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LOS ANGELES — A Canoga Park man who pleaded guilty earlier this year to using Craigslist to advertise and sell counterfeit erectile dysfunction drugs has been sentenced to a year and a
By Jo-Ann Barnas, Detroit Free Press – LONDON — Michael Phelps swam to the edge of the warm-down pool, and his coach bent over to hear him, just as he always does.
By Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune – LOS ANGELES —— Coming off eight shutout innings in his last Triple-A start, Chris Volstad hoped to end his 20-game winless streak on Saturday night against
By Rene Rodriguez, McClatchy Newspapers – Opening Wednesday: HOPE SPRINGS (PG-13): David Frankel (“The Devil Wears Prada,” “Marley and Me”) directs this restrained comedy about a middle-aged couple (Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee
By David Lauter, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — The latest jobs report means the economic shape of the presidential battlefield is now largely set, with an economy that no longer appears
By Guy Cipriano, McClatchy Newspapers – Penn State has lost its leading rusher six days before the start of preseason practices. Silas Redd announced Tuesday that he’s leaving Penn State for Southern
By Andrew P. Morriss – TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The U.S. Energy Information Administration estimates the share of U.S. electricity generated from coal will fall from 42 percent in 2011 to 36.8 percent
McClatchy-Tribune News Service – The following editorial appeared in the Los Angeles Times: ——— The first line of defense against cybercriminals is to have the companies and individuals who connect to the
MCT FORUM, By Ellen Bravo – Nearly two decades ago, on Aug. 5, 1993, the United States took a stride forward by implementing the Family and Medical Leave Act. But we’ve got
By Patrick Kevin Day, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Bob Dylan and counterterrorism? Say what? It may sound like an odd pairing, but that’s exactly what Cinemax is giving us
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal grand jury in San Francisco Tuesday indicted a suspected Bay Area gang member for allegedly attempting to kill three special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s
From Rep. Linda Upmeyer – At a time when our nation needs to be focused on job creation and a more effective and efficient government, I am thankful there is a place
INDIANAPOLIS – As part of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) ongoing commitment to prioritizing the removal of criminal aliens and egregious immigration law violators, 24 convicted criminal aliens, immigration fugitives and
SHREVEPORT, La. — A Fort Bliss, Texas, man was sentenced to life in prison Friday for producing and distributing child pornography, following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland
MILWAUKEE — Special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) – in close partnership with the Wisconsin police departments of Milwaukee, Greendale and Greenfield – arrested 14
LAREDO, Texas – Two Mexican nationals pleaded guilty Thursday to attempting to illegally smuggle 652 assault rifle magazines into Mexico, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson, Southern District of Texas. The investigation for
MASON CITY – With the 2012-2013 school year just around the corner, immunization officials with the Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Health encourage all parents and caregivers to review their child’s
WASHINGTON—Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, released a new report examining the retirement crisis in America and laying out a bold proposal to
By Richard Verrier, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Wearing a cowboy hat and leather jacket, a Las Vegas sheriff steps out of a diner and strolls down the street in front
By Gail MarksJarvis, Chicago Tribune – If the federal government would stop relying on bill collectors to go after people defaulting on student loans and, instead, focus borrowers on getting on a path
By J. Scott Trubey, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – ATLANTA —SunTrust Banks Inc. is under investigation by a federal agency over its practices in making mortgages that were guaranteed by the government. The U.S.
By W.J. Hennigan, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — On a cloudless morning, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden stood at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. — where the U.S. dominated
ROCK FALLS – Rock Falls Fun Days is the biggest annual event celebrated in the small town just a few miles northeast of Mason City. The event is held on the third
By Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times – NAPA, Calif. — Instead of an Oakland Raiders logo on his helmet, Darren McFadden might want to consider a red cross. Spectacular when healthy, the running
MASON CITY – Beginning Monday August 6, 2012 at 7:00 a.m., the Mason City Utility Division will begin street repairs at the intersection of 18th Street SW and South Pierce Avenue. South
By Kim Hone-McMahan, Akron Beacon Journal – AKRON, Ohio — Baby boomers came of age when muscle cars and in-your-face styling were cool. Manufacturers now sell copycat machines that allow boomers to recapture
By Carol J. Williams, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Israeli and U.S. politicians lately have been bandying about the prospect of an airstrike on Iranian nuclear facilities, stirring fear that another
By Lorraine Murray, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – A young man was shot in a movie theater and died on his 27th birthday. In the newspaper, the sorrowful face of his father, seeking his