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North Kingstown RI – Dead Boston bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s widow’s parents live in Kingstown, Rhode Island, where media have camped out looking to expand on the still-developing story of the tragic bombing
TORONTO, April 22 (UPI) — The Royal Canadian Mounted Police and intelligence officials said Monday they had disrupted a major terrorist attack. The Canadian Broadcasting Corp., quoting sources, said the alleged terrorists
The NIACC softball team’s doubleheader scheduled for today at Iowa Central in Fort Dodge has been canceled due to inclement weather. NIACC (7-11 overall, 2-8 in the ICCAC) is scheduled to host
MASON CITY – Two sisters were allegedly up to no good at the Mason City Shopko store on Saturday and were taken to jail. According to police, on Saturday at about 8:13
From the Mason City School District: With the very poor weather conditions tomorrow (April 23rd) we are going to CANCEL our Mohawk Boys relays. We will not be rescheduling this meet. The
BOSTON, April 22 (UPI) — One week after the Boston Marathon bombings, a series of ceremonies began Monday to mourn those who died in the blasts and the aftermath, officials said. The
LOS ANGELES, April 22 (UPI) — U.S. cable network Comedy Central says it has decided not to renew the animated space series “Futurama” for an eighth season. The show, created by Matt
WASHINGTON, April 22 (UPI) — Limited inventories held back U.S. home sales in March, a trade group in Washington said Monday. The National Association of Realtors, which tracks sales of existing homes,
AUBURN, Ala., April 22 (UPI) — Auburn Athletic Director Jay Jacobs said an internal investigation didn’t uncover indications of alleged academic fraud by the 2011 BCS champion football team. Jacobs issued a
BOSTON, April 22 (UPI) — A growing interest in Islam by Tamerlan Tsarnaev and his mother split the family, say friends and family of the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings. Law
MASON CITY – For a 3rd time in the past 6 days Michael Dean Anderson, age 64, has woke up to breakfast in the Cerro Gordo County Jail. Anderson’s problems with the
QUANTICO, Va. – Each year thousands of highly qualified men and women earn the title Marine by successfully completing 12 rigorous weeks of recruit training. Following a recent change in policy at
CLEAR LAKE – The City of Clear Lake is moving toward prohibiting the feeding of ducks and other waterfowl at designated beaches along the lake. According to city documents, the city has
SAN DIEGO, April 21 (UPI) — A California car thief was thwarted when the Mercedes he stole apparently wasn’t good enough — so he tried to steal a Lexus. U-T San Diego
GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba, April 21 (UPI) — About half of the 166 prisoners at the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, are on a hunger strike, officials said Sunday. A prison
BUFFALO, N.Y., April 21 (UPI) — A proposal by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to charge travelers a fee when crossing into Canada or Mexico drew harsh criticism from lawmakers. Rep.
JERUSALEM, April 21 (UPI) — U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Sunday the United States and Israel need to “keep our eye focused on the objective” regarding Iran. Hagel landed in Israel
LONDON, April 21 (UPI) — Britain’s prime minister is set to decide whether to relocate hundreds of interpreters who are working with U.K. forces in Afghanistan, officials said. Prime Minister David Cameron
MASON CITY – City Hall staff will give a presentation on the Disorderly Premises/Nuisance Gatherings ordinance that the city council is considering. The presentation will be given on Monday evening, April 22nd,
LOGAN, W.Va., April 21 (UPI) — A 14-year-old West Virginia student was suspended from school, arrested and faces charges for wearing a T-shirt to school supporting the NRA, his family said. Jared
LOS ANGELES, April 21 (UPI) — Former President Bill Clinton said in Los Angeles his daughter, Chelsea, helped make him more sympathetic to the cause of civil rights for homosexuals. Speaking at
ISTANBUL, Turkey, April 21 (UPI) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday the Syrian opposition has developed documents detailing a peaceful future for Syria. In a marathon meeting in Istanbul
ORMOND BEACH, Fla., April 21 (UPI) — Florida police said a 37-year-old woman stole nearly $170,000 from her employer, a camper sales business, spending $7,000 of it on breast implants. Police arrested
WASHINGTON, April 21 (UPI) — The GED test will undergo an overhaul with the intention of improving the prospects of low-skilled workers in a high-tech U.S. job market, officials said. The test’s
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y., April 21 (UPI) — A Long Island, N.Y., mom is accused of driving around two of her children and a friend and encouraging the trio to use a BB
OLYMPIA, Wash., April 21 (UPI) — A Washington man was arrested for trying to sell a painting he allegedly stole to an antique shop where the theft victim had originally bought it,
ROCHESTER, Minn., April 21 (UPI) — Individual genes alter the response — effectiveness — of the smallpox vaccine, not the quality of the vaccination, U.S. researchers say. Senior author Dr. Gregory Poland,
CLEAR LAKE – Bids for a major capitol improvements project in Clear Lake that would include construction of sidewalks, sewers and intersections along South 20th Street came in well under budget. The
PANAMA CITY, Fla., April 21 (UPI) — Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi has filed a lawsuit against BP over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and economic losses caused by the spill. The
Special Briefing Office of the Spokesperson Senior State Department Official The Conrad Hotel Istanbul, Turkey April 21, 2013 MODERATOR: All right. Well, we’ll just kick this off with just a quick overview
DENVER, April 21 (UPI) — Officials are on the hunt for two suspects who shot two people at a marijuana-inspired “420 Day” festival in Denver. Police spokesman Sonny Jackson said investigators don’t
BEIJING, April 21 (UPI) — The Walt Disney Co. pledged $1 million in aid to China where an earthquake left more than 180 dead, LucasFilm president Kathleen Kennedy said. Kennedy made the
MOSCOW, April 21 (UPI) — Russian officials have denied links between the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing and extremist groups in the North Caucasus. Investigators in the United States were looking
WASHINGTON, April 21 (UPI) — The chairman of a U.S congressional committee said possible ties between the Boston Marathon bombing suspects and Chechen militants needed to be investigated. Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas,