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By Andrew Tangel, Los Angeles Times – NEW YORK — JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s profits surged 34 percent in the third quarter as the country’s largest bank by assets saw its mortgage business
By Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times – HOUSTON — A Dallas judge sentenced a young mother to 99 years in prison Friday after she admitted to gluing her toddler’s hands to a wall
By Tere Figueras Negrete and Kathleen McGrory, The Miami Herald – MIAMI — Rumors swirled Friday that former Cuban leader Fidel Castro had died. But reports from a blogger and Fidel Castro’s son
MASON CITY – A Mason City teenager has been reported missing since Thursday. Nicole E. Krueger, age 15, was reported missing to the Mason City Police Department (641-421-3636), in Mason City on
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by Jody Spear and Kelly Meyer – MASON CITY – Thursday at about 5:15 pm the Mason City Police and Fire Departments were dispatched to the 300 block of First Street NW
MASON CITY – Cerro Gordo County Auditor Ken Kline today released the following voter turnout statistics, through the close of business Thursday,October 11th, 2012. Here are some breakdowns: 1,977 outstanding 3,014 voted
WATERLOO – On Sunday, October 7, 2012 at approximately 8:30 PM, four male subjects forced their way into 3217 Darlene Court, Apartment #5. One of the subjects had a gun. They forced
WATERLOO – On Thursday, October 11, 2012 at approximately 3:45 PM, Waterloo Police were dispatched to the 5 Star Snacks and More Store, 315 Fletcher Avenue, on report of a robbery. A
WATERLOO – Waterloo police are reporting that on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at approximately 1:30 PM, Waterloo Police were sent to Blessed Sacrament School, 600 Stephan Avenue, on a report of a
by Matt Marquardt – MASON CITY – A Mason City couple is being evicted from their lot in Gracious Estates in Mason City and say they have no place to go. Mike
By Celeste Smith, The Charlotte Observer – CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The way we pay for things is changing. Those credit-card keypads yielding paper receipts are giving way to a new group of mobile
WASHINGTON – U.S. Army Sergeant Christopher Weaver pleaded guilty today to bribery charges for his role in the theft of fuel at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Fenty, near Jalalabad, Afghanistan, announced Assistant
HOUSTON—Edward Jorodge Gladney, 28, of Houston, has been sentenced to serve a total of 720 months in prison following his convictions for producing and advertising child pornography, U.S. Attorney for the Southern
DES MOINES – The National Weather Service reported Friday morning that sever weather could hit Iowa starting Friday night. Scattered thunderstorms are expected to begin this evening. There will be periods of
By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — Foreclosure filings fell in September to their lowest level in more than five years as a housing market rebound showed another sign of taking
By Monte Morin, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Blasted into space by a collision with an asteroid, the jagged hunk of Mars rock tumbled silently through the solar system for 7,000
BUFFALO, NY—U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Duncan Badding, 25, of Williamsville, New York, was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of unlawfully making and unlawfully possessing
Vida G. Bottom, Special Agent in Charge of the Honolulu Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), is seeking the public’s help in providing information that may identify an unknown male
United States Attorney Laura E. Duffy announced today that Orange County attorney Stephen Kenneth Chrysler was sentenced to serve 37 months in prison for his role in an $8 million mortgage fraud
By Annie Sweeney, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO—A Hillside teenager accused of attempting to bomb a Loop bar appeared relaxed and upbeat Thursday in federal court, even cracking a joke when asked about facing
By Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times – ANTAKYA, Turkey — A Syrian passenger airliner forced to land in Turkey while it was on a scheduled flight from Moscow to Damascus was carrying
Kevin Coss, Austin Daily Herald, Minn. – Hormel Institute partners with Chinese province; Dayton visits Austin – The delegation from a Chinese province unrolled its gift to Minnesota before the crowd. An intricate
By Julia Shaw – It’s clear that Vice President Joe Biden and Rep. Paul Ryan want the No. 2 job. But why? After all, the vice presidency hasn’t always been a coveted
By Sam Quinones, Andrew Blankstein and Danielle Ryan, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Federal authorities Thursday designated the notorious MS-13 street gang, also known as Mara Salvatrucha, as a “transnational criminal
By Roy Gutman, McClatchy Newspapers – ISTANBUL — Turkey on Thursday said cargo aboard a Syrian aircraft that was forced down over Turkey on a flight from Moscow to Damascus violated international
By Alex Pavlovic, San Jose Mercury News – CINCINNATI — A third straight road victory over the Cincinnati Reds that transformed the San Francisco Giants’ season from improbable to historic also left closer
By Jerry Hirsch, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — When it comes to autos, white is the new white. Automakers in North America offered more white cars than vehicles in any other
By Alisa Priddle, Detroit Free Press – DETROIT — Ford will continue to pay a fourth-quarter dividend of 5 cents per share, the board of directors declared as it wrapped up its monthly
By Dan Pompei, Chicago Tribune – EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — The Apostle Matthew was not referring to the Vikings when he wrote in his gospel “the last shall be first,” but they would
By Hector Becerra, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — The good news for President Barack Obama: Latino registered voters prefer him over Mitt Romney by more than a 3-to-1 ratio, and are
COLUMBUS, OH—Edward J. Hanko, Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the Cincinnati Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien today announced that the Franklin County
By Joe Strauss, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – WASHINGTON — The St. Louis Cardinals have spent six months constructing a narrative of constant obstacles, some self-imposed, some happenstance. Within that context, what happened Thursday
By Ricardo Lopez and Don Lee, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — The number of people filing new jobless claims plunged last week to a 41/2-year low. Analysts said the report Thursday probably
DES MOINES, IA – United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt announced today that John Francis Holtsinger, age 52, of Ottumwa, Iowa, has pled guilty to five counts of wire fraud and one
By Pete Caldera, The Record (Hackensack, N.J.) – NEW YORK — Facing postseason elimination, the unyielding Baltimore Orioles — who fought the Yankees step-for-step nearly all of September — found a way to
By Matt Kawahara, The Sacramento Bee – OAKLAND, Calif. — A night earlier, in the chaotic moments after the Oakland A’s forced the American League Division Series to a decisive Game 5, outfielder
By Amina Khan, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — The space shuttle Endeavour drank in fuel on its launchpad, condensation rising off its metal body as gases leaked through vent ports. It
The Kansas City Star – VOICES OF FAITH: IS THE DEATH PENALTY WRONG? TOO MANY ERRORS Lama Chuck Stanford, Rime Buddhist Center & Monastery: Nearly all religions consider killing to be wrong. So
OKOBOJI, Iowa – One of Iowa’s larger shallow lakes will be the focus of a water quality improvement project that was born out of the historic drought of 2012. The 1,200-acre Trumbull