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By Matt Stevens, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Nearly 14 percent of orange juice imported to the U.S. since early this month has been seized by the Food and Drug Administration
By Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times – CAIRO — The son of a U.S. Cabinet official and other Americans working for a democracy rights group have been stopped from leaving Cairo as part
By Alejandro Lazo, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Struggling homeowners are set to get more help from the federal government as the Obama administration extends its key foreclosure prevention plan for
By Michael Muskal, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Gang homicides are less likely to be drug-related than many people think — and more likely to be a result of factors such as
By Michael Muskal, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — New guidelines to manage some 193 million acres of national forest lands will focus on protecting watersheds and wildlife and will require a
By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — Rep. Barney Frank, the first member of Congress to announce voluntarily he was gay, will marry his partner in a same-sex ceremony in Massachusetts,
By Jim Souhan, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — Sports fans savor anger. They twirl it around in a long-stemmed glass, searching for adjectives. Today, vocal Twins fans find their anger to be
By Jessica Guynn, Los Angeles Times – SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter has promoted itself as a beacon of free speech, and that image was burnished when revolutionaries used the social media service to
By Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — In recent months the name Mary Tyler Moore has been bandied about with unexpected regularity bordering on reckless abandon. This is not just
By Kent Youngblood, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — Saturday’s practice was over, and Timberwolves center Nikola Pekovic was about to go review film of Friday’s victory over San Antonio with an assistant
By Michael Hunt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – Barry Alvarez should be ashamed of his comments regarding the drinking party involving underage Wisconsin students just before the Rose Bowl. Then he should be reprimanded
By Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times – INDIANAPOLIS—For all the hype, grandeur and corporate extravagance of the Super Bowl, this year’s version of the nation’s most-watched sports event boils down to two little
American Kennel Club – Whether around the block or across the country, moving can cause stress for the entire family and the American Kennel Club wants to remind pet owners that dogs
Rex L. Troute, The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa – FORT MADISON – The ribbon-cutting Friday was a celebration of progress. Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds, local dignitaries and Pinnacle Foods
By Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel – Dear Chicago, You may not recognize the Heat on Sunday from when you last cursed them. They’ve been stripped down, left naked, exposed to the elements and
John Mangalonzo, The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa – KEOKUK – Four local residents were arrested on serious drug manufacturing charges after authorities discovered what they described as an active meth lab inside a
John Mangalonzo, The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa – Instead of a simple possession charge, a Burlington man will face a felony offense on allegations he hid pot in his groin area to mask
John Mangalonzo, The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa – Michael Shay Grady thought his legal troubles were over in November when a judge sentenced him to serve 10 years in prison for the April
A public lecture on Wednesday, March 7 will be held from 2:30-4pm. The North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) Art Gallery is currently showing the photography of Craig Kienast, the stain-glass artwork
By Doug Fitzgerald, The Gazette – COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The most recognizable name in American wrestling was back on the mat for the first time since 2004 as Rulon Gardner competed for
By Ely Portillo, McClatchy Newspapers – CHARLOTTE, N.C. — US Airways Group Inc. and its 6,700 flight attendants have reached a tentative deal for a new, joint contract that will unite flight attendants
By Shari Roan, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Home birth is making a marked resurgence in the United States, according to data released Thursday by the federal government. A century ago,
(DES MOINES) – Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds was presented with the Iowa Soybean Association’s (ISA) 2012 “Friend of the Iowa Soybean Farmer” this week in Ankeny. “I am honored and humbled to
By Hanns-Jochen Kaffsack – ROME, Italy — Divers on Saturday found the body of a woman on the half-sunken Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia, officials on the island of Giglio said, bringing
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Missouri State Bears used a game-high 20 points and 10 rebounds from reigning Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year Kyle Weems to a 63-51 win over the University
By Bill Scott – MELBOURNE — Victoria Azarenka achieved a dream on Saturday as she defeated former champion Maria Sharapova, 6-3, 6-0, for the Australian Open title and took over the WTA’s
By Blair Kerkhoff, McClatchy Newspapers – AMES, Iowa — Iowa State thought it owed Kansas, so Saturday’s 72-64 triumph over the fifth-ranked Jayhawks came as no great revelation to the Cyclones. Oh, it
By Kate Gibson, MarketWatch – NEW YORK — President Barack Obama on Saturday reiterated his call for an end to partisan gridlock in Washington and urged Congress to pass legislation to prevent insider
By Laura King, Los Angeles Times – KABUL — After France, the deluge? The announcement by French President Nicolas Sarkozy that his troops would sharply accelerate their departure from Afghanistan cast a harsh
By Irmgard Rieger and Farshid Motahari TEHRAN, Iran — Officials from the United Nations nuclear agency arrived Saturday in Tehran for talks aimed at allaying concerns that Tehran is seeking a nuclear
MASON CITY – Shortly after 10 am Saturday morning, 29-year-old Kenneth Shaun Neilsen was booked into the Cerro Gordo County Jail on a serious misdemeanor charge of serious assault. Neilsen has been
Diane Heldt, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa – IOWA CITY — The University of Iowa has released some of the emails that were sent to journalism professor Stephen Bloom last month after the
Steve Gravelle – The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa – Even as the state moves away from a county-based system of providing services to mentally handicapped and developmentally disabled (MHDD) Iowans, it’s going to
Charles City Police Chief Mike Wendel said in an email that “2011 has been difficult for the police department.” According to its website, the Charles City Police Department consists of 14 sworn
I want you to know that Kathy called me this morning to inform me of your passing; it saddened me terribly. Naturally I was hoping you would get to 101, then I
Sunday Night Mixed Rose Bowl 01/22/12 Team High Series TEAM TWO 1556 Team High Game TEAM TWO 539 Individual High Series Male Doug Schaffer 653 Individual High Series Female Lorri Neel 490
Orlan Love, CR Gazette – CEDAR RAPIDS — For reasons ranging from personal security to “because I can,” the number of Iowans with permits to carry concealed weapons increased 154 percent during the
AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State gymnastics team rallied past No. 23 Iowa 194.900-194.550 Friday night to clinch the 2011-12 Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series. After trailing following three rotations, the Cyclones delivered
By Kacie Krominga – MASON CITY – Saving lives, and being rock star while doing it, or so to speak. The 9th annual “Blood Donors Rock” blood drive was held Friday at Southbridge
From Representative Linda Upmeyer – January 27, 2011 – The Iowa House passed the first piece of legislation of the 2012 session this week. This bill illustrates our commitment to passing laws that