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Peter Mucha, Philadelphia Inquirer – Who says 13 isn’t lucky? Last night, it helped land $202.1 million for someone who played Powerball in Iowa, as well as $1 million for a Pennsylvania
By Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO—Tall, athletic and bright, DeJuan Pratt seemingly had everything going for him, according to his family. He graduated college in Ohio with a double-major in business and
By Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times – BEIRUT — Syrian rebels penetrated checkpoints and concrete barriers Wednesday to attack the country’s military headquarters in an assault that left the facility scorched and
Fabens, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers working at the Fabens port of entry seized 754 pounds of marijuana Saturday. It was one of seven drug busts totaling 1,337
By David Ashenfelter, Elisha Anderson and Gina Damron, Detroit Free Press – DETROIT — Police will be taking soil core samples at a home in the Detroit suburb of Roseville on Friday in
PITTSBURGH—A resident of Allegheny County pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of possession of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
FAYETTEVILLE, AR—Conner Eldridge, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced today that Valentin Gutierrez was sentenced yesterday to 30 months in prison for harboring and shielding illegal aliens for
By Annie Sweeney, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO—At the riveting Family Secrets trial in 2007, Nicholas Calabrese, the admitted mob killer turned star government witness, was clear about who Rudy Fratto was to him.
GRAND RAPIDS, MI—Patrick Wiseman (33) of East Lansing, Michigan, was sentenced in federal court to a sentence of 20 years’ incarceration for trading in child pornography, U.S. Attorney Patrick Miles announced today.
A Des Moines man has been arrested and charged with felony theft for allegedly stealing walnut trees and scrap metal on federal property. Randall Todd Walker, 49, allegedly cut down walnut trees
CAMDEN, NJ—The former CEO of the hedge fund management company Osiris Partners LLC admitted today to conspiring with others to defraud investors of more than $4 million, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman
By Steve Kraske, The Kansas City Star – KANSAS CITY, Mo.—The chairman of the Missouri Democratic Party said he filed two ethics complaints against Republican Todd Akin on Wednesday, alleging that the U.S
By Matthew Sturdevant, The Hartford Courant – HARTFORD, Conn. — An additional 12.3 million households in the U.S. would have a potential tax liability if the Bush-era estate tax rates expire as scheduled
PITTSBURGH—A resident of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of possession of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, United States
By Hugo Martin, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Profits for the nation’s largest airlines are on the rise thanks to lower fuel prices, steady demand and growing revenue from passenger
By Ludmilla Lelis and Arelis R. Hernandez, Orlando Sentinel – ORLANDO, Fla. — The petite elderly woman flailed desperately in the canal behind her mobile home south of Leesburg. A neighbor drinking his
By Carlos Arias, The Orange County Register – Injury woes continue to ravage MMA. This weekend’s scheduled Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Healy card was canceled on Sunday when Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez was
By Sandy Kleffman, Contra Costa Times – WALNUT CREEK, Calif.—This year’s largest earthquake — a magnitude-8.6 shaker in April in the East Indian Ocean — did little damage but had an unexpected impact:
By Marie G. McIntyre, McClatchy-Tribune News Service – QUESTION: My manager recently gave me a performance warning for coming to work late. She has started monitoring me very closely, which makes me feel
By Mark Craig, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – From the fans inside the stadium to the viewers at home to the players in the huddle, fourth-and-goal at the 1-yard line is the easiest of
By Danny O’Neil, The Seattle Times – RENTON, Wash. — The Seattle Seahawks reported for Week 4 of the NFL an unrepentant 2-1. They did not speak in hushed tones or ask forgiveness
By Jack Leonard and Robert Faturechi, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Revelations of brutality by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies and cover-ups inside the jails have exposed significant shortcomings in the
By Paul Richter, Tribune Washington Bureau – UNITED NATIONS — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday that “uncivilized Zionists” are threatening to attack his country, but he
By Kristi Swartz, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – ATLANTA — Just as the nuclear industry is starting to build reactors after a 30-year drought, it faces another dry spell. The industry thought it
By Monte Morin, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES—Planet Earth may be 4.5 billion years old, but that doesn’t mean she can’t serve up a shattering surprise now and again. Such was the
By Anita Kumar and William Douglas, McClatchy Newspapers – WESTERVILLE, Ohio — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney barnstormed Ohio on Wednesday amid signs that the battleground state — and perhaps other key battlegrounds
By Paul Richter, Tribune Washington Bureau – UNITED NATIONS — Egypt’s recently elected President Mohamed Morsi on Wednesday rejected President Barack Obama’s view of free-speech rights and made plain his ambition to seize
By Andrea Ahles, Fort Worth Star-Telegram – FORT WORTH, Texas — Thousands of American Airlines workers have decided it’s time to hang up the tool belt and stop loading bags on to airplanes,
A former East St. Louis police officer, Ramon T. Carpenter, 40, pled guilty to two federal charges of making false statements to federal law enforcement officers during their investigation of a civil
NEWARK—A federal jury today convicted a former employee of a New Jersey-based defense contractor of exporting sensitive U.S. military technology to the People’s Republic of China (PRC), stealing trade secrets, and lying
By Hannah Allam and Jonathan S. Landay, McClatchy Newspapers – NEW YORK — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday tied the attack that killed the U.S. ambassador to Libya to the creation
By Gary D’Amato, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – MEDINAH, Ill. — Seeing Steve Stricker in bright red pants is a little like seeing Brett Favre in a three-piece suit and Italian loafers, or hood
By Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune – Robbie Gould attempted only two field goals of 50 or more yards in his first four seasons. Now he’s closing in on a record from long distance.
By Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times – NO DOUBT “Push and Shove” (Interscope) 3 stars ——— Gwen Stefani poses some big questions on “Push and Shove,” the first album from her SoCal ska-pop
By Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times – NEW YORK — Who’s more qualified to analyze a presidential debate than someone who has actually participated in one? This appears to be the thinking at
MASON CITY – Cerro Gordo County Sheriffs on Wednesday arrested a registered sex offender for failing to comply with the sex offender registry. Joseph Daniel Mustain, 28, was booked into the Cerro
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today issued the following statement on the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) release of two new reports and a proposed revision to an Executive Order
By La Velle E. Neal III, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — The New York Yankees left Target Field on Wednesday with two victories in three games — and liking their chances to
By Tiffany Hsu, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — More people than ever before will get their spooky on for Halloween this year, even though most said they’ll be watching what they
MASON CITY – Pending favorable weather conditions, the City of Mason City will be treating the Frederick Hanford Park/Adult Softball Complex for weed control on Friday, September 28, 2012. This park is