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By Paul West, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Initial polling conducted since last Wednesday’s debate between President Obama and Mitt Romney confirms the expectations of strategists in both parties: Momentum in
By Jim Wyss, The Miami Herald – CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chavez — the former soldier and Latin American socialist who has led this nation for almost 14 years — won
By Michael A. Memoli, Tribune Washington Bureau – KEENE, Calif. — President Barack Obama’s stop in this remote and sparsely populated San Joaquin Valley town was about as far off the campaign
By Anna Edgerton, The Miami Herald – MIAMI — Edward Archbold was willing to do anything to win an exotic python — even if it meant eating bugs both crunchy and slimy.
By Carlos Sadovi and Dan Hinkel, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — The man accused of killing a Chicago Bears fan in a Jacksonville, Fla., restaurant and bar “coldbloodedly” cut William Pettry’s throat
OSAGE – An investigation by the Osage Police Department led to the arrest of Josey Iverson, 19 years old of Bassett, Iowa. Iverson was charged with 1st Degree Harassment an aggravated misdemeanor
DES MOINES – The Des Moines Register is reporting that an Osage man died after he fell into the Cedar River northwest of St. Ansgar. The Register reported today that the Mitchell
By Bruce Klingner, Los Angeles Times – Pyongyang again disappointed those predicting it was about to change its ways. For months, experts and major media organizations have proclaimed imminent economic reform, even declaring
MASON CITY – As the Center for Disease Control continues to monitor and investigate a multi-state outbreak of meningitis, Mercy Medical Center of North Iowa today reassured patients and North Iowa residents
(DES MOINES) – Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds today announced that more than 800 schools and community organizations will be participating in scale-up programs for the Governor’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)
MASON CITY – Controversial Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice David Wiggins is coming to Mason City. Justice Wiggins will be the main guest of a non-partisan forum on “The Role of the
by Jody Spear and Kelly Meyer – CLEAR LAKE – Furleigh’s Farm frightfully fun pumpkin patch and haunted maze for family and friends is open for pumpkin picking. Whether you are looking for
The Iowa DNR announced today that it will begin stocking Iowa lakes with walleye this week. The walleye are from the Rathbun Fish Hatchery, which is located 7 miles north of Centerville,
MASON CITY -The Mason City Parks Board will meet Tuesday evening at a new location. The meeting will be held at the new offices of the Recreation Department, at 710 North Washington
By W.J. Hennigan, Los Angeles Times – A towering white rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Sunday and sped toward the International Space Station in a resupply mission that heralds a
By Rich Copley, Lexington Herald-Leader – LEXINGTON, Ky. — Jason Dunn and his bandmates in Hawk Nelson were frequently asked, “Which one of you is Hawk Nelson?” For nearly a decade, the band’s
By Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Moviegoers continue to be taken with Liam Neeson as an action hero, as the 60-year-old actor’s latest film, the kidnapping thriller “Taken 2,”
By Michael A. Memoli, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON—Spurred on by the Democratic National Convention, new donate-by-text capability and an expanding lead in state and national polls, President Barack Obama raised $181 million
By Richard Simon, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — Add Pennsylvania Avenue, the president’s street, to the list of America’s troubled spots. The famed street between the U.S. Capitol and the White House
By Maeve Reston, Los Angeles Times – PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Wrapping up a three-day tour of Florida, Mitt Romney promised voters Sunday that he would do everything in his power “to
By Ben Fritz, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Hollywood continues to go crazy for toys and games. Hasbro, the company behind the hits “Transformers” and “G.I. Joe” and the flop “Battleship,”
By Gary M. Singer, Sun Sentinel – QUESTION: I filed for bankruptcy over two years ago and included my primary and rental home loans in the bankruptcy. Even though the loans are not
By David Lazarus, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Turns out that when you think of Facebook, you may be feeling a hunka-hunka burning love. Cue the Barry White makeout music. Researchers
By Carlos Sadovi and Dawn Rhodes, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — By the time Gregory Weiler II was in his late teens, his family said, the Elk Grove Village, Ill., native was
By Dawn C. Chmielewski, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Google and a group of U.S. publishers have reached an out-of-court settlement ending a seven-year dispute involving books digitized for the Google
By Saeed Shah, McClatchy Newspapers – TANK, Pakistan — A convoy protesting U.S. drone strikes led by Imran Khan, the cricket star turned politician, stopped short Sunday of its goal to reach
By Jerry Zgoda, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — Timberwolves coach Rick Adelman ended each of his long training-camp practices in Mankato, Minn., last week the same way: He lined up his
By Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Ann Romney is coming to morning television. The wife of Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will co-host “Good Morning America” on Oct. 10,
By Vaughn McClure, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — Before coming to the Bears, free safety Chris Conte was somewhat familiar with Mike Brown. Then last season as a rookie, Conte got a history
By Julie Deardorff, Chicago Tribune – A simple form of mindful meditation can help breast cancer survivors stave off the symptoms of depression, new research suggests. But the potential benefits don’t stop there.
By Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — It took more than two years and several price cuts, but a compound in Malibu owned by now-divorced couple Mel Gibson and
By Noam N. Levey, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama had reason to be hopeful in July 2009, as he met one afternoon in the Oval Office with Maine Sen.
By Bob Cox, Fort Worth Star-Telegram – FORT WORTH, Texas — Six big automakers are poised to slug it out over the next year or two in what is shaping up to be
By Roger Moore, McClatchy-Tribune News Service – ORLANDO, Fla. — Here’s what Omar Sharif, then a young actor who had only worked in Egypt, thought when the offer of a co-starring role in
By Joan Verdon, The Record (Hackensack, N.J.) – Toys R Us, which for years has done a big business selling videotapes and DVDs of children’s movies, is launching a sales plan for the
By Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan accused President Barack Obama on Sunday of running a campaign based on distractions to avoid confronting his economic
It’s the stuff television shows are made of – special agents and officers apprehending and interrogating smugglers who try to sneak drugs and other contraband into the United States. In a new
By Jim Puzzanghera, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Sunday that he doesn’t think the scandal over his affair with a family housekeeper has cost him
By Rex W. Huppke, Chicago Tribune – There are few secrets in the workplace. People are too curious, too gossipy, too talkative. The details of our personal lives invariably spill over and co-workers
By Al Heavens, The Philadelphia Inquirer – You know that mortgage modification you’ve been trying to get for a year, the one where the servicer keeps losing the paperwork and no one is