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LOS ANGELES, May 8 (UPI) — Kenny Chesney’s “Life on a Rock” is No. 1 on the U.S. album chart, Billboard.com reported Wednesday. Coming in at No. 2 on the Billboard 200
WASHINGTON, May 8 (UPI) — The U.S. Air Force last month stripped 17 officers of authority to control nuclear missiles in silos at Minot, N.D., the Pentagon confirmed Wednesday. CNN reported it
CHICAGO, May 8 (UPI) — U.S. media mogul Oprah Winfrey says she was not offended by her film co-star Terrence Howard’s recent praise of her breasts. Winfrey and Howard share a love
KIRKUK, Iraq, May 8 (UPI) — At least two people died and dozens other were injured Wednesday in three bomb attacks in Kurdish areas near Kirkuk, Iraq, officials said. The first attack
KABUL, Afghanistan, May 8 (UPI) — Alleged misconduct by coalition forces during an operation in which four insurgents were killed in Afghanistan is being investigated, officials said Wednesday. “I have informed the
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, May 8 (UPI) — Canadian pop star Justin Bieber got six speeding tickets while driving a Lamborghini Avendator during his stay in Dubai, officials said. Gulf News reported
NEW YORK, May 8 (UPI) — “American Idol” winner Carrie Underwood has been chosen to perform the opening theme for “Sunday Night Football,” NBC announced. Underwood will start singing “Waiting All Day
NEW YORK, May 8 (UPI) — George Karl, who has been an NBA coach for 25 seasons, has been voted the NBA Coach of the Year after leading the Denver Nuggets to
LOS ANGELES, May 8 (UPI) — A Los Angeles deputy medical examiner says Michael Jackson’s health had been good enough for him to live a normal lifespan before he overdosed on propofol.
CLEVELAND, May 8 (UPI) — Two of the three women held as sex slaves in a Cleveland home for a decade went home Wednesday to their families, who sought privacy to allow
NEW YORK, May 8 (UPI) — Vijay Singh sued the PGA Tour in New York Wednesday, claiming the tour caused him public humiliation after he admitted using deer antler spray. In a
by Jody Spear – An Autism Speaks benefit will be held Saturday, May 11th from noon until 2:00 pm at Mason City Auto Sales, 18 N. Monroe. DaLayne Germundson, owner of Mason
Mason City, Iowa– The dogs in Mason City have long dreamed of wide open spaces and a place to call their own! So, Mason City has been nominated in PetSafe’s 2013 Bark
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds will announce a major economic development project today at 4 p.m. 4 p.m. Branstad, Reynolds to announce largest-ever economic development
AMES, Iowa — An estimated 3,766 students are completing degrees at Iowa State University at the conclusion of spring semester and many of them will celebrate the accomplishment at a graduation ceremony
MASON CITY – Mason City police have confirmed that on Tuesday evening a purse with a gun inside was stolen from a person visiting East Park According to police, on Tuesday night
DAVENPORT, Iowa (April 30, 2013) — Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NYSE: LEE), a major provider of local news, information and advertising in 50 markets, has reached agreement with Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.A,
MASON CITY – In what he called an “editorial”, Mason City School Board President Tim Becker blasted the 1100 people who signed a petition to force the school district to hold a
WASHINGTON, May 7 (UPI) — China has stepped up its military modernization program and is building space and cyberspace capabilities, a U.S. Defense Department report says. The assessment is in the Pentagon’s
LOS ANGELES, May 7 (UPI) — A Los Angeles jury has convicted “Girls Gone Wild” creator Joe Francis of assault and false imprisonment, officials said. Francis, 40, faces up to five years
WASHINGTON, May 7 (UPI) — President Obama said Tuesday his administration must “exponentially step up our game” to root out perpetrators of sexual assault in the U.S. military. When asked his reaction
RALEIGH, N.C., May 7 (UPI) — A North Carolina man and his girlfriend are accused of using zip ties to bind the man’s 4-year-old daughter to a babygate in their Raleigh home,
ST. PAUL, Minn., May 7 (UPI) — Minnesota officials say they have reached a settlement in a lawsuit that charged police beat a deaf man who asked an officer to communicate with
MOSCOW, May 7 (UPI) — Russian President Vladimir Putin met with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Moscow Tuesday and said he hopes to meet with President Obama soon. “I recently
SAN ANTONIO, May 7 (UPI) — Testimony began Tuesday in the San Antonio murder trial of a man who allegedly shot and killed one person, then posed with the weapon in a
CHAPIN, S.C., May 7 (UPI) — A South Carolina school district said it agreed to pay $85,000 to a former high school English teacher who resigned after stomping on a U.S. flag
WASHINGTON, May 7 (UPI) — Many Latinos in the United States are now more reluctant to report crimes because police are more likely to check their immigration status, a study found. Latinos
CHICAGO, May 7 (UPI) — A Chicago police officer accidentally shot his partner in the leg when confronted by a vicious dog at a South Side apartment building, police said. Department spokesman
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas, May 7 (UPI) — A man who allegedly lured a Pennsylvania teen to Ohio for sex has been charged in Texas with taking another young girl to Mexico,
WASHINGTON, May 7 (UPI) — President Obama said Tuesday the United States has both a national security interest and a moral obligation to see the bloodshed end in Syria. Speaking at a
LOS ANGELES, May 7 (UPI) — Attorney Shawn Holley agreed to represent Lindsay Lohan again only if the U.S. actress pays $150,000 she owes her for prior work, TMZ reported. Holley set
AMMAN, Jordan, May 7 (UPI) — Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi will discuss regional stability with Syrian President Bashar Assad after his trip to Jordan, the government said. Salehi arrived Tuesday
BEIJING, May 7 (UPI) — A U.S. military report that says cyberattacks against U.S. computer infrastructure came from China are groundless, China’s official news agency Xinhua reports. A U.S. Defense Department report
ST. PAUL, Minn., May 7 (UPI) — A 50-year-old former Minneapolis nurse has admitted to being the “Man in Black” who robbed 31 banks in 2011 using a toy gun. Mark Wetsch
WASHINGTON, May 7 (UPI) — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said he still thinks the amendment he sponsored to expand gun purchase background checks can pass the U.S. Senate. Manchin and Sen.
SYDNEY, May 7 (UPI) — Earth endured a tectonic upheaval 1.1 billion years ago that saw the world’s continents collide and form a single supercontinent, Australian researchers say. It was the most
AURORA, Colo., May 7 (UPI) — Attorneys for James Holmes, the former graduate student accused of the Aurora, Colo., theater massacre, notified a court Tuesday he intends an insanity plea. In their
DES MOINES – Iowa’s Vietnam Veterans Recognition Day at the State Capitol was Tuesday, May 7. The color guard at the event was composed of North Iowa residents who are members of
SAN FRANCISCO, May 7 (UPI) — California regulators recommend a record $2.25 billion fine for a 2010 natural gas explosion that devastated a San Francisco suburb, killing eight people. If approved by
TRENTON, N.J., May 7 (UPI) — Urged by his family, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said he underwent lap-band stomach surgery to lose weight, the New York Post reported Tuesday. In an