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IOWA CITY, Iowa — Start times for the first two games of the 2013 Iowa football season were released Wednesday and both contests will be televised on BTN. The Hawkeyes’ season-opener against
by Jody Spear – HAMPTON – The residents of Hampton took cover Wednesday evening around 5:00 pm, when two tornado hit their town at the same time. If they weren’t taking cover,
Washington, D.C. – The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) being debated by the US House of Representatives this week includes provisions to remove the ability of military commanders to unilaterally overturn convictions
BOSTON, June 12 (UPI) — President Barack Obama visited Boston Wednesday, campaigning for Senate candidate Rep. Ed Markey and saying he welcomes working with Senate Republicans. At an athletic center in Roxbury
PALO ALTO, Calif., June 12 (UPI) — Mark Zuckerberg, the head of U.S. Internet giant Facebook, said the company would stick with its game plan, despite falling stock prices. “Nothing in that
WASHINGTON, June 12 (UPI) — Ex-CIA analyst Edward Snowden Wednesday defended his actions in revealing the U.S. secret telephone data-gathering program. “I’m neither traitor nor hero. I’m an American,” he told the
CHICAGO, June 12 (UPI) — Mike Leake turned in a dominating performance Wednesday, allowing just one run in eight innings for Cincinnati in a 2-1 Reds win over the Chicago Cubs. Leake
WASHINGTON, June 12 (UPI) — If Google acquires mapping app Waze, it would eliminate Google’s key competitor in mobile maps, Consumer Watchdog told U.S. antitrust agencies. In letters sent to the Justice
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Branstad today signed Senate File 295 into law, issuing the largest tax cut in Iowa history. Branstad held the signing ceremony at Hawkeye Ready-Mix Concrete in Hiawatha, where he recognized
MASON CITY – Well-known volunteer and band shell advocate Janice Easley proclaimed at Tuesday’s Park Board meeting that she “is back” and went on to rip Mason City Chamber of Commerce Director
The Washington Redskins NFL team is coming under increased pressure to change its name. Many Native American groups and persons of that ethnicity find the name to be offensive. Now, according to
MASON CITY – A welfare check on an individual who did not show up for work lead to the discovery of an injured man Tuesday evening. According to police, at about 9:20
VATICAN CITY, June 11 (UPI) — Pope Francis has confirmed there is a “gay lobby” inside the Vatican, a Catholic website reported. Reports of such a group in the Curia have circulated
Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary Hearing on the Nominations of B. Todd Jones, to be Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
VATICAN CITY, June 12 (UPI) — A sexual abuse victims advocacy group said the Catholic Church’s structure is “the real issue” after the pope’s complaints of a “gay lobby” in the Vatican.
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine was sentenced June 11, 2013, to 10 years in federal prison. Troy Fulkerson, 42, from Fort Dodge, Iowa, received the prison term
SEGUIN, Calif., June 11 (UPI) — A California man and his cousin in Texas said they have a hit product with Bobs Pickle Pops, pickle juice frozen into a popsicle. David Millar
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, June 11 (UPI) — A woman in Dubai has been charged with torturing two foreign women who worked for her as maids, including one who died of pneumonia.
PONTIAC, Mich., June 11 (UPI) — Police in Michigan said they arrested an alleged drunk driver after his passenger shouted obscenities at a police officer. Waterford Township police said they pulled over
By KAREN BUTLER New Zealand-born actor Russell Crowe says he never saw a Superman movie before playing the alien hero’s biological father Jor-El in director Zack Snyder’s “Man of Steel.” Asked at
PARIS, June 11 (UPI) — Carbon dioxide emissions rose a record 1.4 percent in 2012, putting the planet on a course for “disaster,” the International Energy Agency in Paris said. If the
by Matt Marquardt – I could hardly believe my ears Tuesday evening at the Mason City Parks Board meeting. Robin Anderson must dig up her despicable red dice sculpture … and move
AMES, Iowa – June 11, 2013 – Today, the Iowa Transportation Commission approved a Revitalize Iowa’s Sound Economy (RISE) Local Development grant application submitted by the city of Allison. Up to $155,475
AMES, Iowa – June 11, 2013 – Today, the Iowa Transportation Commission approved a Revitalize Iowa’s Sound Economy (RISE) Immediate Opportunity grant application submitted by the city of Clarion. Up to $127,275
RIDLEY TOWNSHIP, Pa., June 11 (UPI) — Boeing and the U.S. Army have signed a multiyear, $4 billion contract for as many as 215 CH-47F Chinook helicopters. The five-year contract calls for
WASHINGTON, June 12 (UPI) — A 15-minute walk after each meal may help older adults regulate blood-sugar levels and may reduce their risk of type 2 diabetes, U.S. researchers say. Lead study
CINCINNATI, June 11 (UPI) — Bengals cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones entered a not guilty plea Tuesday to a charge he hit a woman outside a Cincinnati bar. Jones entered his plea in
TEHRAN, Iraq, June 11 (UPI) — Former Iranian vice president Mohammad Reza Aref said Tuesday he had dropped out of the country’s presidential race, only three days before the election. Aref, a