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By Meg James, Los Angeles Times – The death of CBS News’ pit-bull reporter Mike Wallace marks not only the passing of a broadcast lion but, in many ways, also the brand of
By Joe Christensen, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – BALTIMORE — Last Wednesday, the Twins left Fort Myers, Fla., convinced they had enough offensive firepower to compete with the rest of the American League. With
By Jeff Shain and Teddy Greenstein, Tribune Newspapers – AUGUSTA, Ga. — Put the green jacket on Bubba Watson, winner of a two-hole Masters playoff against Louis Oosthuizen with a recovery shot unlike
By David Enders, McClatchy Newspapers – BEIRUT—Contradicting reports from the United Nations last week that Syria’s government had agreed to a cease-fire that would have gone into effect on Thursday, the Syrian government
By Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — The Cubs aren’t going to make life easy for anyone this year, whether it’s their manager, their fans or the team psychiatrist. (PHOTO: Chicago Cubs right
By Steve Popper, The Record (Hackensack N.J.) – NEW YORK — You can tell yourself it was just a regular-season game. You can point out the flaws, that the Knicks blew a 21-point
By Myrna Oliver and Valerie J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times – As the self-described “black hat” of television’s premier newsmagazine “60 Minutes,” Mike Wallace crafted a persona of a probing reporter known for
By Jody Spear and Kelly Meyer – HAMPTON – The Easter Bunny, along with Easter Granny made an appearance in Hampton at the Bandshell park Saturday afternoon. Along with the Easter Bunny,
ESTHERVILLE, Iowa – NIACC baseball bounced back from being swept by Iowa Lakes on Friday by shutting the Lakers out on Saturday during a 5-0, 9-0 Saturday sweep. Pitchers Joey Reed (Fr.,
by Matt Marquardt – MASON CITY – A Mason City man was arrested Thursday night after becoming enraged at a drug rehab meeting and smashing glass doors at a church. Paul Nieman,
By Joe Buttweiler – DECORAH – Mackenzie Pierson never dreamed while starring in Mohawk Gym that basketball would take her to Africa on a hoops and humanitarian mission. She is one of
By Hugh Lessig, Daily Press (Newport News, Va.) – VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Investigators expressed relief — and utter amazement — on Saturday at the light casualties reported after an F-18 fighter
FOREST CITY, IA – Annually more than 10,000 visitors come to Forest City, Iowa, to get the inside story of one of America’s most iconic brands – Winnebago Industries®. Come see for
By Sue Ter Maat and Lisa Black, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — The morning Lake Forest High School freshman Will Laskero-Teskoski died, his mother had tried desperately to get him to talk
By David Colker, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — It sounds like the stuff of urban legends, but the official Chinese Xinhua News Agency is reporting that five people have been
By Dalina Castellanos, Los Angeles Times – Police in Tulsa, Okla., asked the public for help in searching for a man who shot three people to death and wounded two others in
By Megha Satyanarayana, Detroit Free Press – DETROIT — Five Detroit men, including two already on trial, were charged Saturday morning with first-degree murder in the deaths of Ashley Conaway, 22, and
By Arelis R. Hernandez, The Orlando Sentinel – DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — More than 40 days after a South Florida teenager was shot to death in Sanford, Fla., college students are trekking
By Nan Austin and Rosalio Ahumada, McClatchy Newspapers – MODESTO, Calif. — It’s over, says Jordan Powers, the 18-year-old California high school student who quit school to move in with her former
Los Angeles Times – REYHANLI, Turkey — Somewhere in Syria near the border with Turkey, thousands of refugees are hunkered down in a makeshift camp, afraid to go forward or go back.
By Jeff Kunerth, The Orlando Sentinel – ORLANDO, Fla. — On Palm Sunday, LaVon Bracy stood before the congregation of New Covenant Baptist Church in Orlando and announced plans to participate in
By Joe Christensen, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – BALTIMORE — This was supposed to be the softest part of a brutal 42-game, season-opening stretch for the Twins. Yet here they are, needing a
By Pete Caldera, The Record (Hackensack N.J.) – ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — He wore a pinstriped Yankees jersey and a Tampa Bay cap. And for a few minutes, this middle-aged fan —
By Derrick Goold, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – MILWAUKEE — An afternoon designated for the grand return of an elite starting pitcher who might have a hand in tilting the division race delivered
By K.C. Johnson, Chicago Tribune – After practicing fully again Saturday, Derrick Rose said he’s “more than likely” returning from his groin injury Sunday to face the Knicks in New York. Coach
By Jerry Zgoda, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – NEW ORLEANS — After an exhaustive Minneapolis Star Tribune investigation, there is absolutely no evidence to support reports that somewhere down a darkened French Quarter
By Charles F. Gardner, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – MILWAUKEE — A defensive turnaround was just what the Milwaukee Bucks needed to close out a perfect week. And it happened in the second
By Joseph Goodman, McClatchy Newspapers – MIAMI — It has been a difficult season to be a rookie in the NBA. Beginning with a shortened training camp, the league’s condensed schedule has
By Kevin Ding, The Orange County Register – PHOENIX — Kobe Bryant was injured and didn’t play, which only drew the spotlight away from the longer-term problem for the Lakers: Their defensive
By Jeff Shain and Teddy Greenstein, Chicago Tribune – AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods did not drop-kick his 9-iron Saturday. He didn’t rally, either. The four-time Masters champion spun his wheels with
By Gary D’Amato, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – AUGUSTA, Ga. — Early Thursday morning, nearly 61/2 hours before he teed off in the first round of the 76th Masters, Phil Mickelson stood behind
By Tim Johnson, McClatchy Newspapers – MEXICO CITY — Two years after the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history, Mexico’s state oil company is about to test its hand at drilling
By G. Chambers Williams III, McClatchy Newspapers – Less than three years after giving its Taurus a complete makeover, Ford Motor Co. for 2013 rolls out a “freshened” version of the iconic large
By Kim Geiger, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama reflected on his Christian beliefs in his weekly address, wishing all Americans “a weekend filled with joy and reflection, focused
OSAGE -A benefit is planned for a family suffering from health problems. The monies raised will help with medical expenses and making the home handicapped accessible for Tim Wrage and his daughter,
Phyllis M. Ruhnke, 89, of Mason City, IA, died March 28, 2012 at her daughter’s home in Mounds View, Minnesota. Memorial services will be held at 1:00 pm with a one-hour prior
By E. Scott Reckard, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Delinquencies are lower in all 11 consumer loan categories tracked by the American Bankers Association, a rare occurrence that reflects the nation’s
By Tom Hudson, McClatchy Newspapers – Another season of earnings reports from corporate America begins in the week ahead. But despite a rebirth of manufacturing, easy money from the Federal Reserve, and a
Sanitary sewer maintenance will be performed at three locations in Mason City. On Monday, April 9 – the southbound lane of North Monroe Avenue between 1st and 2nd Streets NW will be
CR Gazette – The Gazette Editorial Board —- No one can accuse Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad of not going to bat for lean finely textured beef, which critics refer to as “pink slime.”