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By Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — After its last two films failed to resonate with American moviegoers, Sony Pictures Animation was back on top at the box office this
By Dawn C. Chmielewski, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — “CSI” creator Anthony E. Zuiker’s latest crime thriller opens with a bad guy threatening his victim — with a laptop. Computer screens
By Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times – Ramin Djawadi always dreamed of composing a film score, and the Berklee College of Music graduate has done plenty, including 2008’s “Iron Man.” But this week
By Derrick Goold, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – ST. LOUIS — Encouraged by catcher Yadier Molina to spend this weekend showing Washington the quality of club they could yet be in the playoffs, the
By Mimi Whitefield, The Miami Herald – MIAMI — U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk said Friday that he expects the long-delayed U.S.-Panama Free Trade Agreement to go into effect shortly. “We’re pretty close,”
By Jerry Hirsch, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Having a hard time parallel parking? Press a button on a touch screen and let the car park itself. Want to stay a
AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State soccer team will be moving to a new home Friday when it plays host to TCU at the $13 million Cyclone Sports Complex. Located at the
By E. Scott Reckard, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Clearing one major thorn from its thicket of legal problems, Bank of America Corp. agreed to spend $2.4 billion to settle an
By Seema Mehta and Maeve Reston, Los Angeles Times – As Mitt Romney prepares for his pivotal first debate against President Barack Obama, his campaign is struggling to regain its footing. By recalibrating
By Alisa Priddle, Detroit Free Press – BIRMINGHAM, Mich. — Lexus outsold Mercedes and BMW in August, but the Japanese luxury brand cannot win the luxury title this year — or perhaps
Los Angeles Times – DAMASCUS, Syria — When shop owners and customers saw the small group of armed men appear on the street, they ran the other way or headed indoors. “Go,
By Alex Rodriguez and Aimal Yaqubi, Los Angeles Times – ISLAMABAD — NATO forces Sunday were investigating whether the weekend shooting deaths of a U.S. soldier and an American civilian contractor in Afghanistan
From City Hall: Regarding the sanitary sewer improvement project at the intersection of 7th Street SE and South Delaware Avenue: This intersection will be open to traffic this morning. Due to the
By Mark Magnier, Los Angeles Times – AMRITSAR, India — Hundreds of angry Muslims in southeast Bangladesh torched at least 10 Buddhist temples and dozens of homes Sunday after alleging that a Buddhist
By Kathleen Hennessey, Tribune Washington Bureau – HENDERSON, Nev. — President Barack Obama landed in southern Nevada on Sunday, where after a Sunday night rally he’ll hunker down to prepare for his first
By Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times – BEIRUT — The historic bazaar in the Syrian city of Aleppo was in flames Saturday, the latest casualty in a lingering conflict that has
By David Zucchino, Los Angeles Times – The Social Security numbers of Army recipients of the Medal of Honor and Distinguished Service Cross were inadvertently posted online by a Pentagon contractor and
by Jody Spear and Kelly Meyer – MASON CITY – On a beautiful, sunny Saturday afternoon in September, Dave Bresnahan and his six female Siberian Huskies take a stroll through Mason City.
By Tom Hudson, The Miami Herald – There are just two more employment reports to go before Election Day. The next comes Friday, with early voting already under way in half of
Historic Survey will focus on development in Mason City’s parks during the New Deal Era. Mason City, IA – On Thursday, October 4, 2012, the City of Mason City’s Growth Development and
By Ansgar Haase – PARIS — Thousands of left-wing protesters turned out Sunday in Paris for a demonstration against European austerity policies. “This day is the day the French people launch a
By David G. Savage, Tribune Washington Bureau – AUSTIN, Texas — After a U.S. appeals court struck down race-based college admissions in Texas 16 years ago, the first Mexican American woman elected to
MASON CITY, IOWA – United Way of North Central Iowa and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention will be holding the sixth annual Out of the Darkness Community Walk on Saturday, October