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BALTIMORE – An El Salvadoran national residing in Hyattsville, Md., wanted in Santa Barbara, Calif., for aggravated sexual assault on a child under 14 years of age and forcible rape…
Op-ed by Peter Children of Mason City – Comes now Eric Bookmeyer; problem drinker, some time trouble maker in Clinton, Iowa where he and his physician wife migrated from. No…
Washington, DC – Congressman Steve King released the following statement on Thursday after voting in support of the House version of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Reauthorization of 2013…
GARNER – On Nov. 25th, 2011 the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call to report an armed robbery at the Klemme Town Mart. After investigation by the Hancock…
DES MOINES – Mason City lead Dowling Catholic 38-33 after 3 quarters of play in a state basketball semifinal game Friday afternoon. A fourth quarter with no field goals was…
MASON CITY – After a 25-year wait, Southeast Polk is back in the state championship game. Southeast Polk used a big run in the first half to get the lead,…
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., March 1 (UPI) — A Dragon supply capsule launched from Florida Friday morning atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is experiencing problems in orbit, SpaceX said. The…
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad denied the following an application for commutation for Harry Sisco, age 78. Siscocommitted his crime on April 2, 1991, in Scott County. He…
DES MOINES – A group of youngsters came through at the end for Harlan and helped put the Cyclones in the Class 4A championship game. Liz Riessen, the only senior…
MASON CITY – The Tri-County Drug Enforcement Task Force had been on the hunt for 22-year-old Terry Lee Kiefer since the morning of February 16th after he fled the scene…
Gov. Terry E. Branstad on Thursday issued the following statement upon learning Iowa had moved into the top 10 in the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index®. Iowa increased 0.7 points to 68.1…
Iowa AFL-CIO says Republicans take economy hostage to protect tax loopholes for corporations and wealthy – Des Moines Iowa, February 28, 2013 A report from the Senate Appropriations Committee shows…
Remarks by John Kerry Secretary of State Villa Madama Rome, Italy February 28, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon again. I just have a very brief statement, then I’m happy to take…
KABUL, Afghanistan, Feb. 28 (UPI) — No injuries were reported when a coalition military base in southern Afghanistan was attacked by rocket fire Thursday, a military official said. A British…
FORT MEADE, Md., Feb. 28 (UPI) — The U.S. Army private accused of leaking sensitive data to WikiLeaks, pleaded guilty to 10 charges Thursday and agreed to serve 20 years…
CHICAGO, Feb. 28 (UPI) — An Illinois man who put a noose around the neck of an African-American teenager has been ordered to write an essay about lynching, officials say.…
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 28 (UPI) — A group of hairstylists appeared in an Indianapolis court over a $9.5 million lottery ticket they say their co-worker is trying to keep for herself.…
NEW YORK, Feb. 28 (UPI) — A young New York man was charged Wednesday with killing his mother, cutting up her body and dumping the remains in the Bronx. A…
VATICAN CITY, Feb. 28 (UPI) — Benedict XVI officially resigned as pope Thursday evening, leaving the Roman Catholic Church without a pontiff for the time being. The moment was marked…
CUSTER, S.D., Feb. 28 (UPI) — A South Dakota toddler who went missing from his back yard was found safe, police said, adding he was protected by his pet pit…
United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for child abuse. Alex White Eyes, age 23,…
TRENTON, N.J., Feb. 28 (UPI) — As a New Jersey inmate’s hunger strike enters its second year, officials who have gone to court to keep him alive say they are…
ROME, Feb. 28 (UPI) — The United States, for the first time, will provide food and medical support directly to to anti-government rebels in Syria, Secretary of State John Kerry…
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (UPI) — Veteran journalist Bob Woodward, half of The Washington Post’s famous Watergate team, says he received a threatening email from a senior White House aide. In…
From Senator Amanda Ragan – Iowa businesses need skilled workers to compete and grow. Studies show that in the next five years, 62 percent of all Iowa jobs—that’s 1.1 million…
BOSTON, Feb. 28 (UPI) — Members of a fraternity at Boston’s Emerson College say they have raised nearly $20,000 for a transgender member to get reconstructive chest surgery. Phi Alpha…
FORT HOOD, Texas, Feb. 28 (UPI) — A military judge Thursday set July 1 as the trial date for Nidal Hasan, who is charged in the 2009 massacre at Fort…
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (UPI) — The U.S. Senate Thursday rebuffed two proposals to head off sequestration, meaning $85 billion in automatic spending cuts will begin to roll out. The Hill…
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (UPI) — The Obama administration Thursday told the U.S. Supreme Court California’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. The administration said the ban in California’s Proposition 8…
LAS VEGAS, Feb. 28 (UPI) — Ammar Harris was arrested and jailed in Los Angeles Thursday in a shooting that claimed three lives on the Las Vegas Strip last week,…
NOTTINGHAM, England, March 1 (UPI) — Two young men were convicted Thursday of killing a retiree in eastern England after torturing him with boiling water to get him to turn…
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (UPI) — Long-term U.S. mortgage rates were lower after a four-week stall, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. said Thursday. Rates for 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages dropped from…
NEW YORK, Feb. 28 (UPI) — U.S. stock indexes gains faded late Thursday despite an upward revision in the fourth quarter gross domestic product. The Commerce Department pushed its estimate…
CHICAGO, Feb. 28 (UPI) — Grains closed higher Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade, taking a cue from equity markets that looked to extend a rally most of the…
CHICAGO, Feb. 28 (UPI) — The Chicago Business Barometer rose to an 11-month high in February, the Institute for Supply Management said Thursday. The index, which covers business conditions in…
ST. PAUL, Minn., Feb. 28 (UPI) — Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer and wife Maddie say they are expecting twins. “Obviously, we’re both really excited and couldn’t be happier,” Joe…
PYONGYANG, North Korea, Feb. 28 (UPI) — U.S. basketball star Dennis Rodman joined North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for a game between teams with both U.S. and North Korean…
ATLANTA, Feb. 28 (UPI) — Former women’s basketball star Chamique Holdsclaw has been charged in Georgia with assaulting WNBA player Jennifer Lacy. Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard said a…
CHICAGO, Feb. 28 (UPI) — Joakim Noah put together the third triple-double of his six-year career Thursday in boosting Chicago to a 93-82 triumph over Philadelphia. The Bulls snapped a…
GLENDALE, Ariz., March 1 (UPI) — Two goals from Dany Heatley helped Minnesota build a 4-1 lead Thursday and the Wild survived a late Phoenix charge to down the Coyotes…
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