Twins roughed up by Yankees
By La Velle E. Neal III, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – NEW YORK — From baseball stadiums in the Bronx to operating tables in Manhattan, Tuesday was a bad night for the Twins.
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By La Velle E. Neal III, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – NEW YORK — From baseball stadiums in the Bronx to operating tables in Manhattan, Tuesday was a bad night for the Twins.
By Dan Pompei, Chicago Tribune – This is a deep group of wide receivers. There are considerably more draftable players than at any other position. As a result, the order in which they
By Matt Stevens, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Kim Kardashian for mayor in 2017? In a new video clip from E!’s “Khloe and Lamar,” the reality TV star said she is “for
By Jim Wyss, McClatchy Newspapers – BOGOTA, Colombia — Mixing business and pleasure might kill some careers, but in Colombia, at least, it’s not necessarily illegal. At least 11 U.S. Secret Service agents
By Carol J. Williams, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — North Korea on Tuesday answered world condemnation of its recent rocket test with defiance, threatening “retaliatory measures” if the United States fails
Los Angeles Times – BEIRUT — Six days into the Syrian cease-fire and the term does not seem to fit, according to anti-government activists. Shelling continued in the battered city of Homs
By Tom Hussain, McClatchy Newspapers – ISLAMABAD — On Wednesday, Pakistan was scheduled to deport the 14 members of Osama bin Laden’s family who had lived with him in a garrison town near
By Laura King, Los Angeles Times – KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan President Hamid Karzai, facing criticism for referring to the Taliban as “brothers” despite a hammer-blow of insurgent attacks on his capital two
By Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times – SAN DIEGO — Cory Killgore, a Marine whose wife is missing under suspicious circumstance, is returning from Afghanistan as attention has shifted to a fellow Camp
By Sam Quinones, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Responding to incidents of violence against transgender arrestees, the Los Angeles Police Department plans to open a segregated lockup for biologically male and
By Dawson Bell, Detroit Free Press – LANSING, Mich. — A 25-year-old woman who continued to collect food stamps after winning the Michigan state lottery’s $1 million “Make Me Rich!” game show has
By Kevin G. Hall and Lesley Clark, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — Utilizing the bully pulpit in an attempt to push down stubbornly high oil prices, President Barack Obama on Tuesday announced five
Rod Boshart, CR Gazette – State Sen. Pat Ward, R-Clive, an assistant minority leader, issued a statement Monday saying she and her husband were hospitalized for medical treatment of injuries they suffered
Marc Morehouse, CR Gazette – Iowa back on pace for 2013 recruiting. You have to remember, Iowa, and a lot of other Big Ten schools that don’t shop off the rack, go
James Q. Lynch, CR Gazette – Negotiators for the Iowa House, Senate and governor are continuing efforts to narrow their differences on an overall budget number that could pave the way for
by Matt Marquardt – Mason City is not the only community in the region looking at building a city-run recreation center. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier is reporting that the Waterloo City Council
by Matt Marquardt – MASON CITY – Lee Enterprises Inc., owner of the Globe Gazette in Mason City and other newspapers, reported a 54 cent per share loss ($26.6 million) for its
by Matt Marquardt – Cerro Gordo County Supervisors agreed to market fairgrounds land for sale at this morning’s meeting. The land that will be marketed is just west of the Target Store
MASON CITY – On Monday, April 16th, 27-year-old Billy Lee Jaime Huerta of Mason City was found guilty in Cerro Gordo County District Court for violating the terms of his probation in
MASON CITY – A Mason City man identified as 42-year-old Gustavo Eleuterio Gracia-Calderon was arrested following a traffic contact with law enforcement early Sunday morning. As a result Gracia-Calderon was transported to
WASHINGTON, DC—On May 16, President Barack Obama will award Specialist Leslie H. Sabo, Jr., U.S. Army, the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry. Specialist Sabo will receive the Medal of Honor posthumously
McClatchy-Tribune News Service – Los Angeles Times Editorial – Voluntary guidelines for pharmaceutical companies will not wean the livestock industry off its addiction to antibiotics. Yet that’s what the U.S. Food and
By Kristin Samuelson, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — The unemployment rate for people with disabilities averaged 14.6 percent for the first quarter of 2012, almost 74 percent higher than the 8.4 percent rate
By Ronald D. White, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Gasoline prices dropped around much of the nation for the second straight week, an Energy Department survey showed. But don’t get too
By David G. Savage, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Nearly two years ago, President Barack Obama signed into law a “fair sentencing” act to reduce the long prison terms meted out to
By Claudia Buck, McClatchy Newspapers – SACRAMENTO, Calif. — An anonymous letter arrived recently from a worried spouse. The woman said she was “terrified” that her husband’s tax cheating would land them both
By Becky Yerak, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — Move over, mortgages. Get out of the way, Greece. Another economic doomsday scenario is emerging. Student loan debt has reached about $870 billion, exceeding credit
By Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — The alleged mastermind of the Bling Ring celebrity burglary scheme is back behind bars after the security for his $200,000 bond was withdrawn. Nicholas Prugo,
By Jessica Guynn and Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times – SAN FRANCISCO — Privacy watchdogs are urging the nation’s top law enforcer to launch a new investigation into Google Inc. after the Federal
SANTIAGO, Chile — A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Chile early Tuesday, prompting widespread evacuations, but no reports of damage, authorities said. The quake hit northwest of the coastal town of Valparaiso, according