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MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 2 (UPI) — Dante Cunningham knocked down all nine of his shots and finished with 18 points Saturday in the Minnesota Timberwolves’ 115-86 decision over New Orleans. Nikola Pekovic supplied
ATLANTA, Feb. 2 (UPI) — Luol Deng fired in 25 points and grabbed 14 rebounds Saturday, helping Chicago overcome the absence of some key players in its 93-76 win over Atlanta. Taj
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (UPI) — NASA is paying tribute to astronauts lost in its three fatal accidents involving space shuttles Columbia and Challenger and the Apollo 1 launch pad fire. On its
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 11:51 A.M. EST MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Happy Friday. I have no questions — I mean, I have no announcements, so I’ll go
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 2 (UPI) — U.S. TV personality Katie Couric said talk show host Larry King once “lunged” at her when she went on a date with him in the late
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa, Feb. 2 (UPI) — Anthony James provided 16 points for Northern Iowa Saturday and the Panthers forced 13 turnovers in their 57-52 victory over No. 14 Wichita State. Marc
OMAHA, Feb. 2 (UPI) — Doug McDermott went 9-of-15 from the field en route to 25 points Saturday and No. 17 Creighton pulled away in the second half for a 75-58 win
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Feb. 2 (UPI) — Phil Mickelson fired a 7-under-par 64 Saturday, extending his torrid run at the Phoenix Open by forging a six-stroke lead at 24-under-par 189 after 54 holes.
IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 3 (UPI) — Home foreclosures across the United States declined in December, extending a critical component of the housing recovery, a mortgage tracking firm said. The 19.5 percent decline
AMES, Iowa – No. 22 Iowa State (15-5 overall, 6-4 Big 12) outscored Texas Tech (16-6 overall, 6-4 Big 12), 42-23 in the second half en route to a 67-52 victory Saturday
MASON CITY – The Mason City Board of Education Committee of the Whole will meet at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, February 4, 2013, in the Information Center of Lincoln Intermediate, 1625 S.
From Rep. Linda Upmeyer – Legislation is continuing to work its way through the subcommittee and committee process at the Statehouse this week. We are working hard to move legislation forward that
MASON CITY – Shortly after noon on Friday, Mason City police responded to a report of a fight at lot 81 in the Gracious Estates Mobile Home Park located at 777 South
WATERLOO – On January 30, 2013, at 2:55 AM, Waterloo Police arrested Scott Edward Schrage, age 28, of 1148 Lincoln Street, Waterloo at his residence without incident. He is charged with Willful
ISLAMABAD, Feb. 2 (UPI) — Some 13 soldiers and 10 civilians died Saturday when Taliban fighters attacked an army checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan, officials said. Twelve militants were killed in the raid,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 (UPI) — The United States is taking part in exercises in the Persian Gulf area intended to counter Iranian arms smuggling, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said. Panetta told The
NEW DELHI, Feb. 2 (UPI) — Five men pleaded not guilty Saturday to the rape and murder a woman on a bus in a case that has stirred protests across India. Police
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 2 (UPI) — The head of the San Diego school board said he was unaware the district’s police force was equipped with assault rifles. The San Diego Unified School
MUNICH, Germany, Feb. 2 (UPI) — The United States is willing to hold direct talks with Iran under specific conditions, Vice President Joe Biden said Saturday in Munich, Germany. Speaking at the
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (UPI) — A tunnel at North Korea’s main underground nuclear site has shown increased activity, a South Korean government source said Saturday. It’s the latest indication Pyongyang is getting
ANKARA, Turkey, Feb. 2 (UPI) — Turkish security forces arrested al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law, Suleiman Abu Gheith, in Ankara, Turkish media agencies reported. The CIA tipped off Turkish authorities to
NEW YORK, Feb. 1 (UPI) — C.J. Watson’s two free throws with 11 seconds remaining Friday wrapped up a 93-89 win for Brooklyn over the ailing Chicago Bulls. Brook Lopez led the
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 2 (UPI) — Pau Gasol returned to the Los Angeles starting lineup Friday and celebrated with 22 points in lifting the Lakers over Minnesota 111-100. Los Angeles won on the
ANAHEIM, Calif., Feb. 2 (UPI) — Kyle Palmieri scored the tying and go-ahead goals Friday to bring Anaheim back from an early deficit to defeat Minnesota 3-1. The Wild had won their
IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa wrestling team won 6-of-10 matches to defeat top-ranked Penn State, 22-16, tonight in front of a sold-out crowd at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The win gave
In this week’s address, President Obama calls on Congress to work together on a balanced approach to reduce our deficit and promote economic growth and job creation. httpv://youtu.be/7P_3WDJe5QY
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2 (UPI) — Twitter said this week’s security breach involving 250,000 of the social website’s accounts was similar to other attacks on U.S. companies. Twitter said the attacks —
AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State wrestling team (6-3 overall, 1-1 Big 12) defeated Arizona State (7-10 overall, 2-1 Pac-12) on Friday night in Hilton Coliseum by a score of 23-18. The
CHICAGO, Feb. 1 (UPI) — The body of a woman was found inside a bullet-riddled van on the ramp of a Chicago expressway Friday morning while a passenger was not injured, officials
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Feb. 1 (UPI) — A suicide bomber attacked near mosques in restive northwestern Pakistan Friday, killing at least 20 people and injuring 42, authorities said. The explosion jolted a market
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 1 (UPI) — Mohamed Osman Mohamud, a Somali-American, has been found guilty in U.S. District Court of attempting to bomb the Portland, Ore., town square. U.S. District Judge Garr
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 1 (UPI) — An ex-FBI official has denounced U.S. Attorney B. Todd Jones, President Obama’s nominee for director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Donald E. Oswald,
BIRMINGHAM, England, Feb. 1 (UPI) — Birmingham, England, police say they are searching for carjackers who forced a woman from her car, then abandoned the two children in the car a half
SYRACUSE, NY—United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian announced that a Syracuse federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Alexandru Turcan, 29, with wire fraud, false use of a passport, and aggravated
DETROIT, Feb. 1 (UPI) — A former aide testified Friday staffers frequently gave Kwame Kilpatrick cash presents when he was mayor of Detroit. Kizzi Montgomery said she once gave Kilpatrick $100 although
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (UPI) — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ended her tenure Friday as former Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts was sworn in as the top U.S. diplomat. Clinton addressed State
HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 1 (UPI) — A special prosecutor will investigate Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett’s handling of the Penn State child sexual abuse scandal, the state attorney general said. Kathleen Kane, a
NEW YORK, New York – The Iowa State track and field team was led by another record-breaking performance from Edward Kemboi, Friday, in New York, N.Y., at the New Balance Invitational. The
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (UPI) — The U.S. Senate will not rush an immigration bill through and will instead put it through the traditional committee process, Democratic lawmakers say. Senate Majority Leader Harry
PITTSBURGH—On January 29, a resident of Allegheny County was sentenced in federal court to 36 months’ imprisonment, to be followed by 10 years of supervised release, on his conviction of possession of