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From Ken Sagar, President Iowa Federation of Labor – Today the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. This is a victory for seniors, their children and their grand
By Michael Doyle and David Lightman, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld nearly all of the Obama administration’s health care law, including its controversial requirement that compels
Matt Peterson, Austin Daily Herald, Minn. – Though Austin’s new dog park has sections for both small and large dogs, it is still unclear how a pit bull was able to get
Scott Sexton, Winston-Salem Journal, N.C. – In the end, the court proceedings against Angelanetta Gladdenshe was charged with felony cruelty to animalswound up mimicking the death of the dog she was accused
Susan Misur, New Haven Register, Conn. – WEST HAVENA city mother arrested on charges of child abuse can allegedly be seen in videos engaging in rough behavior with her baby, including kicking
By Ramin Mostaghim and Paul Richter, Tribune Washington Bureau – TEHRAN — As the West has tightened its economic chokehold in an effort to force Iran’s government to scale back its growing
By Richard Simon, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, the former speaker whose Democratic Party lost control of the chamber after she pushed through the healthcare overhaul,
By Michael Muskal, Los Angeles Times – The devastating fire near Colorado Springs, Colo., continued to grow Thursday, even as the city began to assess the damage thus far; the threat to
By Lisa Mascaro And Richard Simon, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — In the moments after the Supreme Court’s landmark health care ruling Thursday, Capitol Hill was unnervingly quiet as legislators took
By Lisa Mascaro, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders on Thursday set a vote in two weeks to repeal the nation’s health care law — a largely symbolic act
By Robin Abcarian and Maeve Reston, Los Angeles Times – In brief remarks two hours after the Supreme Court upheld President Barack Obama’s health care reform law, Mitt Romney said Thursday that
By Janet Stobart, Los Angeles Times – LONDON — Julian Assange, whose WikiLeaks website angered American officials by releasing official U.S. documents, on Thursday received a letter demanding his presence at a
Editorial by Matt Marquardt – It has been reported in another local media that crime is down in Mason City. Although your mayor and city council are also going along with this
MASON CITY – A man with addresses in New Jersey and Texas was arrested after an altercation early Wednesday morning in downtown Mason City. Ernest Gary Price Jr. (pictured below), 42, of
DES MOINES, IOWA – Local organizations will hold a series of press events Friday to discuss the Supreme Court ruling on Obamacare and voice their support for improved health care for all
Story by Jody Spear, Photos and Video by Chris Smith and Vicki Johnson – WORTH COUNTY – At approximately 1:15 pm Wednesday, emergency crews were dispatched to a one vehicle rollover. The
By Robert J. Lopez, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Don Grady, who sang and danced as a Mouseketeer on “The Mickey Mouse Club,” played son Robbie on the long-running family
By Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times – BEIRUT — Turkish troops and antiaircraft batteries were headed toward the tense Turkish-Syrian border region Thursday, Turkish media said, amid reports that special U.N.
By Don Lee, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Since the automobile was popularized in the 1920s, America’s suburbs have been growing faster than cities as people fled urban life for quieter,
By David G. Savage, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of President Obama’s health-care law Thursday, ruling the government may impose tax penalties on people
Gov. Branstad: “Today, the Supreme Court handed down a disastrous decision to uphold President Obama’s destructive health care law, which means a future of higher costs, higher taxes, and increasing debt for
By Tyler Dukes, McClatchy Newspapers – QUESTION: I have been getting the Windows notification for an update called “Security Update for Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Service Pack 1 Redistributable Package (KB2538242).” I run
By John Boudreau, San Jose Mercury News – SAN JOSE, Calif. — It wasn’t long ago families squabbled over who was hogging the TV remote control. Now they face off over who’s hogging
By Chris O’Brien, San Jose Mercury News – When Facebook first announced an ambitious initiative last September to induce us to share even more stuff on the social network, I was pretty enthusiastic.
By Tiffany Hsu, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Prospective home-buyers signed the most contracts to buy existing homes last month in more than two years, according to new data from the
By Roger Moore, McClatchy-Tribune News Service – “People Like Us” is a well-acted weeper that walks an unsteady line between the emotional and the darkly comical. It’s about a guy who realizes
By Thomas Lee, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — The board of Best Buy has decided to collectively pay the company’s four top executives $2 million in cash to cement their ties to
By Bob Fernandez, The Philadelphia Inquirer – NEW YORK — Speaking from the Olympics “highlights factory” Wednesday, NBC Sports executives dampened expectations that TV viewership for this summer’s London games would top that
By Alana Semuels, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — “Uncertainty” has been the buzz word in the struggling economy, as business leaders say they don’t want to hire until a few national
By David Sarno and Jessica Guynn, Los Angeles Times – SAN FRANCISCO — Google isn’t just flirting with consumer electronics anymore; it’s diving headlong into it. With the kind of dramatics that are
By Joseph Goodman, McClatchy Newspapers – MIAMI — You might not know it based on the past two years, but LeBron James has a sense of humor as big as his basketball game.
By Sheldon Ocker, Akron Beacon Journal – NEW YORK — Umpire Mike DiMuro’s blown call during the Indians’ 6-4 loss Tuesday night again raised the issue of expanding the role of replay. New
By Bill Scott – LONDON — Roger Federer moved through in cruise control to the third round of Wimbledon on Wednesday as the Swiss third seed demolished Italy’s Fabio Fognini, 6-1, 6-3,
By Brian Hamilton, Chicago Tribune – Back in the office Wednesday, Jack Swarbrick could beam at the college football playoff baby birthed a day earlier. Then the Notre Dame athletic director could sigh
By Jerry Zgoda, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – Like the crazy, true-blue Kentucky fans who flocked to cheer him last season, Anthony Davis wore a T-shirt with a catchy little slogan when he met
By K.C. Johnson, Chicago Tribune – More than 50 players have worked out at the Berto Center. Several other character interviews were conducted at the NBA draft combine earlier this month. Trade possibilities
CR Gazette – Should Iowans care if convicted felons ever get back their right to vote in this state? We think so. But what’s the right approach? Is it: — Automatic restoration
By Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – CINCINNATI — Though it took a little longer than expected to see the payoff, Ron Roenicke’s gamble eventually paid off Wednesday afternoon. The Milwaukee Brewers’ manager
Patrick Hogan, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa – An administrative law judge this month dismissed all three charges of abuse and unethical practice against former Mount Vernon Washington Elementary School principal Terry
Rick Smith, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa – CEDAR RAPIDS — Local private interests are conducting a phone survey to measure interest in a gaming casino in Cedar Rapids even as they