Twins blank the Mariners
By La Velle E. Neal III, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — This time, the Twins got their offense going to go with a strong pitching performance. Trevor Plouffe and Josh Willingham
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By La Velle E. Neal III, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — This time, the Twins got their offense going to go with a strong pitching performance. Trevor Plouffe and Josh Willingham
By Andy Grimm, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — The crowd of Michael Jackson fans began forming Wednesday morning outside the tiny Gary, Ind., home where the King of Pop was born 54
Washington, DC- Congressman Steve King released the following statement today after the Department of Transportation (DOT) awarded a grant to construct a new airport in Sioux Center, Iowa: “I have been a
By E. Scott Reckard, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Pressured by consumer advocates and Congress, most of the nation’s big banks are now providing consumers a one-page form listing basic
By Rene Stutzman, Orlando Sentinel – ORLANDO, Fla. — The 5th District Court of Appeal in Daytona Beach, Fla., on Wednesday ruled that second-degree murder suspect George Zimmerman should get a new
By Gregory Karp, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — BP has released information on which Midwest service stations sold recalled gasoline that left thousands of motorists with hefty auto-repair bills during the past
By Andrew Tangel, Los Angeles Times – Don’t look for them on bus benches or in the Yellow Pages, but hedge funds soon could be running ads. For more than 30 years,
By Don Lee, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — The government said U.S. economic growth in the second quarter was a little better than previously thought, but it didn’t change the overall
By Richard Winton and Andrew Blankstein, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES—Two decidedly different portraits emerged Wednesday of the U.S. Open tennis umpire accused of killing her 80-year-old husband and then trying
By Stefan Stevenson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram – FORT WORTH, Texas — A year ago, the Big 12 Conference appeared to be splitting apart at the seams. Texas A&M was tired of being
GFI Mortgage Bankers Inc., a large independent home mortgage firm that concentrates on the New York, New Jersey, and Florida markets, will pay $3.555 million to resolve a lending discrimination lawsuit filed
By David Lightman, McClatchy Newspapers – TAMPA, Fla. — Paul Ryan on Wednesday stirred the Republican National Convention with an energetic appeal as the vanguard of a new generation unafraid to offer
By David Lauter, Tribune Washington Bureau – TAMPA, Fla. — Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice delivered a strong defense of the interventionist policies championed by her onetime boss, President George W.
By Rick Hummel, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – PITTSBURGH — The St. Louis Cardinals had a chance to dispose of the annoying Pittsburgh Pirates the last two nights in the National League wild-card
By Tina Susman, Matthew Teague and David Zucchino, Los Angeles Times – NEW ORLEANS — On the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina on Wednesday, this city absorbed a rough reminder of the
By Bill Scott – NEW YORK — Andy Murray followed the formbook with another easy win as the No. 3 three seed became the first man into the third round of the
By Mark Z. Barabak and David Lauter, Tribune Washington Bureau – TAMPA, Fla. — Mixing earnestness with youthful gumption, Rep. Paul Ryan introduced himself to the nation with a pledge Wednesday night
By Carol J. Williams, Los Angeles Times – The United Nations’ nuclear watchdog has created a special task force to monitor Iran’s compliance with prohibitions against developing nuclear weapons, the International Atomic
MASON CITY – The Mason City Fire Department escorted the Guardians of the Ribbon, Pink Heals 2012 Tour Fire Engines into Mason City Thursday afternoon at about 3:15 PM. They pulled into
By Hector Becerra, Jeff Gottlieb and Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — George Perez started at the bottom of Cudahy city government, cleaning toilets as a $6.50-an-hour a janitor.
by Matt Marquardt – MASON CITY – A Mason City woman is warning people to lock their car doors after the ordeal she went through with her vehicle. On the morning of
By Ruben Vives and Robert J. Lopez, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — A 100-year-old driver backed up and struck nine children and two adults Wednesday afternoon near a South Los