Cause of Super Bowl outage probed
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 4 (UPI) — New Orleans utility Entergy and the manager of the Mercedes-Benz Superdome say they’re probing the cause of a partial power outage during Super Bowl XLVII. Half
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NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 4 (UPI) — New Orleans utility Entergy and the manager of the Mercedes-Benz Superdome say they’re probing the cause of a partial power outage during Super Bowl XLVII. Half
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 4 (UPI) — Indiana’s David West, Paul George and George Hill each provided at least 21 points for the Pacers Monday in their 111-101 win over Chicago. West netted 29
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 4 (UPI) — LaMarcus Aldridge pumped in 25 points to go with 13 rebounds Monday and Portland held off a late Minnesota rally to best the Timberwolves 100-98. Wesley Matthews
GLENDALE, Ariz., Feb. 4 (UPI) — Mike Smith turned aside 21-of-22 shots Monday and the Phoenix Coyotes kept Minnesota winless on the road with a 2-1 decision over the Wild. Smith faced
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (UPI) — President Obama took his argument for stricter gun laws to Minneapolis Monday, saying all Americans have “a role to play.” “We don’t have to agree on everything
Aboard Air Force One En Route Minneapolis, Minnesota 11:58 A.M. EST MR. CARNEY: I had something at the top here — oh, I meant to bring back my scarf, Margaret. It was
LEICESTER, England, Feb. 4 (UPI) — DNA testing has confirmed a skeleton found beneath a parking lot in Leicester in Britain is that of the English King Richard III, British researchers say.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 4 (UPI) — About 108.41 million U.S. viewers watched Sunday’s Super Bowl XLVII, marking a slight drop from the past two years, CBS announced Monday. The network said the
By ANTHONY HALL Asking how Tim Geithner did as the U.S. treasury secretary, one week after he has stepped down, is a question of tone and detail. In the first place, there
NEW YORK, Feb. 4 (UPI) — The Dow Jones industrial average ducked under 14,000 Monday after closing above the psychological benchmark Friday. Friday marked the Dow’s highest close since Oct.12, 2007. But
CHICAGO, Feb. 4 (UPI) — Grain futures prices were mixed on the Chicago Board of Trade Monday on a light trading day. Corn was 1 1/4 to off 1 3/4, soybeans were
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb. 3 (UPI) — An Anchorage man was arrested and charged for receiving in the mail more than four pounds of methamphetamine hidden inside six papayas, officials said. San Saechao,
CEDAR RAPIDS – Corey Gardner, age 32, Amanda Eldridge, age 33, Stephen Collins, age 26, Chad Seger, age 35, and Slade Smith, age 39, all from Mason City, Iowa, have each been
(Photos and information source credit to Waldorf Athletics) ALBERT LEA – A two-game hockey series held across the border in Minnesota had a local flair. The Waldorf Warriors Hockey team battled the
NEW YORK, Feb. 4 (UPI) — New York Jets officials said they don’t plan on releasing quarterback Tim Tebow before the start of the new league year in March. Instead, the team
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (UPI) — The United States joined Japan and South Korea in warning North Korea of “significant consequences” if it conducts another nuclear test. The warnings came Sunday after U.S.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (UPI) — The Boy Scouts of America should end its ban on gays, President Barack Obama said as the Scouts’ board was to mull lifting the ban at a
NEW DELHI, Feb. 4 (UPI) — Indian President Pranab Mukherjee signed an ordinance on sexual assault despite objections by women’s rights groups that said the measure was weak. The ordinance incorporates some
BAGHDAD, Feb. 4 (UPI) — A suicide bomber detonated explosives near a group of anti-al-Qaida fighters in Iraq Monday, killing 22 people and injuring 45, a security official said. The official said
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Feb. 4 (UPI) — A Lebanese judge said Monday he had issued an arrest warrant for a Syrian general alleged to be involved in a plot to carry out terrorist
CONCH KEY, Fla., Feb. 4 (UPI) — A Florida Keys woman was sentenced to 30 years in prison for killing a man who refused to give her a beer. Carolyn Dukeshire, 62,
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla., Feb. 4 (UPI) — One person was killed when gunfire erupted outside a Super Bowl party in Miami Gardens, Fla., police said. The shooting occurred around 6 p.m. Sunday,
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 4 (UPI) — An openly gay 15-year-old Oregon boy who had been bullied died at a Portland hospital two weeks after hanging himself, officials said. Jadin Bell, of La
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is the co-author, with then-Sen. Herb Kohl, of the bipartisan Physician Payments Sunshine Act, enacted in March 2010. The legislation came after Grassley’s investigative and oversight work
Senator Chuck Grassley made the comment below about a news report that U.S. exports of beef and pork to Russia will be stopped on February 11, with Russia wanting to require that the meat
MIAMI, Feb. 4 (UPI) — A tip involving U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., and underage prostitutes in the Dominican Republic has led to a dead end, The Miami Herald reported. A week
IRVING, Texas – Iowa State senior Will Clyburn is the Big 12’s Rookie of the Week Award winner for the second week in a row after averaging 21.0 points and 7.0 rebounds
MASON CITY – Sources are indicating that the Mason City School District is investigating the possibility of a referendum for a voter approved Physical Plant and Equipment Levy (PPEL). A PPEL is
MASON CITY – A single vehicle accident Saturday in Mason City was due to a medical emergency, Mason City police said today. According to police, the driver of a vehicle involved in
MASON CITY – A Mason City man already on probation was given more probation after a jury convicted him of assaulting a woman with the intent to sexually abuse her. He will
DES MOINES – A bill for an act relating to the sale, operation, and possession of speed detection jamming devices, and making penalties applicable has been introduced in the Iowa Legislature. Current
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (UPI) — Families of victims of mass shootings are being blocked from suing gun makers because of a 2005 federal law heavily pushed by the gun industry, attorneys say.
GLEN ROSE, Texas, Feb. 3 (UPI) — A jobless ex-Marine was jailed on $3 million bail in Texas Sunday, suspected of gunning down a highly decorated former Navy SEAL and a neighbor
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 3 (UPI) — Mohamed Mohamud’s lawyers said they will likely appeal his terrorism conviction in Oregon by targeting the alleged violation of his constitutional rights. Defense lawyers said the
NEW YORK, Feb. 3 (UPI) — A New York lawyer filed suit against his sister-in-law, who he said falsely accused him of sexual assault after the two allegedly had sex to get
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (UPI) — The South Korean and U.S. navies began a three-day exercise Monday in the Sea of Japan amid signs North Korea plans a nuclear test, military officials said.
Pyongyang, February 4 (KCNA) — Lawmakers in New York State recently proposed a resolution on the issue of the “comfort women” for the Imperial Japanese Army. The resolution branded the issue of
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (UPI) — Pressure is mounting on North Korea to abandon its publicly stated plan to perform a third nuclear test detonation, diplomats said. This comes as state-controlled media in
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (UPI) — U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Sunday Republicans had it out for his potential replacement, Chuck Hagel, during his confirmation hearing. “It’s pretty obvious that the political
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 3 (UPI) — Commissioner Roger Goodell said Sunday the NFL was looking at the occurrences of low blocks as another way of making the game safer for its players.