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By Rene Rodriguez, McClatchy Newspapers – Opening Wednesday: THE ODD LIFE OF TIMOTHY GREEN (PG) A couple (Jennifer Garner and Joel Edgerton) who long to have children bury an empty box in their
By Richard Simon, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — Aloha! Sort of. As federal judges prepare to gather for a conference in Maui, a pair of Republican senators are still complaining about
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Special Agent in Charge Steven J. Bogdalek and Anaheim Police Chief John Welter today announced the conclusion of a joint investigation
By Rachel E. Stassen-Berger, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — In the last year former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty has joined the boards of seven corporations and become senior adviser to a California
By Kevin Diaz, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – WASHINGTON — Just as the controversy over Michele Bachmann’s allegations of Islamist government infiltration had begun to subside, the Minnesota Republican is distributing a speech
By Nika Soon-Shiong, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — The Greenland ice sheet, the second-largest ice body in the world, has lost its ice in fits and starts — with short bursts
There is a new “drive-by” virus on the Internet, and it often carries a fake message—and fine—purportedly from the FBI. “We’re getting inundated with complaints,” said Donna Gregory of the Internet Crime
By Mark Whicker, The Orange County Register – LONDON — They did forward rolls on the Earls Court floor. They reached down and drummed the medal stand, in unison, when it was
By Scott M. Reid, The Orange County Register – LONDON — When it was over Kenya’s Thomas Longosiwa could only shake his head, more in awe than frustration. Longosiwa was one of
By David Hiltbrand, The Philadelphia Inquirer – Congartulations, Ryan Lochte. You just won five medals at the London Olympics. What’s next? He’s going to Hollywood! That’s right. The strapping swimmer has announced
MASON CITY – Beginning Monday August 13, 2012 at 7:00 a.m., the Mason City Utility Division will begin Sewer Manhole repairs at the 1100 block of N. Federal Avenue (Highway 65 North).
By Laura King, Los Angeles Times – KABUL, Afghanistan — An Afghan worker on a military base in southern Afghanistan opened fire and killed three NATO troops, military officials said Saturday, bringing
By William Douglas and David Lightman, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — In choosing Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin as his running mate Saturday, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney tapped someone who has
TEHRAN, Iran — Two strong earthquakes struck the northwestern Iranian region of Azerbaijan on Saturday, killing at least 180 people and injuring some 1,350, Provincial Governor Khalil Saei told official the news
By Sean Cockerham, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — Paul Ryan has made a startling rise in the past four years from a relatively obscure congressman representing southern Wisconsin to the darling of
By Laura Nelson, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — During a promotion ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, a proud wife placed a star insignia on her spouse’s uniformed shoulder — the
By Alana Semuels, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — The year Paul Ryan graduated from high school, the Winter Olympics were held in Calgary, Canada, Oliver North testified in front of
By Joe Christensen, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — Nick Blackburn has tried studying video from better stretches earlier in his career. He has tried throwing from different spots on the pitching
By Casey Grove, McClatchy Newspapers – ANCHORAGE, Alaska — About $4 million cash stolen from an Anchorage bank vault by its manager in 2011 remains, along with the alleged thief, in the
By Casey Grove, McClatchy Newspapers – ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A 29-year-old man who shot his own mother this past week was once her co-defendant in the largest-ever Alaska cocaine bust, according to
By John Reitmeyer, The Record (Hackensack N.J.) – TRENTON, N.J. — Gov. Chris Christie didn’t make it onto Mitt Romney’s ticket, but New Jersey Republicans like the budget-minded Wisconsin congressman who did.
By Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times – DULLES, Va. — Mitt Romney’s selection of Rep. Paul Ryan as his vice presidential nominee was the culmination of a cloak-and-dagger tale — Ryan cutting
“Thank You” and “Welcome Home” – simple words that mean so much to servicemen of all eras…to be shown respect and to be appreciated for their sacrifices in the line of duty,
By Amina Khan, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — After a week of transmitted dramatic photos of Mars, rover Curiosity is going to have a a four-day “brain transplant.” Engineers will
By Roy Gutman, McClatchy Newspapers – ISTANBUL, Turkey — The United States and Turkey on Saturday took a half-step toward intervention in Syria, announcing that the two governments jointly would begin “in
Los Angeles Times – BEIRUT — Shelling and clashes continued Saturday in the Syrian cities of Aleppo and Damascus as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met with Turkish leaders to
A lane is closed intermittently between Clear Lake and Charles City on the Avenue of the Saints. A lane will be closed because of a slow moving maintenance vehicle from 7:00AM CDT to