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By Melissa Hayes, The Record (Hackensack, N.J.) – TRENTON, N.J. — The Republican governor picked up the phone Wednesday night and congratulated the Democratic president who just won a second term. Then they
By David S. Cloud, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Seven Navy SEALs, including one involved in the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, have been reprimanded for divulging classified information to
From Clear Lake Police: At approximately 2:50 p.m. today the Clear Lake Police received a call from a 32 year old female who had been assaulted physically by her boyfriend and then
McClatchy-Tribune News Service These were the Top 10 DVD rentals at Redbox kiosks from Oct. 29-Nov. 4: 1. Magic Mike — Warner 2. That’s My Boy — Sony 3. Tyler Perry’s Madea’s
By Steve Zeitchik, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — “Skyfall” will live it up another day when the new James Bond movie arrives on U.S. shores after a smashing debut overseas. The
By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — Fitch Ratings said that there would be “no fiscal honeymoon” for President Barack Obama, warning early Wednesday that the U.S. probably would lose its
MASON CITY – On Friday November 9th, South Coolidge Avenue and South Wilson Avenue will be closed at the Iowa Traction Railway Co. crossing and intersection of 19th Street SW. The intersections
By Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press – It’s now a little easier to believe Ford’s promise to turn Lincoln into a legitimate luxury brand. Lincoln will launch the new 2013 MKZ sedan next
By Alejandro Lazo, Los Angeles Times – Bargains on bank-owned homes are quickly vanishing in the country’s most competitive markets. Since the start of the mortgage meltdown, repossessed homes have been considered the
DES MOINES, Iowa – A Louisburg, NC man was making his regular stop in Clear Lake to pick up a shipment for his route as a tractor trailer driver when he discovered
By Scott Powers and Jim Stratton, Orlando Sentinel – ORLANDO, Fla. — President Barack Obama’s re-election was a tiny landslide: an Electoral College cakewalk, built on slim margins in battleground states. And
By Barbara Demick, Los Angeles Times – BEIJING — On the heels of the U.S. election, the Chinese Communist Party began its own leadership transition Thursday with promises to double income over
By Tim Sheehan and Marc Benjamin, The Fresno Bee – FRESNO, Calif. — Grieving relatives and co-workers marched Wednesday evening in somber remembrance for two men slain by a co-worker in a
MASON CITY – The Mason City Council met Tuesday evening for its regular meeting. The council agreed after a rare 4-2 vote (Council members John Lee and Travis Hickey voting against) to
Q. Have you gotten a better feel for kind of combinations that you want to work with and different groups? FRAN McCAFFERY: Yeah. It’s been interesting because that second group is real
Q. Coach, talk about the first four weeks of practice? COACH BRANDS: We’re moving in the right direction, there’s no doubt. That’s a good thing. That’s a good feeling. It’s one of
(DES MOINES) – Governor Terry E. Branstad and Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds are pleased to honor six police officers with the 2012 Sullivan Brothers’ Award of Valor. Every day men and women
MASON CITY – Cammera Marie Reibsamen, age 32, was arrested shortly after 2 am Tuesday morning after Mason City police pulled over a vehicle she was driving for a vehicle registration violation.
TAMPA—U.S. Attorney Robert E. O’Neill announces that, on November 2, 2012, a federal jury found Weylin O. Rodriguez (29, Orlando) guilty of five counts of sex trafficking a minor by force, fraud,
MASON CITY, IA – Local cyclists will hold their annual food drive, “Cranksgiving”, to help feed the hungry in North Iowa. Area cyclists are invited to meet at Lorado’s on the Plaza,
MASON CITY – The Charles H. MacNider Art Museum is happy to announce the opening of the interactive art exhibition, Everyone is a Critic II! on Friday, November 9 at 9 a.m.
By Bill Lambrecht, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – WASHINGTON — The political peace after Barack Obama’s electoral triumph was interrupted almost before it began when congressional leaders on Wednesday staked out bargaining positions
By Michael Gordon, The Charlotte Observer – CHARLOTTE, N.C. — On the day of his father’s 94th birthday, and the day after the country re-elected President Barack Obama president, evangelist Franklin Graham
By Everdeen Mason, Dayton Daily News – Honda has rebounded from the Great Recession and natural disasters, investing more heavily in North American operations than ever, but the company’s latest earnings report indicates
PHILADELPHIA—An information was filed today against Kenneth W. Smith, Jr., 26, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in connection with a hoax called in to authorities about explosives on an aircraft. Smith is charged with
By Annie Sweeney, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — Jurors at a trial involving a notorious 2007 beating of a female bartender by an off-duty Chicago officer began deliberations Wednesday that will include
By Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times – CAIRO — President Barack Obama faces a more volatile Middle East than the one he brought a sense of promise to nearly four years ago
Vanessa Miller, CR Gazette – Between Aug. 1 and Oct. 31, Iowa City landlord Elwyn G. Miller spied on at least four female tenants in his buildings through peep holes in their
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa men’s swimming and diving team moved up to 10th in the latest College Swim Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) NCAA men’s Division I rankings.
Iowa, Michigan, and Penn State earn 2012 NCAA Championship berths PARK RIDGE, Ill. – Three Big Ten teams will compete in the NCAA Field Hockey Championship, it was announced on Tuesday. Iowa, Michigan,
AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State women’s basketball team defeated the William Penn Lady Statesmen, 98-55 in the Cyclones’ second exhibition game of the season on Tuesday night in Hilton Coliseum. The