Kings one win away from Stanley Cup
By Chris Foster, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Kings are on the verge of making good on a 43-year-old IOU. Wayne Gretzky couldn’t bring the Stanley Cup to
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By Chris Foster, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Kings are on the verge of making good on a 43-year-old IOU. Wayne Gretzky couldn’t bring the Stanley Cup to
By Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times – SAN ANTONIO — The Western Conference finals hit the reboot button Monday night, and little seemed to compute. Manu Ginobili was in the starting lineup for
By Alex Pavlovic, San Jose Mercury News – SAN FRANCISCO — There’s a friendly rivalry on the Giants pitching staff, one that comes to the forefront on the rare occasions that a relief
By Barry Jackson, McClatchy Newspapers – MIAMI — Facing a resilient, resurgent opponent with championship pedigree, the Heat hopes a return home and a possible return of Chris Bosh can deliver a sorely
By Mike Bresnahan, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers officially picked up Andrew Bynum’s $16.1 million option, a formality for a player who finally tapped into the potential
By Richard Simon, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — Alonzo H. Cushing is close to receiving the Medal of Honor, nearly 150 years after his heroic actions at Gettysburg. A little-noticed provision of
By David G. Savage, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court opted for safety and security over free speech Monday, ruling Secret Service agents cannot be sued for arresting a Colorado
MASON CITY – At approximately 5:43 PM Monday evening, the Mason City Fire Department was dispatched to 610 11th St NE. The resident made the call and informed that everybody was out
By Gerrick D. Kennedy, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — At best, it’s counterintuitive to insult your headliner right before he or she takes the stage, and probably just not a
By Lorraine Mirabella, The Baltimore Sun – BALTIMORE — Two customers of Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc. have filed a class-action lawsuit against the Hampstead, Md.-based men’s apparel chain, accusing the retailer
James Q. Lynch, CR Gazette – Cory Atkins hates it when Republicans don’t act like Republicans, so the Democratic Massachusetts state representative was disappointed when Gov. Mitt Romney failed to deliver on
MASON CITY – A Mason City woman was arrested Monday morning on a warrant for driving under suspension (321.218). According to online records, Alyssa Klemm, 19, was picked up twice in September
MASON CITY – Early Monday morning, the Mason City Police Department fielded reports of home invasions in the city. The department said today that starting in the early morning hours, they began
CLEAR LAKE – The Clear Lake Council meets Monday night at 6:30. On the agenda is discussion of the North Shore Drive Streetscape project. Plans for the project will be introduced by
From Sen. Charles Grassley- New graduates have good reason to celebrate their academic achievements. After all, on average, a college degree remains a good indicator for boosting one’s lifetime earning potential. For
Austin Daily Herald, Minn. FOREST CITY, Iowa — More than 50 artists will rock the farm at the annual, family friendly Christian music festival known as Bash on the Farm Friday and
The Daily Globe, Worthington, Minn. – ROCK RAPIDS, Iowa — The Lyon County, Iowa, Sheriff’s Office has arrested a 48-year-old male for allegedly forging signatures and cashing checks in the amount of
By Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel – BOSTON— This NBA series is tied 2-2. Who has the advantage now becomes the question: The Miami Heat with two of the final three games of
By Mike Bresnahan, Los Angeles Times – Merely a handful of days ago, pundits and fans eagerly debated whether the San Antonio Spurs would go undefeated in the playoffs. Their offense was
MASON CITY – Readers of all ages will explore the night this summer as Mason City Public Library presents “Dream Big…READ”, Own the Night” and “Between the Covers” during their 2012 summer
Dave DeWitte, CR Gazette – A federal revamp of telecommunications access programs is threatening the status quo of Iowa’s small, independent telecommunications companies. And the effects could force some of those businesses
Terry Coyle, CR Gazette – Rep. Dave Loebsack and Sen. Tom Harkin may be at opposite ends of Iowa’s congressional delegation in a recent study on speaking skills, but they agree on
By David Breen and Jeff Weiner, The Orlando Sentinel – ORLANDO, Fla. — George Zimmerman, the neighborhood-watch volunteer who became the focus of national attention after he shot Trayvon Martin on Feb. 26,
By Dale Roe, Austin American-Statesman – —Monday “Hell’s Kitchen” 7 p.m., Fox: Season 10 begins with 18 cooks trying not to spoil the broth. “America’s Got Talent” 7 p.m., NBC: OK, but
By Izzy Gould and Omar Kelly, Sun Sentinel – The emotional whiplash of the Miami Dolphins offseason continued last week when the franchise elected to open its doors to HBO’s documentary series “Hard
By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — Republicans are hoping the economy continues to struggle so they can win the White House in November and should put those political concerns aside
By Patrick J. McDonnell, Alexandra Sandels and Rima Marrouch, Los Angeles Times – BEIRUT — He was an adventurer and artist, with an easy smile and a passion for travel and filmmaking. He
By Franca Gbabo and Shabtai Gold – ABUJA, Nigeria — A domestic passenger plane on Sunday crashed into a populated area of Lagos, Nigeria’s largest city, killing at least 150 people, authorities
By Jodi S. Cohen, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — Michael Quinlan was 18 years old, a broke college student at Loyola University Chicago, when a fraternity brother suggested his mother might be able
By Arelis R. Hernandez, The Orlando Sentinel – ORLANDO, Fla. — Adam Johnson is one of seven men who died after being shocked by stun guns wielded by Orange County law enforcement in
By Teddy Greenstein, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — The pro-playoff crowd once branded the Big Ten the “axis of obstruction.” Now it’s the conference of compromise. The league got dragged into playoff