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By Noam N. Levey, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama had reason to be hopeful in July 2009, as he met one afternoon in the Oval Office with Maine Sen.
By Bob Cox, Fort Worth Star-Telegram – FORT WORTH, Texas — Six big automakers are poised to slug it out over the next year or two in what is shaping up to be
By Roger Moore, McClatchy-Tribune News Service – ORLANDO, Fla. — Here’s what Omar Sharif, then a young actor who had only worked in Egypt, thought when the offer of a co-starring role in
By Joan Verdon, The Record (Hackensack, N.J.) – Toys R Us, which for years has done a big business selling videotapes and DVDs of children’s movies, is launching a sales plan for the
By Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan accused President Barack Obama on Sunday of running a campaign based on distractions to avoid confronting his economic
It’s the stuff television shows are made of – special agents and officers apprehending and interrogating smugglers who try to sneak drugs and other contraband into the United States. In a new
By Jim Puzzanghera, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Sunday that he doesn’t think the scandal over his affair with a family housekeeper has cost him
By Rex W. Huppke, Chicago Tribune – There are few secrets in the workplace. People are too curious, too gossipy, too talkative. The details of our personal lives invariably spill over and co-workers
By Al Heavens, The Philadelphia Inquirer – You know that mortgage modification you’ve been trying to get for a year, the one where the servicer keeps losing the paperwork and no one is
By Tom Hudson, The Miami Herald – The housing market has shown some early signs of life. Sales and prices have turned up while the number of homes for sale has dropped. Record-low
By Bob McGinn, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – INDIANAPOLIS — They never even try to hammer people, they can’t stop teams when it matters and even a patchwork secondary such as the one thrown
FLOYD COUNTY, October 8, 2012 – The Floyd County Community Foundation, an affiliate of the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa (CFNEIA), is hosting a memorable evening of powerful stories about Iowans. These
By Stuart Pfeifer, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — California Gov. Jerry Brown took “emergency steps” Sunday to try to bring down record gas prices in the state. He directed the California
By David Leiva, The Miami Herald – NEW ORLEANS — Marina Diaz and her adult sons, Conrad and Oscar, drove all day Saturday from Miami Lakes and arrived at 11:30 p.m. expecting
The offensive, defensive and special teams players of the week and freshman of the week in the Big Ten for games on Oct. 6 were announced this morning. Below are this week’s honorees:
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State junior Jennifer Dominguez had her second-straight two-goal match Sunday against Big 12-leading West Virginia, but the Mountaineers were able to escape with a 3-2 win at the
By Glen M. MacDonald – It was a long hot summer. The United States experienced the warmest July in its history, with more than 3,000 heat records broken across the country. Overall,
By Ed Morales – The mainstream press should stop using the adjective “illegal” to describe immigrants. Tagging this label on immigrants without proper documentation has become part of the American lexicon. But
By Dan Wiederer, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNERAPOLIS — Amazing what success can do for a team’s confidence. Consider this scenario from midway through the fourth quarter Sunday at Mall of America
By D. Orlando Ledbetter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – LANDOVER, Md. — Most of the current Falcons aren’t really into historical relevance. But center Todd McClure, who’s been with the team since 1999,
By Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press – DETROIT — Back and forth, back and forth, back and — the Detroit Tigers are headed forth to Oakland with a two-game lead. Don Kelly
By Jeff Zrebiec, The Baltimore Sun – KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Baltimore Ravens can’t get out of Kansas City soon enough. It wasn’t a good performance by any means, but three
By Derrick Goold, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Cardinals’ offense had every opportunity to take Game 1 of the National League division series from the Washington Nationals
By Reggie Hayes, The News-Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Ind.) – INDIANAPOLIS — Reggie Wayne asked the Indianapolis Colts equipment manager to track down some orange gloves for him to honor ailing coach Chuck
B y Zach Berman, The Philadelphia Inquirer – PITTSBURGH — Through the season’s first month, the Philadelphia Eagles fostered a mind-set that they could win games like the one they lost on
By Adam H. Beasley, The Miami Herald – MIAMI — The Miami Dolphins finally made a late lead hold up. After blowing fourth-quarter advantages in each of the last two weeks, Miami
By Ron Green Jr., The Charlotte Observer – CHARLOTTE, N.C. — So much for turning things around. The Carolina Panthers’ disappointing season took another negative turn Sunday with a 16-12 loss to
By Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press – DETROIT — Back and forth, back and forth, back and — the Detroit Tigers are headed forth to Oakland with a two-game lead. Don Kelly
By Shannon Ryan, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — Rita Jeptoo raised her arms in celebration as she crossed the finish line of the Chicago Marathon, yet the Kenyan said she knew she
A burn ban that was set in Hancock county on September 11th was lifted on Sunday at noon. A burn ban is still in effect for Cerro Gordo, Winnebago and Franklin counties
By Jim Souhan, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — Two theories have become popular among vocal Twins fans in the past few months. The first is that the franchise is too loyal
By Jim Puzzanghera, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON – The campaigns of President Obama and Mitt Romney traded sharp accusations of lies and distortions Sunday as the race headed into its final
By Batsheva Sobelman, Los Angeles Times – JERUSALEM—The day after an unidentified drone penetrated Israeli airspace and was shot down by the Israeli air force Saturday, speculation continued about the origin of
MASON CITY – A Mason City man failed to show up for court and is now being held in jail. Cameron Joe Brunstein, 21, had an arraignment hearing on October 1st for
From the Iowa Dept. of Corrections – The following offender has escaped from a residential work release facility. The offender was transferred to this facility after being granted a work release by
by Jody Spear and Kelly Meyer – MASON CITY – Main Street Mason City put on the First Annual Cheers & Beers “A Borderland Beer Festival” in downtown Mason City, Saturday. Casey and Aimee
CLEAR LAKE, IA – The Surf Ballroom & Museum announced today the artists who are scheduled to appear at the 2013 Winter Dance Party event, scheduled for January 31st-February 2nd. “We are
MASON CITY – An allegedly intoxicated Clear Lake man led Mason City police on a chase through the City Sunday morning. Police attempted to stop Robert Troy Knutson, 48, just before 2
Courtesy: cyclones.com – FT WORTH, Texas – David Irving tipped a pass, intercepted it and ran 21 yards for a touchdown and Iowa State ended the nation’s longest win streak with a
By Tina Susman, Los Angeles Times – NEW YORK — A cancer-stricken woman fighting a right-to-die battle against her parents won the backing of an appellate court Friday, which ruled that the 28-year-old