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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn., Feb. 19 (UPI) — A Tennessee KFC employee was fired after a photo showing her apparently licking some mashed potatoes went viral, a company spokesman said. KFC spokesman Rick
MANASSAS, Va., Feb. 19 (UPI) — Virginia school officials agreed to rescind a disciplinary note after parents complained about their child being suspended for mimicking a gun with his fingers. The child,
CRANSTON, R.I., Feb. 19 (UPI) — A U.S. pickle maker says it has agreed to stop calling a variety of small pickles “midgets” following a complaint by a Rhode Island woman. Chelley
NEW YORK, Feb. 19 (UPI) — The Dow Jones closed at its highest level since October 2007 Tuesday as investors resumed trading on the New York Stock Exchange after a long weekend.
From Waterloo police: On Sunday, February 17, 2013 at approximately 2:00 AM, Investigators with the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Task Force conducted a search warrant at 1718 Cornwall Avenue. Investigators recovered a quantity
HOUSTON, Feb. 19 (UPI) — NASA confirmed it lost direct contact with the International Space Station for about 3 hours Tuesday morning due to equipment failure. Communication between the space agency and
NEW YORK – Did Saturday Night Live go too far? After a gory skit involving the resurrection of Jesus aired Saturday night, at least one religious group thinks so. “This past weekend,
MASON CITY – Outspoken school board critic Jack McCourt questioned the Mason City School Board on a range of issues at Monday evening’s meeting. Last summer, McCourt said of the school board
HEBER SPRINGS, Ark., Feb. 19 (UPI) — Mindy McCready likely shot her dog before turning the gun on herself because she didn’t want to leave her pet alone at her Arkansas home,
Today in Geneva, Switzerland, at the Syria Humanitarian Forum, U.S. Agency for International Development Assistant Administrator for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, Nancy Lindborg announced that the United States is providing an
SIOUX CITY – An Iowa man who distributed child pornography and destroyed evidence pled guilty on February 14, 2013, in federal court in Sioux City. Lennon Slade, age 27, from Rock Rapids,
IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa junior Tony Ramos has been named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week, the conference office announced Tuesday. The weekly honor is the third of Ramos’
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (UPI) — U.S. President Barack Obama turned up pressure on Congress Tuesday to work to avoid scheduled “meat cleaver” cuts in federal domestic and defense spending. Appearing with emergency
MASON CITY – The Mason City School Board met Monday evening and discussed funding options for the future. Citing state mandated funding cuts, School Superintendent Anita Micich said she is “worried” about
Assistant Secretary Jose W. Fernandez will travel to Southeast Asia from February 21 to March 1 to discuss further strengthening U.S. economic relations in the region and enhancing economic and commercial opportunities
MASON CITY – Shortly after 7pm on Sunday evening Mason City police were dispatched on a report of suspicious subject at the post office. Police officers found 53-year-old John Curtis Whipple asleep
RURAL CERRO GORDO COUNTY – On April 23rd, 2012 a State Patrol Officer made a traffic stop in Cerro Gordo County on a vehicle driven by 27-year-old Vincent Allen Dowdell of Hampton.
JERUSALEM, Feb. 18 (UPI) — The time has come for Palestinians to recognize the Jewish state, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Monday. U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit to the region next
ATLANTA, Feb. 18 (UPI) — An Idaho man who was charged with assaulting a minor after allegedly slapping a crying toddler on an airplane has been fired, his employer said. Al Haase,
PRINCETON, N.J., Feb. 18 (UPI) — Most Americans say nuclear weapon development in North Korea and Iran are critical threats to U.S. interests, a Gallup poll on potential threats indicated. Eighty-three percent
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (UPI) — Two top Senate Republicans said they will no longer hold up Senate confirmation for defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel even though they find him unsuitable. “No, I
CHICAGO, Feb. 18 (UPI) — A Valentine’s date in Chicago ended up bloody after a woman allegedly bit off part of her boyfriend’s tongue when he kissed her after a fight, officials
BAGHDAD, Feb. 18 (UPI) — An al-Qaida group said Monday it was behind simultaneous attacks in Baghdad that killed 21 people and wounded 125. The group, called the Islamic State of Iraq,
JUNEAU, Alaska, Feb. 18 (UPI) — Debris that floated across the Pacific Ocean after Japan’s 2011 tsunami has piled up on Alaska’s shores, causing a huge clean-up problem, official say. “The amount
JOLIET, Ill., Feb. 18 (UPI) — Some intense legal maneuvering could be on the horizon as a former suburban Chicago police officer tries to get his murder conviction overturned, lawyers said. Former
NEW YORK, Feb. 18 (UPI) — RDA Holding, parent company of Reader’s Digest magazine, has filed for Chapter 11 protection with plans to turn debt into equity, court papers said. The company,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (UPI) — Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., says he won’t make a decision until next year about whether to seek the party’s nomination for president. “We won’t make a decision
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (UPI) — A survey of the Census Bureau’s geographic database found George Washington has the most places named after him in the United States, officials said. To commemorate Presidents’
ALVARADO, Texas, Feb. 18 (UPI) — More than 100 birds were confiscated and nearly $3,000 in cash was seized after police broke up a cockfight near Alvarado, Texas, officials said. Sheriff’s deputies
ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 18 (UPI) — U.S. law enforcement officials said they broke up an international money laundering ring allegedly operated by a prominent Mexican drug cartel. The group operating in Orlando,
GRANDVIEW, Mo., Feb. 18 (UPI) — A man faces possible child endangerment charges after he led Grandview, Mo., police on a 100 mph car chase with an unrestrained 2-year-old child in his
BRUSSELS, Feb. 18 (UPI) — Britain’s foreign minister appeared to be supported only by France Monday when he called on European Union countries to arm rebels in Syria, officials said. Speaking before
MADISON COUNTY – An alleged drunk driver contributed to an Iowa man’s death earlier this month after rear-ending his pickup truck. A report from the Iowa State Patrol indicates that Donald Ellis,
LA MESA, Calif., Feb. 18 (UPI) — A California man was arrested after allegedly raping a woman he met on a Christian dating website, police said. Sean Patrick Banks, 37, of Del
Important changes are taking place for Iowans on Medicare in 2013. “Some of the most significant changes relate to mental health coverage,” says Kris Gross from the state of Iowa’s Senior Health
By ANTHONY HALL The answer to the U.S. economic morass lies under our feet, literally, some would say. The country was built on hydropower, which was so cheap once that all you
PRINCETON, N.J., Feb. 18 (UPI) — Slightly more than a quarter of Americans say they’re satisfied with the way things are going in the United States today, up slightly from January, Gallup
NEW YORK, Feb. 18 (UPI) — WCBS-TV, New York, news anchor Rob Morrison was arrested and charged with attempting to strangle his wife at their Connecticut home, the TV station said. Morrison,
MCLEAN, Va., Feb. 18 (UPI) — Indiana is again the No. 1 team in the USA Today Coaches’ basketball poll after a sixth consecutive week in which the previous top-ranked team lost.
DENVER, Feb. 18 (UPI) — The Colorado House Monday voted in favor of a package of gun-control measures, including a ban on concealed weapons on college campuses. Other bills in the package