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By Peter Tomsen – Los Angeles Times – In 1989, soon after I was appointed U.S. special envoy and ambassador on Afghanistan, the late mujahedin commander Abdul Haq conveyed a warning to me.
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The University of Northern Iowa men’s basketball team tied a season-high with 12 3-pointers in posting a 78-63 win over the Illinois State Redbirds on Saturday in Missouri
By Robin Abcarian, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Rick Santorum, still enjoying a surge in fundraising and attention after winning three states last week in the battle for the Republican presidential
By Patrick J. McDonnell and Rima Marrouch, Los Angeles Times – BEIRUT — Arab leaders meeting in Cairo on Sunday called for a renewed United Nations attempt to help halt violence in Syria,
By Kathleen Hennessey and Christi Parsons, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s 2013 budget, scheduled for release Monday, offers a preview of the November election as both parties angle to
By Dan DeLuca, The Philadelphia Inquirer – British pop singer Adele dominated the Grammy Awards on Sunday in a ceremony that was transformed into an emotion-packed memorial to Whitney Houston, who died a
By Chip Scoggins, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — A hard foul ignited some tough talk, a few forearm shoves and a typical basketball scrum that was heated but mostly harmless. Nikola Pekovic
By Diane Pucin, Los Angeles Times – PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Whether it was the 38-foot par putt that Phil Mickelson pounded in just after Tiger Woods had gotten everyone revved up with
By Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times – PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — In the wake of Sunday’s Tiger-Phil showdown at the Pebble Beach corral, one prevailing image emerges. It is of Phil Mickelson, standing
By Andrew Blankstein, Robert Faturechi and Gerrick D. Kennedy, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Officials investigating the death of Whitney Houston are trying to determine whether she drowned in a bathtub
The 191-page document, released under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), consists of the FBI’s 1991 background investigation of Steve Jobs for an appointed position on the U.S. President’s Export Council. The
LUBBOCK, Texas – Chynna Brown scored 19 points to lead Texas Tech to a 51-41 win over Iowa State Sunday at United Spirit Arena. The Cyclones fall to 14-9 overall and 5-7
AMES, Iowa – The No. 13 Iowa State wrestling team won three of the last five matches against No. 19 Oregon State in the semifinals of the NWCA Duals Midwest Regional Sunday
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State’s Ryak Finch and Joe Cozart recorded pins and Andrew Sorenson avenged his only loss as the No. 13 Cyclone wrestlers rolled over Wisconsin, 36-3 in the first
AMES, Iowa – The Cyclone softball team (0-1, 0-0 Big 12) made a late comeback but couldn’t put away Valparaiso (2-1, 0-0 Horizon League) on Saturday, falling, 11-5 to the Crusaders. Valparaiso
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By Omnia Al Desoukie, McClatchy Newspapers – CAIRO — The Arab League voted Sunday to seek a joint United Nations force for Syria as regional diplomats met in Cairo to discuss their dwindling
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MASON CITY – Shortly before 1:30pm on Friday 56-year-old Dean Richard Huse of Mason City was arrested for public intoxication after arriving to the court drunk for the 2nd time in 5
By Gerrick D. Kennedy, Los Angeles Times – Days before her death in a Los Angeles hotel, Whitney Houston behaved erratically during an appearance at a rehearsal for a Grammy awards party. Houston
MASON CITY, Iowa – Six Trojans scored at least 10 points with Kendale Dunn’s (So., Cleveland, OH) 16 points leading the way during an 80-53 rout of Clinton Community College on Saturday.
MASON CITY, Iowa – NIACC’s Wismit Moinius (So., Naples, FL) and Basil Minto (Fr., Cape Coral, FL) both won North Central District Wrestling Championships on Saturday afternoon. The wins will help their
By Jonathan Tamari, The Philadelphia Inquirer – Before the rules that made kickoffs safer, before NFL guidelines about sitting players who have suffered concussions, before “defenseless receiver became a part of the Sunday
Robb Murray, The Free Press, Mankato, Minn. – MANKATO — Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato has been named a top regional hospital by U.S. News and World Report. The magazine has been
By Michael Muskal, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — The judge presiding over the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse case set a tentative trial date of May 14 and said he would
By Larry Printz, The Virginian-Pilot – When it comes to cars, Americans buy more midsize cars — or D-segment cars in automaker parlance — than any other country. The rest of the world
By Gail MarksJarvis, Chicago Tribune – After the financial stress of the last few years, your tax return this year might offer you some of the first relief you’ve had in a long
By Ashley Powers, Los Angeles Times – LAS VEGAS — The onetime spokesman for Warren Jeffs has filed a $100 million lawsuit against the polygamous sect leader, saying Jeffs asked him to falsify
By Susan Jaffe, Kaiser Health News – WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has unveiled final regulations detailing the new summaries that the 2010 federal health law requires health insurance plans to give to
By Kim Geiger, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced Friday that the next Independence variant littoral combat ship will be named after Gabrielle Giffords, the former
By Farshid Motahari – TEHRAN, Iran — Iran will disclose new nuclear projects in the coming days, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Saturday. “Within the coming days we will witness (the) opening and
By Carol J. Williams, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — One by one, the young women vanished from the dusty farm towns of the Central Valley. They were often addicts or prostitutes,
By Dominic Gates, The Seattle Times – SEATTLE — A small King Air turboprop took off last month into a sunny sky from Boeing Field, swung west, and sped straight toward the Olympic
By Jay Price, McClatchy Newspapers – DURHAM, N.C. — The procedure that could, in a way, make Master Sgt. Clarence Gray immortal was quick, simple and mundane. The 59-year-old Sanford, N.C., resident walked
By Alisa Priddle, Detroit Free Press – LAS VEGAS — As the nation’s auto dealers gathered for their annual convention, the mood was driven by growing profits, the anticipation of new vehicles and
The Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) course will be taught in Belmond beginning March 19. The course is offered through a partnership between NIACC, B-KHS and the Rehabilitation Center of Belmond. The ambulance
By Geoff Boucher, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Woody Harrelson wants the windows down. “Do you mind if we go old style on this? I don’t like air conditioning.” The journalist
By Rene Rodriguez, McClatchy Newspapers – GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE (PG-13): Nicolas Cage reprises his role as the Marvel Comics superhero with a flaming skull and an insatiable appetite for raining pain
By Josh Noel, Chicago Tribune – MASON CITY, Iowa — This town of 28,000 knew it had something special in the world’s last standing Frank Lloyd Wright-designed hotel, but it also had a
By Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — “Comic Book Men” is a new retail reality show from AMC, a network not commonly associated with reality shows. It is different from