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By Andrea Torres, Daniela Guzman and Meredith Rutland, McClatchy Newspapers – MIAMI — Miami-Dade police officers and federal agents knocking at the front door of a possible marijuana grow house in Miami’s Coral
By Rosie Mestel and Eryn Brown, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — When cancers are treated, tumors may shrink but then come roaring back. Now studies on three different types of tumors
By Monte Morin, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — The Earth’s ability to soak up man-made carbon dioxide emissions is a crucial yet poorly understood process with profound implications for climate change.
By Richard Simon and Jean Merl, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — She reportedly made congressional staffers work on her campaign into the night — and when one asked to go home at
By Tony Barboza, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — A University of California, Irvine professor accused of setting a series of fires following his son’s suicide wrote in e-mails that he planned
From the Waterloo Police Department – The Waterloo Police Department enforcement initiative for the month of August is the enforcement of the seat belt and child restraint device laws. In a motor
By Chris Vaughn, McClatchy Newspapers – FORT WORTH, Texas — The attorney for a soldier and combat veteran accused of shooting at police and firefighters outside Fort Bragg, N.C., this year is asking
By K.C. Johnson, Chicago Tribune – LONDON — Most everything the U.S. women’s basketball team does gets measured against its past success. Such is the price when you possess a 36-game winning streak
By Jason Lloyd, Akron Beacon Journal – AKRON, Ohio — When he arrived at Firestone last year for the Bridgestone Invitational, Tiger Woods’ golf game — much like his health — was in
Family BBQ set for August 18th at Swensrud Park, Northwood, IA – From Chapter 790 President Jerry Parmley of Vietnam Veterans of America – “Thank You” and “Welcome Home” – simple words
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Branstad is ordering all flags in the state to be flown at half-staff beginning at 5 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 3, 2012, until 8 a.m. on Monday, Aug.
By Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times – LONDON — The Olympic flame will be extinguished in 10 days, and with it America’s love affair with swimming. Michael Phelps will retire, and we’ll see
By Diane Pucin, Los Angeles Times – LONDON — American Danell Leyva swung faster and faster around the horizontal bar, a piece of gymnastics equipment that can be a tease. It seems so
By Mike Bresnahan, Los Angeles Times – LONDON — In its 100-plus years as an entertainment arena, the aging but revered Earls Court served as the site of several events at the 1948
By Charean Williams, McClatchy Newspapers – LONDON — With Big Ben nearing midnight in the background, Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings were doing their best not to turn into Cinderella. The Americans
By Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press – DETROIT — Lions kicker Jason Hanson turned 42 in June. But Hanson’s right leg seems ageless. And even the 20-year veteran agrees that his leg still
By Patrick May, San Jose Mercury News – WASHINGTON — In an effort to bring outdated 20th-century federal rules protecting children’s online privacy into the smartphone era, the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday
By Brent Snavely, Detroit Free Press – DETROIT — Japanese automakers roared back in July while Ford and General Motors lost ground, in part because of fewer sales to rental companies and other
By Georgina Gustin, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – ST. LOUIS — Jurors awarded Creve Coeur, Mo.-based biotechnology giant Monsanto Co. $1 billion Wednesday, saying that rival DuPont willfully infringed on a Monsanto patent that
By August Brown, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — The Long Beach, Calif., rapper Snoop Dogg has several iconic traits — a laid-back and menacing flow, evocatively violent lyrics and a deep
By Heather Gillers, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — With 270,000 fans expected to swarm Grant Park this weekend for Lollapalooza, the city and the concert promoter have been working for months on a
By Roger Moore, McClatchy-Tribune News Service – The almost non-stop chase of the new “Total Recall” isn’t enough, by itself, to make one forget the earlier take on this Philip K. Dick
By Steven Zeitchik, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Lee Daniels and Hugh Jackman failed to get a civil rights picture off the ground when their passion project “Selma” fell apart two
By Meg James, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — NBC could yet earn a gold medal for its controversial decision to delay televising marquee events from the London Olympics until prime time
By Melissa Ruggieri, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – ATLANTA — Aerosmith is in the midst of a gut-kicking tour and Steven Tyler just announced that he’s departing “American Idol” to return to his first
By Ellen Gray, Philadelphia Daily News – BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The Olympics aren’t the only show coming out of London this summer. There’s also Showtime’s very funny “Episodes,” a satirical look at
By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — After a lengthy review, a key federal regulator said Tuesday he would not allow Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to lower the amount some
By Kevin G. Hall, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — The Securities and Exchange Commission asked Congress for new powers Tuesday to bring the nearly $4 trillion municipal securities market under greater federal regulation
By Hannah Allam, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — The Obama administration quietly has cleared the way for U.S. residents to buy weapons for the rebels who are fighting to topple Syrian President Bashar
James Q. Lynch, CR Gazette – By any measure, Social Security works, says Midge Slater, who is something of an evangelist for the 77-year-old retirement program. It works for seniors, for women,