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By Edmund Sanders, Los Angeles Times – JERUSALEM — As Israel ramped up its threat to destroy Syria’s chemical weapons cache, Syria’s embattled government said Monday that its weapons were secure and
By Joel Rubin, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — A shortage of fingerprint experts at the Los Angeles Police Department has caused a large backlog of unanalyzed fingerprints, resulting in long
By John Byrne and Hal Dardick, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — Chicago aldermen on Monday recommended paying more than $7 million to two men who say they were tortured by former Police
By Louis Sahagun and Michael Muskal, Los Angeles Times – CENTENNIAL, Colo. — James Holmes, the suspect in last week’s deadly shooting rampage in a suburban movie theater, made his first court
By Stephen Ceasar, Los Angeles Times – The suspect in the massacre at an Aurora, Colo., movie theater appears to have acted alone, the police chief said Sunday, adding that a computer
Op-ed by David McCoy of Mason City – I am a CCW permit holder and I do carry a weapon with me about 90% of the time. Two years ago I didn’t
From Rep. Linda Upmeyer – Establishing an environment that will encourage job creation and business expansion in our state has always been one of my highest priorities while in office. It is
by Jody Spear and Kelly Meyer – MASON CITY – Mason City Police and Fire Department responded to a call by an officer who noticed a disturbance at the 800 block of
by Jody Spear and Kelly Meyer – MASON CITY – Around 9:15 pm Sunday evening, the Mason City Fire Department was dispatched to Casey’s at 1607 S. Federal for a vehicle fire.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – July 23, 2012 – Interstate Power and Light Co. (IPL), an Alliant Energy company, announced today it will cycle air conditioners for all participating Iowa customers in its
by Jody Spear and Kelly Meyer – MASON CITY – “To show that Christians know how to have fun,” said Rev. Larry Day of the Victory in Christ Free Methodist Church, referring
Terry Coyle, CR Gazette – An Egyptian-owned construction firm has economic development types along the Mississippi River salivating at chance to land its proposed $1.3 billion fertilizer plant. Potential sites in Iowa
Mike Hlas, CR Gazette – Penn State’s football team went 9-3 in the 2011 regular-season. Iowa went 7-5. Iowa was invited back to the Insight Bowl to play Oklahoma. Penn State, passed
By Ashley Powers and Larry Gordon, Los Angeles Times – AURORA, Colo. — It was 12:39 a.m. Friday when the normal rhythms of Aurora went horrifyingly awry. The first inkling came in
By Matt Marquardt – DES MOINES – The Mason City Redhawks 8U baseball team took 5th place this weekend in the Global Sports World Series. The tournament, being played at the James
By Donna Gehrke-White, Sun Sentinel – You just graduated from high school or college and are starting a new job. You want to get off to a good start? Here are some
By Arielle Kass, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – ATLANTA — Tim O’Connell’s debit card, as well as yours, is ground zero in a battle between banks and stores. A new law that went
By Mark Davis, McClatchy Newspapers – KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The tech bubble wiped out Tyler Sadlow’s first foray into the stock market. He had invested $100 in 1999 with his grandfather’s
By Joe Strauss, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – ST. LOUIS — They failed to gain ground within the division, but they managed to adjust the landscape. Sunday afternoon at Busch Stadium, the Cardinals
By Maeve Reston, Tribune Washington Bureau – BOSTON — Mitt Romney’s seven-day foreign tour this week promises to be an elaborate show of statesmanship — from his meetings with more than a
By La Velle E. Neal III, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – KANSAS CITY, MO. — Of the many decisions a manager makes on a daily basis, the first ones deal with who is
By Farah Mohamed, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — Around 20,000 delegates — researchers, activists, advocates and policymakers — from more than 200 countries came to the Washington Convention Center on Sunday to
By Stefan Stevenson, McClatchy Newspapers – FORT WORTH, Texas — No offense to Texas A&M and Missouri, two fine institutions with historic athletic programs, but the Big 12 Conference, at least in
By Michelle Kaufman, McClatchy Newspapers – The London Olympics promises theater as riveting as anything on stage in the West End, and some of the athletes in leading roles are familiar names.
By Valerie J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times – When episodes of “The Mickey Mouse Club” were repackaged for syndication, a new head Mouseketeer held court from Main Street Opera House at Disneyland
By Michael Hunt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – MILWAUKEE — Of the two teams that solved the Green Bay Packers last season, only one mattered. It was the same bunch that bushwhacked the
By Vahe Gregorian, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – If he has his way, Danell Leyva one day will be known for his drawing, musical, comedic, acting or culinary gifts. Or all of that.
By Doug Roberson, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – ATLANTA — In the city that jump-started his career, Andy Roddick added to his legacy by rallying to beat Gilles Muller, 1-6, 7-6 (2), 6-2,
By Jean Marbella, The Baltimore Sun – In Michael Phelps’ telling, one of the greatest Olympic careers almost began with a skinny dip. It was the first trip out of the country
By Inga Saffron, The Philadelphia Inquirer – PHILADELPHIA — By the time word came Sunday that Pennsylvania State University was taking down Joe Paterno’s statue, there was not much doubt or mixed
By Sam Quinones, Kim Murphy and Joe Mozingo, Los Angeles Times – AURORA, Colo. — Three days after the mass shooting at a Batman movie screening in Colorado, the profile of the
By Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune – INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA delivered severe blows to Penn State and its football program Monday, further condemnations of the actions of university officials in the child
By Ashley Powers, Alexandra Zavis and Mike Anton, Los Angeles Times – AURORA, Colo. — They began arriving hours before the prayer vigil began Sunday, lugging shattered hearts as a thunderstorm crackled
By Susan King and Rene Lynch, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Hey, wait a sec, is this the Oscars or the Emmys? Several big-screen stars — including Kevin Costner, Nicole
By Stephanie Brindle, Naturalist Intern – Lime Creek Nature Center – In the dynamic, unpredictable natural world, it is often necessary for organisms to work together in order to survive. This association
By Kim Willsher, Los Angeles Times – PARIS—French President Francois Hollande on Sunday made an emotional mea culpa on behalf of his country for its part in the World War II roundup
By Gregory Karp, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — As airline passengers fly to and from vacations this summer, they might be surprised to know their pilot may not have had a substantial
By Matt Carroll and Chris Rosenblum, McClatchy Newspapers – STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Gayle Barnes watched early Sunday as workers wearing hard hats and wielding jackhammers did what once would have been
By Lisa Demer, McClatchy Newspapers – EAGLE RIVER, Alaska — On a private trail above Eagle River Road, high up in the brush where bears are common, a man hiking with his
By Matt Carroll, McClatchy Newspapers – STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Peter Russell hit the books Sunday evening at the other Penn State landmark bearing Joe Paterno’s name. Hours earlier, the statue of