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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Two individuals—one a United States citizen who allegedly provided support to a foreign terrorist organization, the other wanted for his alleged role in the overseas kidnapping of an American—have
James Q. Lynch, CR Gazette – CEDAR RAPIDS – A federal defender in the U.S. Attorney’s Office who was the victim of a mugging on a Cedar Rapids running trail eight years
By Brandon Bailey, San Jose Mercury News – Facebook’s stock price rose nearly 13 percent Wednesday, in a surprising show of strength on a day when many had expected the shares to
By Jonathan Pitts, The Baltimore Sun – BALTIMORE—Meeting for the first time since voters in Maryland and two other states legalized same-sex marriage, members of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said
DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs today announced it has awarded more than $1.2 million in Iowa Great Places funding for 10 projects in seven Iowa communities. DCA awarded
By Paul Richter, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans signaled stiffening resistance Tuesday to the Obama administration’s possible nomination of U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice to replace Hillary Rodham Clinton as
AMES, Iowa- Iowa State head men’s basketball coach Fred Hoiberg corralled one of the nation’s best recruiting classes this afternoon, as Hoiberg announced today the signing of four players to national letters
AMES, Iowa – Nov. 14, 2012 – At its meeting yesterday, the Iowa Transportation Commission approved an amendment to the fiscal year 2013-2017 Iowa Transportation Improvement Program that will advance the bid
By Joe Flint, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Media executives have been making a lot of noise lately about getting advertisers to pay for viewers who watch shows they have
By Nancy A. Youssef, McClatchy Newspapers – BENGHAZI, Libya — Two months after the American ambassador to Libya and three other Americans were killed in assaults on U.S. facilities here there have
By Abbott Koloff and Jeff Green, The Record (Hackensack, N.J.) – HACKENSACK, N.J.—As the days without power turned into a week — then nearly two weeks — the residents of a dead-end
MASON CITY – The Mason City Women’s Club celebrated its centennial on Tuesday with a luncheon and special guest speaker. The 164 current members of the Mason City Woman’s Club recently learned
IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa Men’s Basketball Coach Fran McCaffery announced today that Peter Jok has signed a National Letter of Intent to attend the University of Iowa. “We are
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Branstad is ordering all flags in the state to be flown at half-staff from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, November 15, 2012 to honor Pfc. Brandon
MASON CITY – Holiday decorations are going up in Mason City. Crews were in the Central Park area Tuesday hoisting up the large green wreaths at the top of light poles. Over
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Third Down Huge for Cyclones Succeed, you win. Fail, you lose. There may not be a better predictor for wins and losses – at least for the 2012 Cyclone football team –
By Mark Craig, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – Here were Barry Sanders’ rushing totals through 10 games in 1997, the year he ran for 2,053 yards and won NFL co-MVP honors with Brett Favre:
By Lesley Clark and David Lightman, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama assured labor unions and liberal organizations Tuesday that he’s firmly committed to letting tax cuts for higher incomes expire
From Sen. Amanda Ragan – We’ve just celebrated Veterans Day and are quickly approaching Thanksgiving. Now—and throughout the year—we should remember and thank the vets we know for their service. Record numbers
By David Willman, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano’s top expert on anti-terrorism technology has privately advised her to spike a long-planned, multibillion-dollar upgrade of BioWatch, the
MASON CITY – The NIACC men’s basketball team is ranked No. 11 in the NJCAA Division II poll released Tuesday. NIACC (4-1 overall) was unranked in the preseason poll. The Trojans own
By Dan Wiederer, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – Vikings star Adrian Peterson will not have to spend the Thursday of his bye week in a Houston courtroom after all. On Tuesday, a grand jury
By Michael Doyle, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — A Marine convicted of wartime murder and a former Mississippi governor who is now atop the U.S. Navy indirectly dueled Tuesday before the nation’s highest
GREENBELT, MD—Melvin Douglas, a/k/a Melvin Longwood, age 32, of Washington, D.C., and Dennis Smith, a/k/a Domo, age 31, of Capitol Heights, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to transporting a minor across state lines
By Richard Fausset and Cecilia Sanchez, Los Angeles Times – MEXICO CITY — The Mexican federal prosecutor’s office said Tuesday that a high-ranking federal police officer had been arrested in the case of
By Lisa Mascaro, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — As a subdued John A. Boehner started to lay the groundwork for compromise with President Barack Obama to avert a year-end tax and
By John Diedrich, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – MILWAUKEE — A man with Wisconsin roots who worked overseas for the military as an Arabic linguist has been charged under the Espionage Act with
By Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press – When the Green Bay Packers placed Bryan Bulaga on season-ending injured reserve Monday, it started a chain reaction on their offensive line that will reprise an
By Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times – SAN DIEGO — When Pfc. Geoffrey Quevedo was airlifted late last year to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after being severely wounded in Afghanistan, his
By Jim Souhan, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — Help me, Vikings fans. I’m not sure where to stand in the debate between Gov. Mark Dayton and Vikings owner Zygi Wilf. One guy
The Miami Herald – The following editorial appeared in The Miami Herald: ——— Nearly a half-century after the national political parties began to pay lip service to the importance of Hispanics, it’s
By Leon Stafford, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – ATLANTA — Unlike Las Vegas, what happens in New York City doesn’t always stay in New York City. It spreads. Just months after the Big
By Brian Hamilton and Chris Kuc, Chicago Tribune – Notre Dame has played in a Rose Bowl before. It was 1925 and Knute Rockne was coaching, but it takes little more than common
By Mary Ellen Podmolik, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — Another home-buying opportunity has surfaced in President Barack Obama’s neighborhood, this time right next door. The owners of the famously vacant land next to
Ottumwa, IOWA — Today, law enforcement arrested 66 year old ROBERT EUGENE PILCHER of Des Moines, Iowa in connection with the 1974 homicide of 17 year old MARY JAYNE JONES of Ottumwa.
KIRK FERENTZ: We’re probably about where we were at on Saturday coming out of the game, so we’ll see how the week plays out. Needless to say, we’re playing a very good
HONOLULU—A federal grand jury in Honolulu yesterday indicted Marc Hubbardage 44, of North Carolina, with wire fraud in connection with a Stevie Wonder concert to benefit the University of Hawaii (UH) in