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By Nancy A. Youssef, McClatchy Newspapers – CAIRO — In the hours before Egyptians head to the polls in a runoff presidential election, the revolutionaries whose movement prompted the vote were in
By Tim Johnson, McClatchy Newspapers – MEXICO CITY — Days before a global summit that will focus attention on Baja California, Mexico’s president on Friday canceled a mammoth development project on the
By Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel – MIAMI — LeBron James arrived with several goals in mind in July 2010. Savior was not necessarily one of them. But during these NBA playoffs he
By Shandel Richardson, Sun Sentinel – MIAMI — There is no need in worrying about any of the Oklahoma City Thunder players being fined by the NBA. For the most part, they
By Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — TNT’s reboot of “Dallas” struck oil. Its Wednesday premiere drew nearly 7 million viewers, making it the No. 1 scripted series premiere
WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against the state of Florida and the Florida Secretary of State in his official capacity alleging that the
MASON CITY – Tonight in downtown Mason City is the first Friday Night Live event of the season. The event is organized by Main Street Mason City and sponsored by Moorman Clothiers,
By Christi Parsons and Kathleen Hennessey, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — President Obama has ordered his administration to stop deporting young immigrants who came to the U.S. as young children and
Matt Peterson, Austin Daily Herald, Minn. – An Austin couple pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that they chased and beat up an Austin man who owed them money. Willister and Tammy
By Mike Bresnahan, Los Angeles Times – OKLAHOMA CITY — LeBron James and Dwyane Wade had one thing to say as they attacked with abandon and thrust the Miami Heat back into
by Matt Marquardt – MASON CITY – Sharrie Marvin of Mason City and her boyfriend, John Debates, are the owners of four pit bulls that face an uncertain future. Last Friday evening,
THORNTON – Shortly before 7pm on Wednesday Cerro Gordo County Sheriff Deputies responded to a verbal domestic at 300 Larch Street in Thornton. As a result a resident of the address identified
Mason City police arrested 28-year-old Tyrone Anthony Evans on an outstanding warrant shortly before 9:30pm Wednesday at his address listed in the incident report as 1620 South New Hampshire in Mason City.
James Q. Lynch, CR Gazette – It will be a big weekend for Iowa Democrats as they celebrate their Hall of Fame Dinner Friday night and then gather Saturday for the Iowa
Gregg Hennigan, CR Gazette – The Iowa State Patrol wants to name two interstate bridges in Johnson County after area troopers who died in the line of duty decades ago. The proposal
James Q. Lynch, CR Gazette – ANKENY — The Iowa Department of Education will likely propose extended school time for some — but not all — school children as it puts together
George C. Ford, CR Gazette – ANAMOSA — More than 25,000 people — most of them arriving on motorcycles — are expected to converge on Eastern Iowa next Saturday and Sunday for
By W.J. Hennigan, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Just weeks after SpaceX became the first private company to visit the International Space Station, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden toured the company’s
By Jeff Weiner, The Orlando Sentinel – ORLANDO, Fla. — A mother accused of crashing her car while driving drunk with her four children — fatally injuring her 14-year-old daughter — was
Matt Peterson, Austin Daily Herald, Minn. – An Austin man who allegedly pointed a loaded shotgun at his chin while standing off with police pleaded not guilty Thursday in Mower County Court.
By Chris Rosenblum, McClatchy Newspapers – STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Sue Paterno will inherit all of her late husband’s property, according to the will released by his family on Thursday. Joe Paterno’s
By Mike Dawson and Matt Carroll, McClatchy Newspapers – BELLEFONTE, Pa. — One of the most recent alleged victims of Jerry Sandusky, and one of the youngest, was the last to testify
By Jeremy Roebuck and Michael Matza, The Philadelphia Inquirer – BELLEFONTE, Pa. — Prosecutors closed their case Thursday in the Jerry Sandusky child-sex-abuse trial with testimony from a man who said his
By David Lauter, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Wisconsin’s Republican Gov. Scott Walker, fresh from his victory in last week’s recall election, has been on something of a victory lap, making
By David Lightman, McClatchy Newspapers – BOSTON — Mitt Romney will begin a bus tour of six swing states Friday, as the millionaire Republican presidential challenger and former business executive tries to
By Michael Finnegan and Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times – CINCINNATI — President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney dueled Thursday from opposite ends of a state vital to their
By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — Federal regulators launched an investigation into the financial abuse of the elderly, citing a new report that advisors, planners, family members and others
By Don Lee and Andrew Tangel, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Wall Street is betting that the Federal Reserve and other central banks are ready to roll out programs to help
By Nancy A. Youssef, McClatchy Newspapers – CAIRO — With a pair of court rulings, forces aligned with fallen former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak succeeded Thursday in reversing many of what had
By Kevin G. Hall, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy is stumbling, the global economy is slowing and the next few weeks are likely to be crucial in determining the
ROCK FALLS — Looking for a rockin’ good time for a great cause? Then plan on attending the Relay For Life fundraiser Saturday from 4 p.m. until 1 a.m. at the Rock
Jerome “Jerry” Sandberg, 85, of 601 E. South Street, Manly, died Monday, June 11, 2012 at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa. His wish was to be cremated. A graveside service will be held
NAME: Darnell Cameron Lee AGE: 21 SEX: Male FACILITY: Fort Des Moines Work Release Facility OFFENSE: Willful Injury Causing Bodily Injury, Assault on Peace Officer SENTENCE: 6 Years COUNTY OF COMMITTMENT: Polk
By Jacqueline Charles, McClatchy Newspapers – MIAMI — Bahamian police said Thursday that the father of five children who perished at sea in Sunday’s Haitian boat tragedy was the organizer of the
By Janet Stobart, Los Angeles Times – LONDON — Julian Assange, founder of a website that published classified U.S. documents, can be extradited to Sweden for questioning on allegations of rape and
By Joe Christensen, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — The exhaustive search for Jim Thome’s 607th home run ball proved fruitless Thursday night. Long after the Phillies’ 6-1 victory over the Minnesota
By Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times – BEIRUT — Deserted streets, scorched buildings, the stench of death — that was the now-familiar state of affairs that United Nations observers found Thursday
By Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times – MEXICO CITY — With presidential and local elections slightly more than two weeks away, violence — some of it political, some of it part of
James Q. Lynch, CR Gazette – Republicans continued their efforts to spin a Barack Obama gaffe into Mitt Romney gold Thursday, with Iowa businessmen calling the president “detached” and “out-of-touch” with the
By Richard Simon, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — The U.S. Capitol, one of the nation’s most cherished monuments to democracy, could become a symbol of the sorry state of Uncle Sam’s