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LOS ANGELES, May 1 (UPI) — Thousands of demonstrators from New York to Los Angeles Wednesday rallied to celebrate May Day and demand immigration reform. The traditional celebrations of the labor movement
ATLANTA, May 1 (UPI) — Rapper Chris Kelly of ’90s rap group “Kris Kross” was found lifeless in his Atlanta home and was pronounced dead at Atlanta Medical Center, an official said.
INDIANAPOLIS, May 1 (UPI) — David West and Paul George combined to make 18-of-24 from the field Wednesday in leading Indiana to a 106-83 decision over Atlanta. The Pacers took a 3-2
CHICAGO, May 1 (UPI) — Scott Feldman turned in the most outstanding performance of his nine-year career Wednesday in carrying the Chicago Cubs to a 6-2 win over San Diego. Feldman threw
NEW YORK, May 1 (UPI) — Three college students detained in the Boston Marathon bombing investigations have been charged, the U.S. Justice Department said Wednesday. Dias Kadyrbayev, 19, and Azamat Tazhayakov, 19,
MILWAUKEE, May 1 (UPI) — United Steelworkers Local 1343 in Milwaukee said its members turned down a proposed contract with Caterpillar Inc. that would have frozen wages for six years. The proposal
DETROIT, May 1 (UPI) — Pitcher Scott Diamond had a strong outing Wednesday, backed by two RBI each from Justin Morneau and Chris Parmelee in Minnesota’s 6-2 win over Detroit. Diamond (2-2)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., May 1 (UPI) — Police in Florida said they arrested a man accused of calling 911 about 80 times because he wanted “Kool-Aid, burgers and weed” brought to his
ST. LOUIS, May 1 (UPI) — Lance Lynn improved to 5-0 Wednesday while pitching the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Lynn gave up one run on
MASON CITY – Two NIACC athletes were arrested on April 28th in connection with a theft at a local gas station. Mason City police were called to the Kum & Go at
BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 1 (UPI) — The pledge by Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah to stand by embattled Syrian President Bashar Assad points to an escalation in the Lebanese movement’s military involvement in
NEW YORK, May 1 (UPI) — U.S. stocks turned south Wednesday after a disappointing jobs report from Automatic Data Processing Inc. The payroll firm said the private sector added 119,000 jobs in
LOS ANGELES, May 1 (UPI) — U.S. actor-comedian Kelsey Grammer has signed on to play a villain in the next “Transformers” film starring Mark Wahlberg, Variety reported. The 58-year-old actor, who for
FORT DODGE – The NIACC softball team plays Marshalltown Community College in the opening round of the Region XI tournament at the Harlan Rogers Sports Complex at 1 p.m. Sunday on Diamond
MASON CITY – The Mason City Human Rights Commission will meet Thursday for its regular monthly meeting and deliberate on a number of issues pertaining to the future of the agency, including
Housing Law Of those of you reading these words, how many of you believe that our total governing body… the mayor, the council, along with the most over paid city employee –
MASON CITY – A wanted woman was taken off Mason City streets by police on April 25th. A Mason City police officer stopped a vehicle at about 1:00 AM near 5th SE
HOUSTON, April 30 (UPI) — The family of an architect who died while working for a military contractor in Iraq says his heart was not shipped back to Texas with the rest
PLEASANTON, Calif., April 30 (UPI) — Two sisters, facing child abuse charges for binding seven infants too tightly in blankets at a Livermore, Calif., day care center, pleaded not guilty in court.
May 1 (UPI) — Education policies in several U.S. states shield school districts from making hard decisions related to falling enrollment and per-pupil funding, a report said. In the report, released Wednesday
CHICAGO, April 30 (UPI) — Three men who met in federal prison in Wisconsin have been sentenced for a Ponzi scheme they perpetrated after their release, federal authorities said Tuesday. Daniel Parrilli,
LONDON, April 30 (UPI) — One of the people arrested on suspicion of an acid attack in London has been cleared, police said. Police said no charges will be filed against the
PHOENIX, April 30 (UPI) — Ex-major league baseball player and announcer Mark Grace, serving time for DUI, was called a model prisoner by the Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff’s Office. “It is my
LEXINGTON, Ky., May 1 (UPI) — A 2-year-old Kentucky girl has been accidentally shot and killed by her 5-year-old brother while he was playing with a .22-caliber rifle, state police say. The
DAMASCUS, Syria, May 1 (UPI) — An airstrike by Syrian forces on a rebel brigade’s headquarters along the Turkish border killed at least five people and wounded dozens more, rebels said. In
WASHINGTON, May 1 (UPI) — The former commander of U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan warns automatic budget cuts known as sequestration could end up harming national security. In an op-ed carried
BAGHDAD, May 1 (UPI) — Iraqi leaders are called on to come together to address a deteriorating security situation quickly, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said. Opposition leaders, government officials and security leaders
WASHINGTON, May 1 (UPI) — Democratic senators from Alaska and Arkansas are leading the push to rewrite the No Child Left Behind law to provide better funding for rural area schools. Sens.
MINNEAPOLIS—Earlier today in federal court, a 39-year-old Faribault man was sentenced for fraudulently writing 127 company checks to himself. United States District Court Judge David S. Doty sentenced Ronald Leo Schaeffer to
MASON CITY – Mason City School District Superintendent Anita Micich confirmed today that recommendations for cuts to coaches and other positions will be brought to the school board for their consideration at
NEWTOWN, Conn., April 30 (UPI) — Newtown, Conn., police found 200 to 300 one-gallon containers of urine in two rooms of a vacant house, they said. The discovery was made Friday, after
BALTIMORE, May 1 (UPI) — Some argue malpractice lawsuits are a big driver of U.S. healthcare costs, but researchers suggest these assertions are wrong. Dr. Marty Makary, an associate professor of surgery
HERNDON, Va., May 1 (UPI) — A U.S.-developed system that intercepts rocket-propelled grenades and other threats close to a targeted vehicle has proved 100 percent effective. Artis LLC said its “Iron Curtain”
RICHFIELD, Minn., April 30 (UPI) — U.S. retail giant Best Buy Co. said Tuesday it had agreed to a $775 million deal to allow it to back out of doing business in
AUSTIN, Texas, April 30 (UPI) — Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said healthcare benefits offered to gay couples by municipalities are illegal because Texas doesn’t recognize gay marriage. Several local governments, including
WASHINGTON, April 30 (UPI) — Cyberattacks on U.S. and other financial institutions are rising amid growing discontent among bank officials over perceived government inaction or inadequate countermeasures, analysts said. Increasingly seen in
DETROIT, April 30 (UPI) — Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has requested, for a third time, to be released on bond while he pursues an appeal of his corruption conviction. His attorney
BALTIMORE, April 30 (UPI) — A Baltimore woman has admitted helping her 13-year-old son hide the body of a girl he had shot under trash bags in an alley. Veronica Alford, 49,
TEANECK, N.J., April 30 (UPI) — Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton leads among Democrats but there is no Republican front-runner for the 2016 presidential nomination, a poll found. The national
NEW YORK, April 30 (UPI) — Private equity firm Blackstone Group said it had set a goal of hiring 50,000 U.S. military veterans in the next five years. The target applies to