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Martin Kuz, Stars and Stripes – HASAN, Afghanistan — The suspect thwarted his Afghan and U.S. interrogators with vague replies for a half-hour, his voice soft and melodic, his brown eyes wide
Diane Heldt, CR Gazette – Sixteen-year-old D.J. Meyer plays quarterback on his high school football team, point guard for the basketball team, serves on the student council and had a role in
Editor’s note: An interesting piece about Burlington, Iowa which discusses the pro’s and con’s of the local option sales tax there. Burlington, about the size of Mason City, will be voting on
Matt Levins, The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa – CEDAR FALLS – The University of Northern Iowa football team has been synonymous with winning ever since head coach Mark Farley returned to his
Los Angeles Times – ALEPPO, Syria — The car slams to a halt in front of the rebel field hospital on Shariyeh Street in the Salahuddin neighborhood, and a young man, his
By Rex Crum, MarketWatch – SAN FRANCISCO — Fighting for control of Aleppo, Syria’s largest city, intensified Saturday as rebels and government forces reportedly battled for control of state-run television and radio
RAMALLAH, Palestine — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is to renew the call for recognition as a non-member state at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Sept. 27, Foreign Minister
By Alan Boswell, McClatchy Newspapers – NAIROBI, Kenya — Bitter African foes Sudan and South Sudan reported Saturday that they had struck a deal that would let South Sudan re-start oil production
State Rep. Linda Upmeyer said Sunday on her Facebook page that she met Sarah and Todd Palin. Politico.com is reporting that “Sarah Palin dropped in Saturday at a major summer dinner hosted
By Alex Rodriguez and Hashmat Baktash, Los Angeles Times – KABUL — Parliament on Saturday ordered Afghan President Hamid Karzai to replace the country’s defense and interior ministers, dealing his administration a
By Kevin Spear, The Orlando Sentinel – ORLANDO, Fla. — Bottlenose dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico washed up dead along the shores of four states early last year in one of
By Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times – BEIRUT — Gunmen kidnapped dozens of Iranian pilgrims on a trip to strife-torn Syria on Saturday, the latest in a series of abductions that
By Nicole Sperling, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Do they make men like Tommy Lee Jones anymore? Men who can rope a calf, direct a movie, and, you want to believe,
WASHINGTON – Gaeton Lucibello, 59, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty today to participating in a racketeering conspiracy involving extortion and illegal gambling, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s
By Gregory Karp, Chicago Tribune – Getting something “free” causes an unusual spark in a consumer’s brain, consumer behaviorists have shown. That might explain why consumers fill out forms, giving up personal information,
By Rich Heldenfels, Akron Beacon Journal – Marilyn Monroe died 50 years ago today. For half a century or more, she has been analyzed, but understanding has been elusive. The TV series “Smash”
WASHINGTON – Former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman was resentenced today to serve 78 months in prison for his role in bribery, conspiracy, fraud and obstruction of justice charges involving former HealthSouth CEO
SAN DIEGO — A total of 31 individuals, including nearly two dozen criminal aliens, were taken into custody during an enforcement operation carried out by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in
LOS ANGELES — A Canoga Park man who pleaded guilty earlier this year to using Craigslist to advertise and sell counterfeit erectile dysfunction drugs has been sentenced to a year and a
By Jo-Ann Barnas, Detroit Free Press – LONDON — Michael Phelps swam to the edge of the warm-down pool, and his coach bent over to hear him, just as he always does.
By Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune – LOS ANGELES —— Coming off eight shutout innings in his last Triple-A start, Chris Volstad hoped to end his 20-game winless streak on Saturday night against
By Rene Rodriguez, McClatchy Newspapers – Opening Wednesday: HOPE SPRINGS (PG-13): David Frankel (“The Devil Wears Prada,” “Marley and Me”) directs this restrained comedy about a middle-aged couple (Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee
By David Lauter, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — The latest jobs report means the economic shape of the presidential battlefield is now largely set, with an economy that no longer appears
By Guy Cipriano, McClatchy Newspapers – Penn State has lost its leading rusher six days before the start of preseason practices. Silas Redd announced Tuesday that he’s leaving Penn State for Southern
By Andrew P. Morriss – TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The U.S. Energy Information Administration estimates the share of U.S. electricity generated from coal will fall from 42 percent in 2011 to 36.8 percent
McClatchy-Tribune News Service – The following editorial appeared in the Los Angeles Times: ——— The first line of defense against cybercriminals is to have the companies and individuals who connect to the
MCT FORUM, By Ellen Bravo – Nearly two decades ago, on Aug. 5, 1993, the United States took a stride forward by implementing the Family and Medical Leave Act. But we’ve got
By Patrick Kevin Day, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Bob Dylan and counterterrorism? Say what? It may sound like an odd pairing, but that’s exactly what Cinemax is giving us
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal grand jury in San Francisco Tuesday indicted a suspected Bay Area gang member for allegedly attempting to kill three special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s
From Rep. Linda Upmeyer – At a time when our nation needs to be focused on job creation and a more effective and efficient government, I am thankful there is a place
INDIANAPOLIS – As part of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) ongoing commitment to prioritizing the removal of criminal aliens and egregious immigration law violators, 24 convicted criminal aliens, immigration fugitives and
SHREVEPORT, La. — A Fort Bliss, Texas, man was sentenced to life in prison Friday for producing and distributing child pornography, following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland
MILWAUKEE — Special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) – in close partnership with the Wisconsin police departments of Milwaukee, Greendale and Greenfield – arrested 14
LAREDO, Texas – Two Mexican nationals pleaded guilty Thursday to attempting to illegally smuggle 652 assault rifle magazines into Mexico, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson, Southern District of Texas. The investigation for
MASON CITY – With the 2012-2013 school year just around the corner, immunization officials with the Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Health encourage all parents and caregivers to review their child’s
WASHINGTON—Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, released a new report examining the retirement crisis in America and laying out a bold proposal to
By Richard Verrier, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Wearing a cowboy hat and leather jacket, a Las Vegas sheriff steps out of a diner and strolls down the street in front
By Gail MarksJarvis, Chicago Tribune – If the federal government would stop relying on bill collectors to go after people defaulting on student loans and, instead, focus borrowers on getting on a path
By J. Scott Trubey, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – ATLANTA —SunTrust Banks Inc. is under investigation by a federal agency over its practices in making mortgages that were guaranteed by the government. The U.S.
By W.J. Hennigan, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — On a cloudless morning, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden stood at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. — where the U.S. dominated