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ENID, Okla. – NIACC sophomore pitcher Tim Black was selected to the eight-player NJCAA Division II World Series all-tournament team. Black (Mount Hope, Ontario, Canada) struck out a single-game World Series record 16
OKLAHOMA CITY, June 3 (UPI) — A deadly storm that spawned five tornadoes late last week killed at least 16 people across Oklahoma. Officials said Monday they fear the death toll will
CHANGCHUN, China, June 3 (UPI) — Pressurized ammonia exploded in a poultry slaughterhouse in China Monday, sparking a fire that killed at least 113 people and injured dozens, officials said. China’s state-run
CORALVILLE – Alex James Mabe, an inmate assigned to the Iowa Medical and Classification Center Mental Health Unit Q, was discovered unresponsive in the assigned room at 2:57 A.M. during a routine
MASON CITY – The North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) Board of Directors is providing an opportunity for North Iowa residents to provide input as they prepare to search for a new
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) issued the following statement on the passing of Senator Frank Lautenberg. “Frank Lautenberg was a wonderful friend and a Senator of great accomplishments. Time and again,
John Skipper doesn’t teach a writing class for nothing, this guy writes in code. Today’s Monday column fortifies that. Read it but read it carefully, take your time and dissect it as
By PETER MORICI COLLEGE PARK, Md., June 3 (UPI) — The U.S. Commerce Department is expected to report Tuesday the April deficit on U.S. international trade in goods and services was $41.2
WASHINGTON, June 3 (UPI) — President Barack Obama Monday pledged his administration will work to help destigmatize mental illness and bring it “out of the shadows.” “There should be no shame in
WASHINGTON, June 3 (UPI) — Sen. Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey, the oldest member of the U.S. Senate, died Monday of viral pneumonia, his office said. He was 89. Lautenberg, a Democrat,
SINGAPORE, June 3 (UPI) — Long-range missile activity and the February test of a nuclear device by North Korea are considered acts of provocation, a joint U.S.-Japan statement said. Japanese Defense Minister
By MARTIN WALKER LONDON, June 3 (UPI) — The image is deliberately provocative and arresting. It depicts the White House with the gaps between its pillars draped in swastika flags while a
NEW YORK, June 3 (UPI) — Former U.S. President Clinton called President Obama “incompetent” and “an amateur,” a new book out this week alleges. Edward Klein’s new book, “The Amateur: Barack Obama
FOREST CITY – ABC News made a visit to Winnebago Industries’ Forest City, Iowa facilities last week to videotape a Diane Sawyer’s “Made in America” TV segment. Focusing on the improvement in
MASON CITY – NIACC sophomore Beth Mildenhall earned the NJCAA superior academic achievement award with a 3.83 grade point average for the 2012-13 academic school year. Mildenhall (Eldora, Ia.) was one of
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa track and field team travels to Eugene, Ore., to compete at the 2013 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on June 5-8. Eight Hawkeyes
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today signed House File 215 into law, ushering in sweeping educational reform that will ultimately return Iowa’s schools to a national leader. The governor held
MIRAMAR, Fla., June 2 (UPI) — A Miramar, Fla., man was arrested for allegedly having sex with a minor and sending nude photos of the girl to her father, with whom he
ST. PAUL, Minn., June 2 (UPI) — A judge has handed down a 30-year prison sentence to a man who raped a Minnesota woman while two of her young children were in
MINNEAPOLIS—Last week in federal court, a 47-year-old St. Paul man pleaded guilty in connection with the December 13, 2012, armed robbery of the U.S. Bank branch located at 711 Cleveland Avenue South
WASHINGTON, June 2 (UPI) — The head of the Republican Party said the current controversy over the Internal Revenue Service will be a component of the GOP midterm elections. Reince Priebus, chairman
SEOUL, June 2 (UPI) — South Korean officials refused permission for a group of its citizens to visit North Korea to plan for the anniversary of the South-North Joint Declaration. The declaration
NEW YORK, June 2 (UPI) — David Plouffe, senior adviser to U.S. President Obama, said Sunday a special prosecutor shouldn’t investigate the IRS, Benghazi and phone records controversies. In an appearance on
Park Ridge, Ill. – The Big Ten office announced the conference schedule for the 2015 football season today, which will consist of eight games for each of the Big Ten’s 14 teams
IRVINGTON, N.J., June 2 (UPI) — Four New Jersey police officers were charged with misconduct over a rap video peppered with allegedly insensitive words, officials in Irvington said. Police Director Joseph Santiago
TOKYO, June 2 (UPI) — Approximately 60,000 people rallied Sunday near the Diet building in Tokyo to protest Japan’s plan to restart nuclear power plants, rally organizers said. The Metropolitan Police Department
WASHINGTON, June 2 (UPI) — Rep. Darrell Issa said that the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of conservative groups was directed by officials in Washington, D.C. Issa, who appeared on CNN’s “State of
VATICAN CITY, June 2 (UPI) — Pope Francis Sunday asked for prayers for the victims of war, specifically citing the Syrian civil war which has gone on for two years. “Wars are
PHILADELPHIA, June 2 (UPI) — Generation X — those born 1966-1975 — lost nearly half of their overall net worth, an average of about $33,000, in the recession, U.S. researchers say. The
WASHINGTON, June 2 (UPI) — Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., said Sunday IRS employees accepted kickbacks when they paid full price for hotel rooms at an Anaheim, Calif., conference in 2010. In an
LOS ANGELES, June 2 (UPI) — “Fast & Furious 6,” a sequel starring Vin Diesel and The Rock, swept into first place at the box office this weekend with $34.538 million “Now