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WASHINGTON, April 14 (UPI) — U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., says the situation in North Korea is “more serious” now than in past confrontations because of Pyongyang’s nuclear capability. Appearing Sunday on
ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 14 (UPI) — Star Michigan sophomore point guard Trey Burke announced Sunday he is declaring himself eligible for the upcoming NBA draft. Burke, who led the Wolverines into
SEOUL, April 14 (UPI) — North Korea Sunday rejected an offer of peaceful dialogue from South Korean President Park Geun-hye, calling her offer a “cunning ploy.” Tension on the Korean peninsula has
LOS ANGELES, April 14 (UPI) — “42,” based on the life of baseball great Jackie Robinson, was No. 1 at the U.S. box office this weekend, opening to an estimated gross of
PORT CANAVERAL, Fla., April 14 (UPI) — A Florida city official says he apologized to the family of Trayvon Martin after a police sergeant displayed a shooting target resembling their slain son.
MOGADISHU, Somalia, April 14 (UPI) — A terrorist group with links to al-Qaida claimed responsibility for Sunday’s raid on the Somali capital of Mogadishu. The Islamist militant group al-Shabaab said six of
CASTRIES, Saint Lucia, April 14 (UPI) — Actor Matt Damon and his wife, Luciana Barrosso, renewed their wedding vows on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia, the couple’s friends and family said.
CARACAS, Venezuela, April 14 (UPI) — Venezuelans were voting Sunday to elect a president to complete the term of the late Hugo Chavez, with polls suggesting a victory for his handpicked successor.
BEIJING, April 14 (UPI) — The number of H7N9 bird flu patients in China has risen to 60, with 13 dead from the virus and 11 new patients reported as of Sunday,
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa baseball team dropped the third and final game of its weekend series with Kansas State on Sunday at Duane Banks Field, falling 5-3. Kansas
DES MOINES – According to Iowa Senate Democrats, last week, Governor Branstad’s office issued a flyer making a number of false claims while comparing his health care plan with that passed by
Press Statement Patrick Ventrell Acting Deputy Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC April 12, 2013 Today, the United States is lifting sanctions applied almost two years ago to Tanker Pacific Management
MASON CITY – The Mason City School Board will meet Monday for its regular meeting at 5:30 p.m. in the Board Room of the School Administration Building. Among the items on the
MASON CITY – NIACC will host girls and boys high school all-star basketball games on Sunday. The girls game is set for 1 p.m. and the boys game will follow at 3
by Jody Spear – MASON CITY – The First Annual Potato Festival was held at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Mason City, with part of the proceeds going to the Trinity House
DES MOINES, IA — Des Moines-area real estate developer John C. Kline was sentenced to 30 months in prison for his participation in a bank fraud scheme, announced United States Attorney Nicholas
VATICAN CITY, April 13 (UPI) — Pope Francis has appointed eight Roman Catholic cardinals to look into ways of reforming the Church, the Vatican said Saturday. The group will consider possible revisions
AMES, Iowa – April 11, 2013 – “Roadway Work Zone Safety: We’re All in This Together.” That is the message being sent around the country to make drivers aware of the thousands
LOS ANGELES, April 13 (UPI) — CBS chief Leslie Moonves took a $7.7 million pay cut in 2012 but was still the top earning Hollywood conglomerate executive, a regulatory filing showed. Moonves
WINNIPEG, Alberta, April 13 (UPI) — Young people who send more than 100 texts a day are more likely than others to be shallow and uninterested in living an ethical life, Canadian
MIAMI, April 13 (UPI) — A jogger ticketed by Miami police for obstructing traffic while he was running backward in the street says he usually gets a more positive reaction than that.
DES MOINES, IA—United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt announced today that four individuals have plead guilty to offenses relating to mortgage fraud schemes. On April 10, 2013, Jamie Bowers-Danielson, age 35, and
MOSCOW, April 13 (UPI) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has presented two international agreements on children’s rights to the State Duma for ratification. The documents — the Optional Protocol to the Convention
DES MOINES, Iowa- Nick Efkamp raced to victory to in the 400-meter dash to lead Iowa State on the second day of the Jim Duncan Invitational Saturday in Drake Stadium. Efkamp’s time
NEW YORK, April 13 (UPI) — Google has unveiled a so-called digital will that will instruct the search-engine giant to delete any personal data about a user from cyberspace. The digital will
LAS VEGAS, April 13 (UPI) — A Nevada pawnshop owner says he is auctioning the gun owned by a former Los Angeles police officer who allegedly killed police officers and their relatives.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) last week issued the following statement in response to the bipartisan proposal unveiled today by Senators Joe Manchin (D-W V) and Patrick Toomey (R-PA). “One
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) on Friday welcomed the news that displaced workers from the Delta Airlines Reservation Sales and Customer Call center in Sioux City are now eligible for
WASHINGTON, April 13 (UPI) — Farm labor unions and growers have reached agreement on migrant workers to be included in an immigration bill being drafted in the U.S. Senate, officials said. The
MASON CITY – Eulenspiegel Puppet Theatre of West Liberty, Iowa will present a performance of The Snow Queen at the MacNider Art Museum on Thursday, April 18. Admission to the show is
AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State volleyball team went 2-1 on Saturday with wins over Nebraska-Omaha and UNI, before falling to Minnesota. The Cyclones hosted the round-robin spring tournament in Hilton Coliseum.
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa baseball team fell to Kansas State, 11-4, on Saturday at Duane Banks Field in the second game of a three-game set. The Wildcats (25-11)
NEW YORK, April 13 (UPI) — The first three months of 2013, state legislators introduced 694 provisions involving reproductive health, half to restrict abortion, U.S. researchers say. The Guttmacher Institute, which works
MASON CITY – Beginning Monday, April 15, 2013, 12th Street NW between Polk Avenue and Taylor Avenue will be reduced to one lane for street repairs on the eastbound lane. This portion
Forest City, Iowa – Graduation preparations are well underway at Waldorf College. Baccalaureate and commencement will take place on Saturday, April 27. At 10:30 a.m., faculty, students, family and friends will gather
M E M O R A N D U M To: Reporters and Editors Re: Sunshine Act website up Da: Thursday, April 11, 2013 Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa made the comment
MASON CITY – The ROW Vegetation Management staff of the Cerro Gordo County Conservation Board will be conducting prescribed burns in county road right of ways during the next few months. Prescribed
SCRANTON, Pa. – U.S. Marshal Martin J. Pane announced today the arrest of John Caro in Medellin, Colombia. Caro was being sought by the U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force for the