying Iowans who were foreclosed by their lender from Jan. 1, 2008, through Dec. 31, 2011, will get a share of a $7.4 million
Rod Boshart, CR Gazette – A roundup of legislative and Capitol news items of interest for Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012: ALLOWABLE GROWTH DISALLOWED: The House rejected a move to debate SF 2114,
MASON CITY – The Humane Society of North Iowa will host its 6th Annual Chocolate and Romance fundraising event this Sunday, February 12th. The event is being held at the Clarion Inn
PROTEST OF CAPITALISM JUNE 5th EXPOSING AGENDA 21 BREAKING NEWS Mayor Bookmeyer included Sustainable Development in his January 17th state of the city address. AGENDA 21 AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IS
By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — In unveiling a landmark $25 billion settlement of investigations of foreclosure abuses, federal and state officials said Thursday they were holding the nation’s five
By Rick Bentley, McClatchy Newspapers – Do whatever necessary to avoid “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island,” a quasi-sequel to the 2008 release “Journey to the Center of the Earth.” It’s a monumental failure
By Michael Russo, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – ST. PAUL, Minn. — Chuck Fletcher’s the type of guy to give a player a new lease on life if he’s unable to get in the
By Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times – HOUSTON — Lee Grace Dougherty, one of the fugitive siblings of the Dougherty gang caught after a nationwide dragnet last summer, has pleaded guilty to reduced
By Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times – SANTA ANA, Calif. — A decorated Marine who was fatally shot by an Orange County sheriff’s deputy in a high school parking lot was described Thursday
By Janet Stobart, Los Angeles Times – LONDON — Heather Mills, a former wife of Paul McCartney, on Thursday described to a British inquiry into media ethics how journalists had listened to unauthorized
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — Considering that the Wolves posted season lows in points in the second quarter, first half and for the game in Wednesday’s 85-80 loss in Memphis, there
By Alex Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times – ISLAMABAD — An apparent U.S. drone strike early Thursday in northwest Pakistan killed a top Pakistani Taliban commander also serving as a key al-Qaida operative, local
By Patrick J. McDonnell and Rima Marrouch, Los Angeles Times – BEIRUT — Diplomats on Thursday were seeking new approaches to remedy the worsening conflict in Syria as opposition activists reported that government
By Diane Pucin, Los Angeles Times – PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Tiger Woods is tied for 15th place. That’s not bad, but it can be made to sound better. Woods shot a first-round
By Adolfo Flores, Andrew Blankstein and Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — By all accounts, Richard Allan Munnecke was a model citizen. He devoted several decades to the Tournament
By Randy Lewis, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Let’s hear it for the band. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has decided to induct six bands whose high-profile leaders previously
By David Heinzmann and Jeff Coen, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — In Wisconsin, a group of environmentalists plans to bicycle to Chicago’s G-8 and NATO summits to protest an economy that relies too
By Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Is any place less safe than a safe house? In the entire lexicon of movie locations, is any setting more likely to be
By Nancy A. Youssef, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — A decade after the United States launched two wars that put women at the front lines of unconventional fighting, the Pentagon crept closer Thursday
Ryan Webber, WXMI-TV, Grand Rapids, Mich. – Patrick Bentley has been arraigned in the death of two people who were found inside a home near Scottville, Michigan. Patrick Michael-Thomas Bentley, 21, was arraigned
Air Force meets with Iowa’s delegation today WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) issued the following statement after the Iowa Congressional Delegation met with Michael Donley, Secretary of the Air Force,
By Walter Pacheco, The Orlando Sentinel – ORLANDO, Fla. — As Facebook continues to roll out Timeline, its boldest layout change, most users — at least those in the United States — made