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NEW YORK, March 8 (UPI) — The Dow Jones index flew higher Friday after the Labor Department said the U.S. economy added 236,000 jobs and the jobless rate fell to…
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Iowa State two-time NCAA champion Betsy Sai.na finished second to Dartmouth’s Abbey D’Agostino in the 5,000-meter run at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships…
DORAL, Fla., March 8 (UPI) — Tiger Woods rode a 7-under 65 into the lead in Friday’s play at the WGC Cadillac Championship in Florida. Woods opened the day in…
PASADENA, Calif., March 8 (UPI) — A comet may become visible to the naked eye in the Northern Hemisphere starting late Friday and may be brighter in the following days,…
LAS VEGAS, March 8 (UPI) — Steady rains Friday forced the cancellation of qualifying for the Kobalt Tools 400 Sprint Cup race scheduled for Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.…
MASON CITY – Police have issued a citation to a Mason City man whose dog attacked 4 people at a North End home. Valentine Louie Flores, 37, of 17 9th…
Dateline: Hong Kong – Mason City City Council; classic case for collusion. Not only are we saddled with an incompetent mayor, but to throw salt in the wound…take a good…
MASON CITY – A business decision was ultimately the undoing of the Fred Meyers jewelry store in Southbridge Mall. Keith Dailey, Director of Media Relations for Kroger Company, said Thursday…
THUNDER BAY, Ontario, March 7 (UPI) — A Canadian border agent was fired for allegedly socializing with “organized crime figures” and failing to properly search people tagged for extra screening.…
MINNEAPOLIS—Earlier today in federal court, a 29-year-old registered sex offender from Woodland Township in central Minnesota was sentenced for possession of child pornography. United States District Court Judge Patrick J.…
NEW YORK, March 7 (UPI) — Bankrupt bakery Hostess Brands Inc. filed a lawsuit in New York Thursday against Kroger Co. for payment of $2.8 million due since July 2012,…
DES MOINES – With just a few exceptions, Iowa hunters are ‘getting it right’ when it comes to staying safe in the great outdoors. Iowa’s 2012 hunter safety incident report…
By RICHARD R. SCHOEBERL WASHINGTON, March 8 (UPI) — A new report commissioned by the Pentagon and released by the Library of Congress provides a frightening look into the operations…
DENVER, March 7 (UPI) — A Denver company is selling formal and business clothing with bullet-resistant panels for those who want to be protected in style. Elite Sterling Security LLC…
NEW HAVEN, Conn., March 7 (UPI) — A sex workshop at Connecticut’s Yale University featured students admitting to engaging in bestiality and prostitution. The “Sex: Am I Normal” seminar, hosted…
WASHINGTON, March 7 (UPI) — The U.S. Federal Reserve said the largest 18 U.S. banks have shown improved resilience as they distance themselves from the 2008 financial crisis. After the…
(Mason City) – The Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Health is pleased to announce another LIVE Community Wellness Conversation with Fitness Wright Now partners, Daniel Wright and Rebecca Meyer,…
NEW YORK, March 7 (UPI) — The National Rifle Association’s field representative for New York and its suburbs was banned by a judge from possessing any of his 39 firearms…
NEW YORK, March 7 (UPI) — A federal court jury in New York began deliberation Thursday after hearing closing arguments in the trial of accused “cannibal cop” Gilberto Valle. Valle,…
CENTENNIAL, Colo., March 7 (UPI) — Colorado’s laws on the insanity defense are constitutional, prosecutors said in response to lawyers for accused theater-shooter James Holmes. In court papers filed Wednesday,…
CORVALLIS, Ore., March 7 (UPI) — U.S. climate researchers say average global temperatures have been higher in the last decade than at any time during most of the previous 11,300…
TEHRAN, March 7 (UPI) — After years of delays and setbacks, not least bitter U.S. opposition, Pakistan is set to start work on its section of a $7.5 billion pipeline…