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STAMFORD, Conn., May 16 (UPI) — New episodes of the U.S. soap operas “All My Children” and “One Life to Live” will air online two times a week instead of four, producers
LOS ANGELES, May 16 (UPI) — Candice Glover, a 23-year-old singer from South Carolina, was crowned the winner of Season 12 of “American Idol” in Los Angeles Thursday night. She beat out
LOS ANGELES, May 16 (UPI) — Steve Carell reprised his role of former Dunder Mifflin regional manager Michael Scott on Thursday’s series finale of the U.S. sitcom “The Office.” Michael served as
NEW YORK, May 16 (UPI) — Carmelo Anthony scored 28 points while taking 28 shots Thursday, helping preserve New York’s season with an 85-75 victory over Indiana. The Knicks reduced their deficit
Park Ridge, Ill. — The Big Ten office announced the conference schedule for the 2014 football season today, as approved by the Big Ten Directors of Athletics. The 2014 schedule consists of
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad on Wednesday signed the following bills into law: Senate File 247 an Act providing for the possession of cats classified as bengals and savannahs. Senate
MASON CITY – In the wake of the assault on a beautiful perennial garden in Central Park by Robin Anderson, child volunteers with the Youth Task Force were in downtown Mason City
WASHINGTON, May 15 (UPI) — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Wednesday “House Republicans have truly lost their minds” under a popular definition of insanity. Reid, speaking of House GOP
WASHINGTON, May 15 (UPI) — The White House Wednesday released more than 100 pages of emails related to talking points on the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
LOS ANGELES, May 15 (UPI) — Seven suspected gang members have been arrested in Los Angeles for allegedly participating in six drug-related killings since 2007, police said Wednesday. The suspects, from the
FERNLEY, Nev., May 15 (UPI) — Prosecutors said Wednesday they will seek open murder charges against a suspect in the slaying of five people Monday in and around Fernley, Nev. Prosecutors said
WASHINGTON, May 16 (UPI) — U.S. President Barack Obama said Wednesday the acting head of the Internal Revenue Service has resigned after “inexcusable” misconduct by some IRS personnel. Speaking with reporters at
ORLANDO, Fla., May 15 (UPI) — Authorities in Florida said a man on his honeymoon was one of 92 people arrested during a four-day undercover prostitution sting. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office
MINNEAPOLIS, May 15 (UPI) — The price of gasoline shot into record territory above $4 a gallon in the Twin Cities and elsewhere in Minnesota Wednesday, a price monitoring website showed. The
TUCSON, May 15 (UPI) — U.S. astronomers say images from a spacecraft orbiting Mars suggest the Red Planet is still a target for cosmic impacts, experiencing hundreds each year. Scientists using images
HUNTSVILLE, Texas, May 15 (UPI) — Texas executed Jeffrey Demond Williams Wednesday evening for the 1999 shooting death of Houston police officer Tony Blando. Williams, 37, was executed at the state prison
MASON CITY – The City of Mason City Water Division is flushing water mains in the northwest quadrant of town, all areas west of Federal Avenue and north of Highway 122, starting
WASHINGTON, May 15 (UPI) — U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday the FBI has made “substantial” progress in the investigation of the deadly attack on a U.S. Consulate in Libya. Terrorists
IRVING, Texas, May 15 (UPI) — A Dallas area high school student is accused of holding a classmate for three days and allowing men to have sex with her, a police spokesman