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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…
IOWA CITY – Iowa basketball coach Fran McCaffery held a press conference Friday, ahead of Saturday’s regular season finale against Nebraska. McCaffery will be shooting for his 300th career win.…
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.…
WASHINGTON, March 7 (UPI) — U.S. President Obama, as victims and advocates watched and cheered, signed into law Thursday the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. The new version…
MASON CITY – The Winner of the NorthIowaToday.com “Cutest Pet Contest” is “Mattie” from Mason City, a 4 year-old Dachshund. Mattie was adopted last year from the Humane Society after…
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…
MASON CITY – The Mason City Human Rights Commission met Thursday for its regular monthly meeting and is considering dissolution as one of the only means of moving forward after…
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…
SACRAMENTO, March 7 (UPI) — California officials face criticism from union leaders over plans to let Walmart and other retailers enroll shoppers in subsidized private health insurance. Covered California, the…
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,…
Medical decisions should be between you and your healthcare professional, not your government. In 1975, the Hampton City Council approved an ordinance authorizing fluoridation of the public water supply, and…
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…
MASON CITY – The Charles H. MacNider Art Museum’s 2013 Winter Film Series, Films in February, Movies in March, ends this Saturday, March 9 at 2:00 p.m. with 5 Broken…
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…
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