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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 22 (UPI) — Porn star Ron Jeremy has been discharged from a Los Angeles hospital after suffering an aneurysm near his heart last month, TMZ reported. Jeremy, 59, underwent
From the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office: Jeffery Alan Horstman, age 50, from rural Britt, Iowa died in a single vehicle accident North of 1930 Nash Ave. This location is approx. four miles
Washington, D.C. – First Lady Michelle Obama and Sesame Street’s Big Bird teamed up to film two public service announcements encouraging kids to eat healthy and get active. The new PSAs, which
On Thursday, February 21, 2013 at approximately 11:15 PM, Waterloo Police attempted to stop a 2003 Saturn for a traffic violation in the area of Edwards Street and Logan Avenue. The vehicle
MASON CITY – The Mason City Fire Department responded to an alarm for a fire in a building under construction reported by a passing motorist at 2357 hours on February 21, 2013.
MASON CITY – A Mason City man involved in an assault in April of 2012 has been arrested by police. William Scott Foster, 47, turned himself in to the Cerro Gordo County
DETROIT, Feb. 22 (UPI) — Jurors in the corruption trial of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, his father and a contractor began a fourth day of deliberations Friday. About 45 counts involving
NEW YORK – Perhaps Saturday Night Live DID go too far. Following a furious backlash from Christians after a gory SNL skit which aired a couple of weeks ago, a religious group
Joint Statement of Shared Principles by U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Thomas J. Donohue & AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka: The United States will always be a nation of immigrants who
AMES, IOWA – Feb. 22, 2013 – Due to the winter storm, roads, bridges, overpasses and ramps have become slick in many locations in Iowa. Eastbound Interstate 80 is currently blocked near
DES MOINES – NIACC advanced three wrestlers into tonight’s quarterfinals at the NJCAA national tournament at the Jacobson Exhibition Center on the Iowa State Fairgrounds. NIACC’s top-ranked 184-pounder Basil Minto moved to
STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Feb. 21 (UPI) — Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky’s attorney says he plans to appeal for a new trial in the child sex abuse case against
MIAMI, Feb. 21 (UPI) — A class-action lawsuit was filed in a U.S. court in Florida against Carnival Corp. over events that disabled the cruise ship Triumph in the Gulf of Mexico.
NEW YORK, Feb. 21 (UPI) — A general index of U.S. manufacturing activity slid January to February, but showed resilience in component indexes, a research firm said Thursday. Markit Economics said the
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Feb. 21 (UPI) — A 19-year-old woman in Connecticut is facing federal charges for allegedly threatening a mass shooting at Gateway Community College, officials said. Amanda Bowden, of East
CUPERTINO, Calif., Feb. 21 (UPI) — Patent filings by Apple suggest the company is considering an iWatch concept with a flexible touchscreen display, an Apple-watching website says. AppleInsider says the filings suggest
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 21 (UPI) — The planet Mercury may have had a large, rolling ocean of magma very early in its history after its formation about 4.5 billion years ago, U.S.
BATTLE CREEK, Mich., Feb. 20 (UPI) — Kellogg Co. said consumers should check cupboards for boxes of Special K Red Berries cereal, which is being recalled due to potential broken glass. “Please
MASON CITY – NIACC sophomore Dalton Olson has signed a national letter of intent to play golf at Campbellsville University, an NAIA school in Campbellsville, Ky. Olson said the golf coaches at
COLORADO SPRINGS, Feb. 21 (UPI) — Lance Armstrong’s attorney said his client won’t cooperate with the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency’s investigation of performance-enhancing drug use in cycling. USADA had given Armstrong until Wednesday
DALLAS, Feb. 21 (UPI) — A Dallas church said Thursday NFL quarterback Tim Tebow canceled a scheduled appearance at the church because he “felt pressure” from the news media. Tebow announced in
EDMONTON, Alberta, Feb. 22 (UPI) — Matt Cullen scored his second and third goals of the season Thursday in helping rally Minnesota to a 3-1 victory over Edmonton. For the fourth time
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 22 (UPI) — Tony Parker scored 31 points to go with seven assists in leading the San Antonio Spurs to a 116-90 defeat of the Los Angeles Clippers Thursday.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 20 (UPI) — An Alabama man claims in a federal lawsuit he was beaten by New Orleans police while handcuffed to a bench during the 2012 Mardi Gras. The
From Senator Amanda Ragan – One of the top priorities of the Iowa Senate this session is providing the necessary funding for our schools for the upcoming 2013-14 and 2014-15 school years.
PRETORIA, South Africa, Feb. 22 (UPI) — A South African judge was widely expected to rule Friday on whether Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius, accused of murdering his girlfriend, can be freed on
From Progress Iowa: ‘Two Paycheck’ Terry Branstad Should be Ashamed for Fundraising off His Denial of Health Coverage to Iowans Des Moines, Iowa — Governor Terry Branstad sent a fundraising email Thursday
MASON CITY – A fire raged Friday morning south of Menard’s at or near a construction site on 9th Street SW. As heavy snow pelted the area, Mason City police, fire and
GROSSE POINTE SHORES, Mich., Feb. 21 (UPI) — A Facebook spokesman apologized for a Michigan woman’s inconvenience in being unable to list her actual birth year — 1908. Gail Marlow said her
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (UPI) — U.S. sales of existing homes rose slightly in January over December, a trade group said Thursday. Existing-home sales rose 0.4 percent month to month to a seasonally
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (UPI) — Long-term U.S. mortgage rates were little changed for the fourth consecutive week, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. said Thursday. Rates for 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages climbed from
MARANA, Ariz., Feb. 21 (UPI) — Charles Howell III and Shane Lowry defeated golf’s top two players in huge first-round upsets Thursday at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship. Lowry defeated boyhood friend
CHICAGO, Feb. 21 (UPI) — LeBron James scored 26 points and flirted with a triple-double Thursday in pushing Miami to its ninth straight win — 86-67 over Chicago. The Heat turned in
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (UPI) — The oil industry said it would ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review a lower-court decision opening the door to gasoline containing a higher amount of ethanol.