Train derails, tumbles from bridge near Baltimore; 2 women killed
By Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times – A coal train derailed and tumbled from a bridge in Maryland early Tuesday morning, crushing cars in a nearby parking lot and killing two women
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By Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times – A coal train derailed and tumbled from a bridge in Maryland early Tuesday morning, crushing cars in a nearby parking lot and killing two women
By Bill Rankin, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – ATLANTA — They promised quick and easy money to those struggling to make ends meet and the chance to earn it in the comfort of home,
By Jackie Crosby, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — Best Buy’s new CEO has his work cut out for him. A day after tapping former Carlson Chief Executive Hubert Joly as its new
By Edmund Sanders, Los Angeles Times – JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday condemned the brutal beating of a Palestinian teenager by a gang of Jewish youths shouting anti-Arab slurs.
By Monique Garcia and Hal Dardick, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Tuesday said former President Ronald Reagan deserves “a special place in hell” for his role
By Dave Helling, The Kansas City Star – KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Rep. Todd Akin, a Republican, did not withdraw from the Missouri Senate race before the 5 p.m. CDT no-penalty deadline Tuesday,
By Mitch Smith, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — Three cases of Legionnaires’ disease — a severe form of pneumonia — have been linked to a downtown Chicago hotel where 8,500 guests might have
By Tiffany Kelly and Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES—NASA has renewed the California Institute of Technology’s contract to operate the Jet Propulsion Laboratory for the next five years. The $8.5-billion
By Carol Rosenberg, The Miami Herald – GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba — A train derailment in Maryland cut Internet service between the war court compound here and the Pentagon on Tuesday, forcing
Editorial by Matt Marquardt – MASON CITY – The cultural crescent sculpture walk got off to an ugly start today in downtown Mason City. The non-profit group that was awarded $40,000 of
by Matt Marquardt – MASON CITY – The Mason City School Board met Monday at the school administration building. The board OK’d again this school year the use of cameras on its
By Tim Funk, The Charlotte Observer – CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Sen. John Kerry, the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee, are among eight prominent Democrats added to the roster
By Marlon A. Walker, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — A Madison County, Ill., judge could decide Tuesday whether to reinstate the controversial $10.1 billion verdict delivered nine years ago in
by Matt Marquardt – MASON CITY -The Cerro Gordo County Supervisors met Tuesday morning at their usual time with a thin agenda. Jay Urdahl was absent. See meeting agenda here.
(WASHINGTON) – Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus last night named Iowa Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds to serve as the Secretary of the Republican National Convention. The Republican National Convention will be
by Matt Marquardt – NORTHWOOD – Worth County Demands Action, a group of concerned citizens who are scrutinizing how dollars are spent that flow from the Diamond Jo Casino into the Worth
By Eryn Brown, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Declining rates of circumcision among infants will translate into billions of dollars’ worth of unnecessary medical costs in the United States as
William Smith, The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa – An Arkansas man allegedly slashed and stabbed his former girlfriend with a knife Tuesday and was arrested Friday when Burlington Police located him. Elenzie
MASON CITY – Ozzie Ohl has been busy setting the wheels in motion for a new sledding hill that he hopes will be built in Georgia Hanford Park, ready for action this
By Jonathan S. Landay and Hannah Allam, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Monday for the first time threatened U.S. military intervention in Syria’s civil war, warning the beleaguered
Mike Menenhall, Newton Daily News, Iowa – In the past decade, the City of Newton has been a heavy proponent of Tax Increment Financing to fund revitalization projects and spur economic growth.
Des Moines, IOWA — Together with agencies across the nation, Iowa’s law enforcement will participate in the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” special Traffic Enforcement Program (sTEP), an initiative of the
By David Enders, McClatchy Newspapers – NEAR FAYSH KHABUR, Iraq — The 20 refugees who walked across the border from Syria refused to go back. “We have to ask our captain,” said
Emily Gurnon, Pioneer Press – A Maplewood man has pleaded guilty to criminal sexual conduct involving a 4-month-old male relative. Errick Noe Rios, 24, entered the plea Monday, Aug. 20, in Ramsey
DES MOINES, IOWA — Iowans are petitioning their members of Congress today to ask: will you protect Iowa seniors? The petition drive was launched at ProtectIowaSeniors.com by the Iowa Alliance for Retired
By Shan Li, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Wristwatches are ticking back to life. For years, doomsayers predicted the death of the watch as clock-equipped cellphones exploded in popularity. Some
From Rep. Linda Upmeyer – Iowans deserve and expect to know where their representatives stand on important issues that impact their pocketbooks and livelihood. They want to know how their elected officials
By Roger Moore, McClatchy-Tribune News Service – In ancient times, before the phrases “global warming” and “peak oil” ruined our fun, Hollywood used to make car-chase comedies, automotive epics that were more about
MASON CITY – The Alliant Energy Tree Trimming Team is constantly working to keep trees away from power lines, and soon, the team is coming to Worth County. During storms or high
By Donna Gehrke-White, Sun Sentinel – FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — More baby boomers are retiring while still paying mortgages — and some expect to make house payments into their 90s, mortgage brokers
The Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Health will be hosting several public flu clinics this year. Here are the locations, dates and times: Ventura Community Center, Wednesday, September 5, 2012 from
By Lisa Mascaro and Mark Z. Barabak, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Leading Republicans sought Monday to pressure Rep. Todd Akin into quitting the U.S. Senate race in Missouri, fearing his
Mike Hlas, CR Gazette – After the first 10 or 12 University of Iowa running backs either left the program or suffered a cruel injury, I said it was just a series
Diane Heldt, CR Gazette – The University of Iowa is the nation’s No. 2 “party school,” according to an annual review that ranks things such as academics, campus life, politics and extracurricular
By Melissa Caceres, Sun Sentinel – FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Poor math skills are leading to bad shopping decisions, according to a recent study by the University of Miami School of Business.
By Juan O. Tamayo, The Miami Herald – MIAMI — An appeals lawyer for the leader of five Cuban spies convicted in a Miami trial filed an affidavit Monday arguing that Radio/TV
By Tim Townsend and Blythe Bernhard, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – ST. LOUIS — “The question of rape always stirs the emotions whenever it is introduced into the abortion debate,” Dr. Fred Mecklenburg
By Matt O’Brien, Contra Costa Times – WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — The California Department of Motor Vehicles is waffling on whether it will issue driver’s licenses to young illegal immigrants who qualify
By David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Jolted by the possibility of a syphilis outbreak among its ranks, a Los Angeles-based trade group that represents the adult film industry
By Steve Schmadeke, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — As his family lay shot dead in their SUV, one daughter clutching a stuffed animal and Harry Potter novel, Christopher Vaughn was at a