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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
MASON CITY — Justice Not Politics Action Chair Sally Pederson responded today to the Bob Vander Plaats bus tour stop in Mason City: “While Bob Vander Plaats and out-of-state politicians threaten and
by Matt Marquardt – MASON CITY – Two bus tours on the opposite ends of the judicial retention battle stopped in Mason City Wednesday morning to make their cases. At one end
CR Gazette Editorial Board – For 35 years, Iowa Legal Aid has provided free civil legal services for Iowans with incomes barely above the poverty level or much lower. The non-profit organization
by Matt Marquardt – MASON CITY – Following a public backlash and no valid bids being submitted from private companies, the Mason City Council and Mayor Bookmeyer finally laid the sanitation controversy
MASON CITY – Judge Rustin Davenport found a Mason City man guilty on Monday of violating a civil no-contact order. Jeremy Joe Barragan, 22, was charged with violating the no-contact order which
Vanessa Miller, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa – UPDATE: Two brothers were arrested Tuesday in connection with a pair of bomb threats. Twice this school year, the threats shut down Iowa City’s
By Joe Christensen, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS—For the Minnesota Twins veterans who’ve been there through so many crushing losses to the New York Yankees, Tuesday night was sweet. With the Yankees
By Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune – DENVER — Dave Sappelt had his first shot at the leadoff spot Tuesday night when the Cubs began a three-game series against the Rockies on their
By Carroll Rogers, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – ATLANTA — Kris Medlen was chasing history, and the Braves a wild-card berth, but so much about the 2012 season has been about Chipper Jones,
By Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press – DETROIT — Don’t look now, but the Minnesota Vikings are tied for the lead in the NFC North. After Seattle and the NFL replacement referees
By Tiffany Hsu, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Staples Inc. is speeding up store closures, shaking up management and boosting its online business as the office-supply chain implements a multiyear plan
Two brothers driving a flatbed tow truck carrying a blue Honda Prelude exited the Kennedy Expressway at Armitage Avenue where they failed to stop at a red light about 7:20 p.m. on
By Richard Mauer, Anchorage Daily News – ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Fairbanks militia member Coleman Barney was sentenced Monday to five years in prison on two weapons violations, substantially less time than federal sentencing
By Jim Puzzanghera and Alejandro Lazo, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — Home prices in the nation’s biggest cities have risen to their highest level in nearly two years, according to the housing
By David Zucchino, Los Angeles Times – Far more civilians have been killed by U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan’s tribal areas than U.S. counterterrorism officials have acknowledged, a new study by human rights
By David Lauter, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Republican nominee Mitt Romney faces a fundamental problem as the presidential campaign moves into its final phase: Voter attitudes about the state of economy
By David G. Savage, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether motorists suspected of drunken driving who refuse to take a breath test can be forced
By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — Consumer confidence has risen this month as people said they are more optimistic about their situation and the short-term direction of the economy, the
By Troy Wolverton, San Jose Mercury News – SAN JOSE, Calif. — Research In Motion Ltd. has been struggling lately, but the company’s new BlackBerry software gives it the chance to become the
By Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times – NEW YORK — Mitt Romney said Tuesday that the United States must rethink how it awards foreign aid, and should work more with the private sector
By Albert Otti – BELLINZONA, Switzerland — Three engineers from the same family were convicted Tuesday in Switzerland for their central roles in an international smuggling network that has supplied the nuclear
By Melanie Mason, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Undisclosed political money is playing an outsized role in the 2012 election cycle. But as some political donors are seeking to hide their identities,
By Lesley Clark and David Lightman, McClatchy Newspapers – NEW YORK — With the United Nations as a backdrop, President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney engaged in a de facto debate