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By Chad Graff, The Philadelphia Inquirer – The first domino has fallen. Now the most important piece appears close to tipping as well. Former starting quarterback Rob Bolden was reportedly released from his
By Kevin G. Hall, McClatchy Newspapers – TORONTO — At a bustling H&M clothing store in Toronto’s chic downtown area, Canadian shoppers rack up purchases on their debit and credit cards, unaware that
By Joe Christensen, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins have terrible timing these days, and that’s not a reference to the batter’s box. The front office keeps making trades from a
By Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles prosecutors said they have ample evidence to show that a photographer charged under California’s new anti-paparazzi law with pursuing Justin
The Palm Beach Post, Fla. – A Boynton Beach mother and her son have been charged with animal abuse after a dog was found emaciated and tied to the bumper of an
By Tina Susman, Los Angeles Times – NEW YORK — A 2-year-old girl was among six people shot when a car drove past a playground and sprayed it with bullets, the third
Jason Kotowski, The Bakersfield Californian – A former teacher who worked at several local schools was sentenced Monday to three years and one month in prison for possession of child pornography. Michael Scott
By Mike Bresnahan, Los Angeles Times – LONDON — Something was forgotten in the rush to analyze and, mainly, criticize David Stern’s suggestion that the Dream Team might be in its final Olympic
Rod Boshart, CR Gazette – Severe to extreme drought conditions in Iowa will take a significant toll on corn yields, but there is still hope for a productive soybean crops if timely
WASHINGTON – On July 26th, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, introduced the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2012. The bill would raise
By Sam Mellinger, McClatchy Newspapers – LONDON — Usain Bolt is the world’s fastest man and he would like to thank a few people who’ve helped make it possible. Ashton Eaton is the
By Jason Gonzalez, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — Any doubt surrounding Denard Span’s trade value leading up to today’s trade deadline was nixed Monday night. The Twins center fielder lifted the fans
By Scott Fowler, McClatchy Newspapers – LONDON — There was no cloud for Nick Thoman on Monday. Just a silver lining. Thoman won a silver medal in the men’s 100-meter backstroke Monday
By Charean Williams, McClatchy Newspapers – LONDON — In a 12-minute press conference Monday night, Missy Franklin managed to find every way conceivable to describe her first gold medal: Amazing. Thrilling. Unbelievable. Special.
By Brian Hamilton, Chicago Tribune – LONDON — It is neither natural nor sane, David Boudia very convincingly argued Monday, to stare at a tub of water from a three-story high ledge and
By Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times – LONDON — Two games into the women’s Olympic soccer tournament, one trend has already become clear: Opponents have decided assault and battery may be the most
By Jo-Ann Barnas, Detroit Free Press – LONDON — They mounted a small charge, but the mountain was two high, the gap too wide. This was not about winning team gold anymore. That
By Jo-Ann Barnas, Detroit Free Press – LONDON — Now it’s onto beating the Russians. That’s the mantra for Jordyn Wieber and the rest of the U.S. Olympic women’s gymnastics team going into
By Kathleen Hennessey, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — For genealogists, President Barack Obama’s family tree is the gift that keeps on giving. There was Dick Cheney, Warren Buffett and Sarah Palin. On
Iowa Senator Charles Grassley got into a nasty spat with PETA recently over the “Meatless Mondays” movement where the USDA temporarily backed the idea. After Grassley, Steve King and other conservative politicians
By Mark Magnier, Los Angeles Times – NEW DELHI — A massive breakdown of India’s electricity grid cut power to 370 million people in seven northern states Monday, halting trains, cutting water supplies
Listen to audio courtesy of MediaMatters.org, from the July 30 edition of Premiere Radio Networks’ The Rush Limbaugh Show:
MASON CITY – Lynn Ann Koffot, 39, of Mason City, has been arrested and charged with willful injury (Iowa code 708.4) in connection with an assault at a local bar this weekend.
Matt Levins, The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa – Jon Olson had everything in his arsenal working to perfection in Sunday’s final round of the 110th Iowa Amateur Championship at Spirit Hollow Golf Course.
Jeff Linder, CR Gazette – With the 2011-12 school year officially over, I thought I would resend this as food for thought. There are a couple minor changes since the first draft,
By Diane Stafford and Joyce Smith, McClatchy Newspapers – KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Will a free back-to-school haircut lure shoppers into the stores to buy other things? Look no further than a J.C.
Vanessa Miller, CR Gazette – A 49-year-old Iowa City man who was arrested two years ago in connection with sexual abuse allegations stemming from a 2006 incident has been found not guilty.
By Louis Sahagun, Los Angeles Times – CENTENNIAL, Colo. — James E. Holmes was formally charged Monday with 142 criminal counts, including 24 of first-degree murder, in connection with the shooting rampage
By Kate Mather, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — After a series of financial mishaps that ended with her Orange County, Calif., home being put on the auction block, it appears
By Valerie J. Nelson and Claudia Luther, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Tony Martin, the last of the big-name singer-actors from the golden age of Hollywood musicals, has died. He
By Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Dr. Conrad Murray asked an appellate court Monday to order lab testing on a piece of evidence that his defense said might
MASON CITY – Mason City police confirmed today that phone scams are still out there, preying on the public. The scammers typically target the elderly, Mason City police said. “Typically the callers
The following offender has escaped from a residential work release facility. The offender was transferred to this facility after being granted a work release by the Iowa Board of Parole. Work Release
By Alexandra Zavis, Ashley Powers and Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times – AURORA, Colo. — As a shattered community mourns its dead and struggles to move on, a thorny question faces the
Vanessa Miller, CR Gazette – Buzzing about 4,500 above ground on a 100-degree day in June, Iowa State Patrol Trooper-pilot Jon Degen banks his Cessna to the left and eyeballs a car
IOWA CITY, Iowa – Junior Steven Ihm and sophomore Ian Vandersee both finished inside the top-10 at the 110th Iowa Amateur Championship, hosted at Spirit Hollow Golf Course in Burlington last weekend.
MASON CITY – Phase 2 of the sanitary sewer improvement project is progressing as scheduled, according to city officials. Paving of the streets will be done today (Monday) on South Federal at
By David Lightman, McClatchy Newspapers – WARSAW, Poland— Mitt Romney will wrap himself in the symbolism of the Cold War Monday, starting a visit to Poland studded with reminders of that era:
By Robin Abcarian, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Sarah Palin may not be running for anything, and she hasn’t been invited (yet) to speak at the Republican National Convention, but
By Phil Trexler, Akron Beacon Journal – KENT, Ohio — A Kent State University student has been arrested after campus police say he Tweeted a threat last week promising to blow up