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By Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — If record pre-orders are any indication, expect some huge lines when the iPhone 5 hits stores Friday. Apple Inc. obliterated its single-day sales
By John P. Martin, The Philadelphia Inquirer – PHILADELPHIA — The Archdiocese of Philadelphia on Monday said it had suspended a former Northeast Philadelphia pastor to investigate new claims of misconduct involving minors,
DAVENPORT, IA – On September 14, 2012, Javon Terrell Daniels, age 19, of Chicago, was sentenced to 40 months imprisonment for possessing crack cocaine with intent to distribute, announced United States Attorney
Carlos Sadovi, Chicago Tribune – Two men have been charged with aiming guns at police in separate incidents over the weekend which resulted in police fatally shooting an alleged accomplice of one of
By Brent Snavely, Detroit Free Press – DETROIT — After reaching agreement with Ford on Monday afternoon, the Canadian Auto Workers union remained far apart with General Motors and Chrysler before a midnight
By Michael Russo, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — It didn’t take long for Zach Parise to realize he was a locked-out player Monday. The out-of-work Wild forward had to rush home because
By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — China filed a World Trade Organization complaint Monday challenging U.S. anti-dumping measures on billions of dollars in goods as trade tensions escalated between
By Brian Bennett, Tribune Washington Bureau – BARRE, Mass. — Working from a beige house at the end of a dirt road, Jeff Bardin switches on a laptop, boots up a program that
By Paul Richter, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — On the afternoon of March 15 last year, President Barack Obama and top advisers sat in the White House Situation Room poring over grainy
By Juan Ortega and Arlene Satchell, Sun Sentinel – FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Miles offshore from South Florida, a U.S. Coast Guard search was under way Monday for a cruise ship passenger who
(Des Moines) – The Vision Iowa Board awarded $321,000 in grants to a historic depot renovation in Osceola, white water feature in Elkader and riverfront development in Spencer. The grants were approved
By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — China filed a World Trade Organization complaint Monday challenging U.S. anti-dumping measures on billions of dollars in goods as trade tensions escalated between the
By Vaughn McClure, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — As Jay Cutler exited the practice field Monday, the Bears quarterback apparently was oblivious to the comments made by teammate D.J. Moore hours earlier. “What
By Brian Hamilton, Chicago Tribune – It’s possible the delirium of 114,804 fans, or most of them anyway, has lasted a year and a week. Michigan scores 28 points in the fourth quarter
From Senator Charles Grassley: It’s something we use every day yet rarely take the time to celebrate. It’s as solid as the ground beneath our feet and still extremely flexible. It provides
Steven Adcock, a minimum outs worker from John Bennett Unit at Fort Madison escaped from a work detail on Keokuk, Iowa. He was last seen by his Keokuk city work supervisor at
By Jason Meisner, Hal Dardick, Noreen S. Ahmed-Ullah and Joel Hood, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — Lawyers for Chicago Public Schools were rebuffed Monday in their hopes of winning a temporary restraining order
FBI Kansas City Special Agent in Charge Michael Kaste issued the following statement: The FBI is aware of media reports concerning the person who walked into the Kansas City Federal Building today.
The following editorial appeared in the Los Angeles Times: ——— Thanks to the Obama administration and belated action by Congress, the Central Intelligence Agency is no longer in the business of torturing
by Matt Marquardt – Sources are now following up today with NIT with reports that the Mason City High School homecoming dance went bad. NIT is told by several sources that as
by Jody Spear and Kelly Meyer – MASON CITY – The Mason City Fire Department and Mason City Police were dispatched to South California Avenue Sunday afternoon for a car fire. It
By Kim Murphy, Los Angeles Times – Shell Alaska said Monday it has abandoned its efforts to drill into hydrocarbon deposits in the offshore Arctic after the latest in a series of
By Cam Inman, Contra Costa Times – SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco 49ers opened their penultimate season at Candlestick Park with more than just another win for their growing credibility. This
By Joe Strauss, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – LOS ANGELES — A week of disappointment behind them, the St. Louis Cardinals slogged through 12 innings Sunday afternoon to find a shiny sliver of
TRENTON, N.J. – A Nigerian man, who came to the U.S. in 1989 and assumed the identity of a murder victim to remain in the country illegally, has pleaded guilty to exhibiting
MASON CITY – A Mason City man was arrested after an alleged assault at a local bar. Luke Andrew Chodur, 39, fled the scene after he allegedly assaulted a Mason City woman
Editorial by Matt Marquardt – MASON CITY – As the Mason City School District completes a multi-year upgrade of school facilities in Mason City, tearing down landmark schools and replacing them with
MASON CITY – Trails south of West Park tennis courts are currently under repair. The Mason City Council at their September 4th meeting selected Heartland Asphalt to do the work. Their bid
by Jody Spear and Kelly Meyer – MASON CITY – A lady and her three sons, riding their bikes along the north/south railroad tracks by the Ray Rorick Skate Park near Big
Congressman Steve King (R-IA) spoke at the Values Voter Summit 2012 on September 14, 2012. — Sept. 14th, 2012: King Introduces “No Hungry Kids Act” Washington, DC- Congressman Steve King (R-IA) released
By Kim Christensen and Jason Felch, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES—Over two decades, the Boy Scouts of America failed to report hundreds of alleged child molesters to police and often hid the
By Noreen Ahmed-Ullah, Joel Hood and Diane Rado, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Sunday that he will go to court to force an end to the Chicago teachers strike,
By Roger Moore, McClatchy-Tribune News Service – ORLANDO, Fla. — The British comic book “Judge Dredd” made its debut in the mid-1970s, starring a helmeted lawman who was judge, jury and executioner in
By Richard Simon, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday renewed his campaign to get President Barack Obama to take a harder line toward Iran over its
Los Angeles Times – DARAYA, Syria — As he hid from soldiers in a field next to his neighborhood, a young man watched as a cat wandered down a street. Suddenly, it
By Dave van Dyck, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — Who would have dreamed that on a weekend when Notre Dame, NFL and Cubs seasons overlap that Jeff Samardzija’s role would be reduced to
By Jim Utter, The Charlotte Observer – JOLIET, Ill. — Brad Keselowski and Penske Racing met the “gold standard” in NASCAR on Sunday. To win a championship, however, they will have to exceed
By Alex Pham, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Gamers could become winners in a price war this holiday as console manufacturers slug it out for scarce consumer dollars, according to a
By Tom Silverstein, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – GREEN BAY, Wis. — Feeling the sting of an opening day loss in which his unit made too many mistakes to contend with a top-tier team
By Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times – BEIRUT — Pope Benedict XVI closed a three-day visit to Lebanon on Sunday with an impassioned plea for peace, reconciliation and interreligious harmony, the themes