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By Josh Kegley, McClatchy Newspapers – LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Lexington woman who has threatened to harm numerous presidents and politicians was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison Friday for threatening
MASON CITY – Main Street Mason City is looking for Artists and Businesses to participate in their Second Annual Art Crawl on Saturday, September 22nd. The Art Crawl will feature downtown businesses
LAS VEGAS — A German man, wanted by law enforcement authorities in Germany for using his Florida financial firm to defraud numerous investors of more than $100 million in a pyramid scheme,
By Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – MILWAUKEE — Randy Wolf has experienced many kinds of frustration during the 2012 major-league season. The Milwaukee Brewers’ veteran left-hander has been frustrated by leaving games
From ProgressIowa.org: DES MOINES, IOWA — As a result of the Affordable Care Act, over 54,000 Iowans on Medicare have saved more than $32 million on prescription drugs since the law was
by Joseph Person, McClatchy Newspapers – SPARTANBURG, S.C. — When Carolina Panthers center Ryan Kalil stepped in front of a bank of microphones and tape recorders Saturday, this was the first question
MASON CITY – NIACC’s John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (JPEC) had renamed its signature course for helping aspiring small business owners get off the ground. “FasTrac,” as the program was previously known, has
By Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times – Investigators have been following the trail of Colorado shooting suspect James Holmes, 24, into the mountains north of Denver this week, searching for witnesses who
By Hugo Martin, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — The home of the roaming gnome faces a stiff fine. The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Friday that it has fined Travelocity
By Juan O. Tamayo, McClatchy Newspapers – MIAMI — A statement by the head of the Russian navy that his country is considering establishing a naval facility in Cuba underlined the warming
By Rene Rodriguez, McClatchy Newspapers – TOTAL RECALL (PG-13): Colin Farrell takes over from Arnold Schwarzenegger in this new retelling of the Philip K. Dick story about a man whose memories may
Jennifer Delgado and Ellen Jean Hirst, Chicago Tribune – Michael Haynes was set to leave his home in Chicago’s Morgan Park neighborhood next week for Iona College in New York, a Division I
Peter Nickeas, Chicago Tribune – Six people were shot and five of them died during a bloody 12-hour period between 4 p.m. Thursday and 4 a.m. Friday, according to Chicago police. Among the
Chicago Tribune – Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota “for extensive inpatient evaluation for depression and gastrointestinal issues,” according to a statement from Jackson sent late Friday
Jennifer Delgado, Chicago Tribune – Chicago police said Saturday that they do not have a suspect in custody for the fatal shooting of South Side basketball prodigy Michael Haynes. But the 22-year-old Fenger
By Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times – LONDON — The leaders of Europe’s two biggest economies pledged Friday to “do everything to protect” the continent’s common currency, whose long-term survival has come