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ATLANTA, June 14 (UPI) — No cases of the SARS-like virus are reported in the United States, but any case of lower respiratory illness after Arabian Peninsula travel should be reported. A
ST. LOUIS, June 14 (UPI) — A shooting inside a business center in St. Louis Monday left two men and two women dead, police said. The shooting happened at about 1:40 p.m.
CHICAGO, June 12 (UPI) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture said the corn crop would be smaller than previously predicted, but that caught traders off guard Wednesday. In a monthly report, the
MASON CITY – A Mason City man awaiting sentencing for a vehicular homicide charge was sought by Mason City police after an incident Friday in East Park. Jason Glenn Genzler, 34, was
NEW YORK, June 14 (UPI) — U.S. markets closed lower for the week with traders still focused on monetary policy. The International Monetary Fund on Friday lowered its projection for U.S. economic
PARIS, June 16 (UPI) — France says it will scuttle a huge trade agreement between the United States and European countries if it doesn’t receive an exemption for its film industry. The
IOWA CITY – Dalton Shaull, a member of the University of Iowa football team, was involved in a vehicle accident Thursday afternoon in the Iowa City area. He is in stable condition
MASON CITY – Police are investigating a willful injury stabbing incident that took place Thursday evening. According to police, on June 13th at about 10:37 PM, Mason City Police Officers were dispatched
MASON CITY – The Mason City Parks Board this week re-asserted its control over parks in the city. Some had questioned whether the Mason City Parks Board truly controlled what happens in
By KAREN BUTLER – Director Zack Snyder says he tapped German-born film composer Hans Zimmer to score “Man of Steel” because he didn’t want to borrow from previous Superman movies. “Before we
MASON CITY – Police are warning of a phone scam in-progress at this time. According to police, dispatch has received approximately 6-8 calls from local residents Friday morning to reporting that a
NORMAN, Okla., June 14 (UPI) — Country singer-songwriter Toby Keith announced Thursday he is holding a benefit concert for his hometown, tornado-ravaged Moore, Okla. The lineup for the July 6 gala includes
MASON CITY – The Brick and Tile Building in Mason City is undergoing a facelift at this time. Tuck pointing work began about 4 weeks ago said Said Pajic, owner of Pajic
UNITED NATIONS, June 13 (UPI) — United Nations agencies called on the Syrian government Thursday to allow them to help millions of people stranded in the Damascus region. The Office of the
By UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL Storms powered through the U.S. Mid-Atlantic and Deep South, killing a boy in Virginia and knocking out power for thousands of customers, officials said. Harsh weather also hit
WASHINGTON, June 14 (UPI) — Industrial production was unchanged in May, after dropping 0.4 percent in April , the U.S. Federal Reserve said Friday. Manufacturing output in May rose by 0.1 percent
WASHINGTON, June 14 (UPI) — Government officials said they honored Rep. John Dingell, the nation’s longest-serving member of Congress, during a ceremony in Washington Vice President Joe Biden attended the hour-long event
WASHINGTON, June 14 (UPI) — Britain shares the United States’ “candid assessment” that Syrian leader Bashar Assad used chemical weapons against rebels, Prime Minister David Cameron said. Cameron praised the United States
WASHINGTON, June 14 (UPI) — The U.S. Producer Price Index for finished goods rose in May for the first time in three months, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. Prices climbed
WASHINGTON, June 14 (UPI) — Nine in 10 members of the U.S. LGBT community say society is more accepting now and anticipate that acceptance to grow, a Pew Research survey indicated. The
NEW YORK, June 14 (UPI) — The nations of Africa will lead the world in population growth by 2050, when an estimated 9.6 billion people will be on Earth, a United Nations
BOSTON, June 14 (UPI) — The FBI undercut state investigators trying to nail reputed mobster James “Whitey” Bulger, a former head of the Massachusetts State Police testified in Boston. Thomas Foley testified
MASON CITY – A Clear Lake man has been arrested for criminal violation of a no-contact order. A no contact order was placed on Dustin Robert Hutchison, 37, after a serious domestic
SEOUL, June 13 (UPI) — Representatives of South Korea, the United States and Japan will meet in Washington next week to discuss North Korea, sources told Yonhap News. The South Korean news
IRVINE, Calif., June 13 (UPI) — Many of Antarctica’s ice shelves are melting away from the bottom up, research by a glacial expert at the University of California, Irvine, indicates. A study
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad denied the following applications for commutation on Thursday: Leonard Gregory, age 52, committed his crime on January 8, 1981, in Jackson County. He is currently
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., June 13 (UPI) — A nanoparticle of nickel and phosphorus may open the door to clean-energy alternatives, research by a Penn State University chemistry professor indicated. The research team,
By PETER MORICI COLLEGE PARK, Md., June 14 (UPI) — The revelation that the National Security Agency is tracking every phone call each American makes and broadly mining Internet data puts U.S.
DENVER, June 13 (UPI) — Two people were confirmed dead as the evacuation zone of the Black Forest fire near Colorado Springs was expanded Thursday, officials said. El Paso County Sheriff Terry
MASON CITY – The North Iowa Diversity Appreciation Team (NIDAT) partnering with Main Street Mason City is sponsoring the 10th annual Ethnic Lunch by Central Park, as part of the Great River
IOWA CITY, Iowa — For the fourth consecutive year, all 24 of the University of Iowa’s intercollegiate athletics programs are achieving academically at a rate that surpasses the national benchmark for academic
NEW YORK, June 14 (UPI) — The Brooklyn Nets announced Wednesday they have hired recently retired 10-time all-star Jason Kidd to coach the team. Kidd began publicly lobbying for the job last
PALERMO, Italy, June 13 (UPI) — A former Mafioso says Sicily’s Cosa Nostra Mafia was testing drone bomber planes before the United States was. While testifying Tuesday during a trial related to