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WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced that the redesigned $100 note will begin circulating on October 8, 2013. This note, which incorporates new security features such as a blue,
MANCHESTER, Ill., April 25 (UPI) — A man suspected of killing a Manchester, Ill., family of five carried a 6-year-old survivor of the shooting to a neighbor’s house, officials said. Rick Smith,
KABUL, Afghanistan, April 25 (UPI) — The war against the Taliban in Afghanistan is being won, the commander of the international military coalition said Thursday. U.S. Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford said progress
WASHINGTON, April 25 (UPI) — Incorporating hybrid vehicles into the U.S. government’s fleet will save it the cost of buying 1 million gallons of gasoline per year, an administrator said. General Services
WASHINGTON, April 25 (UPI) — A bill advanced by the House Natural Resources Committee would prevent President Obama from delaying the Keystone XL pipeline, the committee chairman said. The full House committee
DAMASCUS, Syria, April 25 (UPI) — Syrian officials have begun trying to persuade the United States to change sides and to stop supporting the country’s rebels, The New York Times reported. Among
DALLAS, April 25 (UPI) — The mother of a past U.S. president and wife of another said Thursday in Dallas she doesn’t want to be the mother of a second president. Barbara
From Rep. Sharon Steckman – With one week left to go before the scheduled end date – May 4 for the 2013 session – we still have much to be accomplished. At
OMAHA – United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced that Michael A. Smith, age 30, of Omaha, was convicted today by a federal jury for aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft.
By Todd Von Ehwegen, Conservation Education Manager, Cerro Gordo County Conservation Board – In a spring that has been very stubborn in arriving, good things come to those who wait! One natural
SEOUL, April 25 (UPI) — China is considering informal, trilateral discussions with South Korea and the United States on North Korea, an official in Seoul said Thursday. Conducting the so-called 1.5-track security
WASHINGTON, April 25 (UPI) — Former President Bill Clinton has joined Twitter with the handle @billclinton and already has more than 200,000 followers. Clinton, who made his first Twitter post on Comedy
NABLUS, West Bank, April 25 (UPI) — More than 700 olive trees planted by Palestinians were uprooted by Israeli forces Thursday in the West Bank, a Palestinian parliamentarian says. Najah Abu Bakr,
CINCINNATI, April 25 (UPI) — The family of a woman killed in a drive-by shooting in Detroit lost a bid Thursday to reinstate a lawsuit against former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. A federal
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, April 25 (UPI) — Swedish police said they found suspected marijuana and an unlicensed stun gun when they raided singer-songwriter Justin Bieber’s tour bus, but plan no arrests. “We found
ANNAPOLIS JUNCTION, Md., April 25 (UPI) — A cyber center of excellence near Fort Meade, Md., was officially opened Thursday by Lockheed Martin. The center — 56,000-square-feet in size — will further
BLOOMFIELD, Conn., April 25 (UPI) — A worker at a Connecticut meat and poultry company was busted on allegations of stealing $10,000 worth of chicken wings and other meat. Police said recently
BRUSSELS, April 25 (UPI) — Google says it has agreed to change the way it presents search results in the wake of a European investigation of whether it unfairly promoted its own
DALLAS, April 25 (UPI) — Former President George H.W. Bush expressed joy at attending the dedication of the presidential library named for his son, George W. Bush, in Dallas Thursday. The elder
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 25 (UPI) — Google says takedown requests by governments worldwide to remove content from its services have hit an all-time high. Between July and December 2012, the search
WASHINGTON, April 25 (UPI) — U.S. mortgage rates hit record lows or close to them in the latest week, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. said Thursday. Rates slid for the fourth
DALLAS, April 25 (UPI) — Five current and past U.S. presidents spoke at the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Library that Bush dedicated with faith in the country’s future. “The
MASON CITY – The Cerro Gordo County Conservation Board has constructed a new “Equestrian Trailer Parking Only” lot area at the Lime Creek Conservation Area. The new equestrian parking lot is located
WASHINGTON, April 25 (UPI) — The U.S. State Department stood by its probe of the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, against a House Republican report questioning its actions. The
REDMOND, Wash., April 25 (UPI) — Microsoft says it will unveil the successor to its Xbox 360 gaming console at an introductory event at its Redmond, Wash., campus next month. The May
CUPERTINO, Calif., April 25 (UPI) — Apple says a multimedia timeline posted to the music section of iTunes is a celebration of the 10th anniversary of the digital music store. Although the
TORONTO, April 25 (UPI) — Canadian astronomers say study of a bizarre binary star system show Einstein’s theory of relativity holds true even in the most extreme condition ever observed. “The unusual
WASHINGTON, April 25 (UPI) — The U.S. Labor Department said first-time jobless benefits claims dropped by 16,000 to 339,000 in the week that ended last Saturday. The department revised last week’s estimate
DAMASCUS, Syria, April 25 (UPI) — The United Nations said it will examine soil samples in Syria to determine whether chemical weapons have been used against rebel fighters. U.N. investigators will examine
CEDAR FALLS — A sewer line break Tuesday has sent wastewater across a Cedar Falls bike trail. People and pets should avoid the trail area, from Park Drive to Grand Avenue, for
WEST, Texas, April 25 (UPI) — The death toll has risen to 15 and the estimate of damage from a Texas fertilizer plant explosion blast has risen to $100 million, authorities said.
WASHINGTON, April 25 (UPI) — More than 21 million acres offshore Texas will go on the auction block to energy explorers in an August sale in New Orleans, the U.S. government announced.
MAKHACHKALA, Russia, April 25 (UPI) — The bombing at the Boston Marathon in which her two sons are the prime suspects was staged and is fake, says Zubeidat Tsarnaeva. “That’s what I
WASHINGTON, April 25 (UPI) — U.S. intelligence believes Syrian President Bashar Assad’s military has used chemical weapons in that country’s civil war, the White House said Thursday But officials cautioned that assessment
BOSTON, April 25 (UPI) — The FBI told New York officials the Boston Marathon bombing suspects planned to travel to New York City and detonate explosives in Times Square. “Last night, we
NEW YORK, April 25 (UPI) — U.S. stock indexes rose modestly Thursday with an early boost provided by a drop of first-time unemployment benefits claims. The Labor Department said 16,000 fewer initial
BELGRADE, Serbia, April 25 (UPI) — Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic has issued an apology for the 1995 Srebrenica massacre in which 8,000 Muslims were killed. “I am down on my knees because
MASON CITY – A Mason City man who lives on East State Street was arrested Tuesday after a domestic incident. According to reports, Joshua Alan Wolff, 22, was arrested on Tuesday at
MASON CITY – Mason City police reported Thursday that they made an arrest today in a break-in and assault case that took place several days ago. According to police, an investigation by
AMES, Iowa – After a midweek doubleheader against Minnesota, Iowa State (19-26, 4-8 Big 12) hits the road to play No. 1 Oklahoma this weekend before returning home for a Monday doubleheader