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By Joe Christensen, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — Joe Mauer is back. After an injury marred 2011, he’s keeping himself in the lineup, he’s a candidate for another batting title, and he’s
By Joe Strauss, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – MILWAUKEE — Once again a team that thought itself on the verge of making a run instead spent Tuesday night tripping over opportunities and feeding an
By Scott Collins, Los Angeles Times – Chelsea Handler may not have a lot of viewers, but she gets paid a lot of dough for the ones she does have on “Chelsea
MINNEAPOLIS—Earlier today in federal court in St. Paul, the former vice president and branch manager of the Star Bank in Bertha, Minnesota, was sentenced for stealing $80,000 from the bank. United States
Los Angeles Times – The Los Angeles Times looked at a select group of top stars and determined a ranking based on annual salary (determined from agency sources and reported figures) divided
IOWA CITY, IOWA – The University of Iowa football team will stage its annual “Kids at Kinnick” day Saturday, Aug. 11. Gates to Kinnick Stadium will open at 11 a.m. with the
By Cindy Krischer Goodman, McClatchy Newspapers – On vacation, Annabel Fernandez watched incredulously as her husband splashed in the pool of a beachfront resort with their twin daughters. Between the giggling and
By Richard Burnett, The Orlando Sentinel – ORLANDO, Fla. — Bill and Susan Fay thought they had played all the right cards to get their children through college debt-free: savings, Bright Futures
By Doug Roberson, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – ATLANTA — John Isner said one of his goals when he became a pro tennis player was to play for the United States in the Olympics.
McClatchy Newspapers – The following games are among those scheduled for release this week, according to Gamestop.com: July 17: “Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Collection” (PC, rated T) “Summer Stars
By Mike Jensen, The Philadelphia Inquirer – PHILADELPHIA—Angelo Di Maria knew about the plane flying over State College, Pa., on Tuesday, the one carrying a banner threatening, “Take the statue down or we
By Guy Cipriano, McClatchy Newspapers – STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — The top NCAA official plans to examine all of his options in the organization’s response to Penn State’s handling of the Jerry Sandusky
Trish Mehaffey, CR Gazette – MANCHESTER – A 19-year-old who told police he suggested ways to kill a Manchester couple in May pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Delaware County District Court. Brandon
Gregg Hennigan, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa – Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz said Tuesday that Marcus Binns was no longer on the team when the former running back was cited last week for
By Blair Kerkhoff, McClatchy Newspapers – HOOVER, Ala. — The trick for South Carolina’s offense this season is to become more of a power running team as quarterback Connor Shaw, an excellent runner,
By Walter Hamilton, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Americans worried about running out of money in their golden years are trying a new investment strategy: day trading their retirement funds.
MASON CITY – Neighborhoods throughout Mason City are being invited to join forces with thousands of communities nationwide on Tuesday, August 7, 2012, for the 29th Annual National Night Out crime and
A man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine was sentenced June 27, 2012, to 10 years in federal prison. Carlos Zamudio-Hernandez, 30, from Riverside, California, received the prison term after a February 7,
By Tod Palmer, McClatchy Newspapers – KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Gregg Williams’ public image has taken a beating since his role in the Saints’ bounty program was revealed, culminating with his indefinite
By Michelle Kaufman, McClatchy Newspapers – A year ago this week, Americans gathered around TV sets and fell in love with Abby, Megan, Christie, Alex, Shannon, Ali and Hope. The spunky U.S.
By David Zucchino, Los Angeles Times – While under death threats from insurgents in Baghdad last year, Tariq Abu Khumra mailed a prized possession to his girlfriend in California: a huge American
By Brian Crecente, McClatchy-Tribune News Service – They’ve spent the past 40 years breaking down familiar tastes and smells into chemical compounds; now a team of Connecticut scientists and perfumers are working
By Lezlie Patterson, McClatchy-Tribune News Service – —“The Great Escape,” by Susan Elizabeth Phillips; William Morrow (418 pages, $25.99 hardcover) ——— “The Great Escape” is a delightfully captivating book, a beguiling story
By Ben Fritz, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Microsoft’s blockbuster “Halo” franchise has sold more than 42 million video games and been featured in novels, comic books, trading cards and
By Deanna Boyd, McClatchy Newspapers – FORT WORTH, Texas — In an emotional 911 call, the mother of Dallas Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant can be heard telling friends that her son “tried to
By David O’Reilly, The Philadelphia Inquirer – PHILADELPHIA — Citing the sex-abuse scandals in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia and at Pennsylvania State University, the Orthodox Church in America has dismissed its
By Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times – Many cornstalks at the 1,200-acre Laird farm in Waltonville, Ill., had wilted into brown, desiccated rows by the time the governor arrived Monday to survey
By David Lightman and Lesley Clark, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and his allies escalated their attacks on rival Mitt Romney for refusing to release more of his tax returns,
Gregg Hennigan, CR Gazette – IOWA CITY – A University of Iowa reserve running back was cited by Coralville police last Friday after allegedly changing the price tag on a shirt to
Las Cruces, NM – On July 8, 2012, United States Marshals were notified by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) that accused child sex offender, Sergio Luevano self-surrendered to U.S. authorities at
By Dave Van Dyck, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — Kerry Wood returned to the Cubs clubhouse Sunday, two months after he retired, and he said he doesn’t miss most of the baseball
By Don Markus, The Baltimore Sun – WASHINGTON — As an NBA assistant coach since retiring after a Hall of Fame career, Patrick Ewing might have a better seat than many of
By Shandel Richardson, Sun Sentinel – LAS VEGAS — Chris Bosh proved he was a capable 3-point shooter during the postseason. The chances of seeing more of that became less likely when
By Carol M. Ostrom, The Seattle Times – SEATTLE — Dr. John Lenihan sits at a computer console about 20 feet from his hysterectomy patient lying on the operating table. As if
MASON CITY – Phase 2 of the sanitary sewer improvement project is progressing as scheduled. This phase of the project is on South Federal Avenue between South 8th and 10th Streets (see
MASON CITY – “Moonlight Movies” are presented on Saturday nights about 8:45 PM. (or as soon as it is dark enough to see the movie.) All movies in the series are rated
Mike Hlas, CR Gazette – Is there any way Penn State voluntarily suspends its football program for a year or more? What state university with a BCS program would ever have the
By Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times – HOUSTON — The Boy Scouts of America on Tuesday reaffirmed the organization’s policy of excluding gays, despite recent protest campaigns by members, including some of the
AMES, Iowa – July 16, 2012 – Breezing through stop signs, swerving, rear-ending other vehicles, and driving onto the shoulder or off the road…these are all signs of distracted driving. They are
In response to this spring’s passage of Kaydn’s Law, Iowa officials and state universities are taking steps to make school bus trips safer for all Iowa children. “A new Iowa DOT rule