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CHICAGO, May 18 (UPI) — Scott Feldman fired 6 2/3 shutout innings and delivered a two-run double Saturday, carrying the Chicago Cubs over the New York Mets 8-2. Feldman (4-3) allowed seven
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CHICAGO, May 18 (UPI) — Scott Feldman fired 6 2/3 shutout innings and delivered a two-run double Saturday, carrying the Chicago Cubs over the New York Mets 8-2. Feldman (4-3) allowed seven
NEWARK, N.J., May 18 (UPI) — A US Airways plane with 31 passengers aboard crash-landed at the Newark, N.J., airport early Saturday after its landing gear failed to deploy, officials said. CNN
MASON CITY -Mason City police apprehended a wanted man Thursday on the city’s North End. Chad Ryan Tannahill, 44, of Clear Lake, was arrested at the Casey’s gas station on North Federal
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Eight innings of two-hit ball by sophomore Taylor Kaufman and the will to withstand a ninth-inning Purdue rally propelled the University of Iowa baseball team to a 5-4
GLENDIVE, Mont. – The NIACC baseball team is one win away from playing in its first NJCAA Division II World Series. NIACC picked up two wins Saturday over Miles Community College (3-1)
GLENDIVE, Mont. – Tim Black tossed a two-hitter to lead NIACC to a 3-1 win over Miles Community College in the opening round of the North Plains district tournament Saturday morning. Black
Grassley Judiciary Committee Executive Committee Statement Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee Judiciary Committee Executive Meeting Nominations of Srikanth Srinivasan, to be United States Circuit
BOSTON, May 18 (UPI) — A federal magistrate in Boston declined a request by lawyers for accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to take photographs of their client. Tsarnaev’s attorneys had sought
From Sen. Amanda Ragan – Monday, May 27, is Memorial Day. It is a time to remember the fallen soldiers who bravely served our country and the veterans among us who have
TORONTO, May 18 (UPI) — A Toronto City Council member said Mayor Rob Ford must clear up questions on alleged crack cocaine use or “it will be a massive distraction” from other
DES MOINES – The Mason City boy’s 4×800 relay placed 7th at the 4A state track meet in Des Moines. The quartet of Andrew Sloan, John Enright, Brad Petersen, and Cody Harmon
MINNEAPOLIS, May 18 (UPI) — Jonny Gomes lifted a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning that delivered Dustin Pedroia and gave Boston a 3-2 decision over Minnesota. The Red Sox won their
MASON CITY – The City of Mason City has issued a request for proposals for the relocation of historic houses. The homes are located in flood zones mostly devastated in the 2008
Ft. Madison, Iowa — On May 17, 2013, 18 year old Dillen Eaves from Ft. Madison, Iowa, was arrested and charged with Conspiracy to Commit Terrorism, a class B felony, and Conspiracy
GLENDIVE, Mont. – The NIACC baseball team is three wins away from reaching the NJCAA Division II World Series for the first time in school history. NIACC (26-16), Miles Community College (31-11)
WASHINGTON, May 18 (UPI) — U.S. President Barack Obama said Saturday the U.S. economy needs to create more “good, middle-class jobs, and we need to do it faster.” In his weekly radio
SEOUL, May 18 (UPI) — North Korea launched three short-range missiles into the sea Saturday off the country’s east coast, the South Korean Defense Ministry said. Kim Min-seok, a ministry spokesman, said
KHOST CITY, Afghanistan, May 18 (UPI) — Two people died and at least 13 were injured Saturday in two separate roadside bomb explosions in Afghanistan, police said. An explosion in Khost city
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Four runs scored following sophomore Nick Day’s two-out, 10th inning double to lift the University of Iowa baseball team to a 9-5 extra inning victory over Purdue on
DETROIT, May 18 (UPI) — Shares of U.S. automaker General Motors Co. closed above their original purchase price on Friday for the first time in more than a year. Shares rose to
RAQQA, Syria, May 18 (UPI) — Two Syrian security centers captured by rebel fighters showed evidence of arbitrary detentions and torture by the government, Human Rights Watch said. The group said it
LOS ANGELES, May 18 (UPI) — A lawyer representing the estate of Michael Jackson’s manager has emails the pop star’s lawyers said could be key in the wrongful death trial against AEG
HOLLYWOOD, May 18 (UPI) — An federal judge in Indiana ruled Warner Bros.’ “The Dark Knight Rises” did not infringe on the trademark name of a computer security program. In the film,
NEW YORK, May 18 (UPI) — U.S. satellite service DirectTV is considering an investment in digital entertainment site Hulu, a source close to the talks told The Wall Street Journal. Hulu is
NORTHWOOD – A Northwood man was injured Saturday morning when a semi-truck struck his vehicle while he was traveling on Interstate 35. According to a report, Thoman Toye, 54, of Northwood was
WASHINGTON, May 18 (UPI) — Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., said given the IRS’ recent scandal, the agency should not be in charge of enforcing ObamaCare regulations. Harris, in the weekly Saturday Republican
CHICAGO, May 18 (UPI) — Real estate developer Donald Trump says an 87-year-old woman is “playing the age card” in a lawsuit she has filed against him in Chicago federal court. Trump
COLVILLE, Wash., May 18 (UPI) — A 10-year-old in Colville, Wash., was sentenced to three years in a juvenile detention facility for conspiring to kill a school classmate, court records show. Judge
Waterloo, IOWA — On Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at approximately 1:06 AM, Waterloo Police responded to a 911 call regarding a man with a knife near E 4th Street and Sycamore Street
DALLAS, May 16 (UPI) — A Texas man drowned his two young sons because he didn’t want them to grow up abandoned and neglected as he did, his attorney says. Defense attorney