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By Jeff Abramowitz – TEL AVIV, Israel — An Israeli demonstrator set himself on fire Saturday night during a socio-economic protest in Tel Aviv, police said. Nearby protesters immediately poured water over
By Gail MarksJarvis, Chicago Tribune – Question: My wife and I have two daughters, 12 and 17, and we have a very good income, have pensions, a 401(k), a couple of large
By Dave Van Dyck, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — Like a good soldier, Ryan Dempster has done his part — pitching 33 straight shutout innings and agreeing to waive his no-trade rights.
By Jerry Zgoda, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — Timberwolves forward Derrick Williams reported to Target Center on Friday for the start of his second NBA season and his first summer-league minicamp
By Joe Strauss, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – CINCINNATI — Well, so much for new beginnings. Two games into the season’s second half and the Cardinals have re-familiarized themselves with old endings. A
By Joe Christensen, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins’ starting rotation was bound to be in continued flux after the All-Star break, with Cole De Vries and Sam Deduno still
By Sid Astbury – SYDNEY, Australia — A surfer was killed by a shark early Saturday on Australia’s western coast, the fifth such death in the region in less than a year.
By Chad Graff, The Philadelphia Inquirer – PHILADELPHIA — Fear not, Eagles fans, your dreaded summer of Phillies losses and minimal football talk is almost over. In one week, Eagles rookies and
By Baxter Holmes, Los Angeles Times – LAS VEGAS — A slew of Brits invaded Mandalay Bay here Saturday to cheer on their native son, Amir Khan, in his much-ballyhooed (and HBO-televised)
By Jason Lloyd, Akron Beacon Journal – LAS VEGAS — Cleveland Cavaliers coach Byron Scott wouldn’t pick a winner in the Kobe Bryant/Kyrie Irving one-on-one challenge that exploded across the Internet on
By John Altavilla, The Hartford Courant – WASHINGTON — The final weekend of domestic training for the USA Basketball women’s team began Saturday with some fun. Led by coach Geno Auriemma and
By Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press – Saints quarterback Drew Brees cashed in his franchise tag for a five-year, $100-million contract with a record $60 million guaranteed Friday, which begs a question
By Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press – LAKE ORION, Mich. — The first mistake Bernhard Langer made Saturday at the U.S. Senior Open he attributed to getting “cute” with a delicate chip
By Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — The words on the wall, once inspiring, are now just sad, even disturbing. “They ask me what I’d like written about
By Laura King and Hashmat Baktash, Los Angeles Times – KABUL, Afghanistan — A suicide bomber struck a wedding hall packed with VIPs from across northern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing at least
Gregg Hennigan, CR Gazette – IOWA CITY — Patti Fields has been stopped about it at the grocery store, Marla Swesey while sweltering in the receiving line at a recent outdoor retirement
by Matt Marquardt – MASON CITY – Project Footsteps, an anti-bullying group founded in Minneapolis, is in Mason City today for a series of stops to promote their cause and a new
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State linebackers A.J. Klein and Jake Knott are on the national watch list of the Nagurski Award, given each year to recognize college football’s defensive player of the
Sarah Dawn Winters, 40, of Mason City died Tuesday morning, July 10, 2012. Memorial services will be held at 10:30A Tuesday, July 17, 2012, at Fullerton Funeral Home, 123 2nd ST. SE, Mason City.
James Q. Lynch, CR Gazette – Gov. Terry Branstad’s policy on restoring felons’ voting rights is part of a “scary” national trend by Republicans, according to Sen. Tom Harkin. The Democratic senator
Rod Boshart, CR Gazette – Two top state fiscal overseers Friday advocated that Iowa policymakers reimpose yearly caps on government employee pensions as a way to shore up a projected long-term shortfall
By Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times – ANTAKYA, Turkey — The scenario was distressingly familiar: A Syrian village is surrounded and attacked, leaving scores dead. Rebels and the government trade accusations
By Bob Pool, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Sage Stallone, son of actor Sylvester Stallone, was found dead Friday at his home in Studio City. He was 36. The body
By La Velle E. Neal III, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — On a night full of swings and misses, Francisco Liriano’s night was defined by one of the few times an
By Vik Jolly, The Orange County Register – SANTA ANA, Calif. — Saying a former Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy exhibited “callousness” and “extreme violence” in an hours-long attack on his wife
By Ben Fritz, John Horn and Tommy Yang, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — China’s government-controlled film distributor is releasing two of Hollywood’s biggest 3-D animated movies of the year on
By Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Think of it as TV’s Comic-Cannes. Since its inception 42 years ago, Comic-Con International has been a celebration of fanboy culture. When
By Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — If you happen to run into Aaron Paul these days, you’re likely to encounter an actor almost bursting with warmth and bliss
By Melanie Mason, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Priorities USA Action, the “super PAC” supporting President Barack Obama, raised $6.1 million last month, its co-founder said Friday. Bill Burton, the group’s
By Michael Finnegan and Robin Abcarian, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Mitt Romney accused President Barack Obama on Friday of stooping to reckless and undignified campaign tactics, saying he was
By Jamie Goldberg, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — The Washington, D.C., police department is investigating allegations that an officer who works as a motorcycle escort for the White House made threatening
By Maura Dolan, Los Angeles Times – SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court Friday rejected a class-action settlement against Kellogg Co. for making false health claims about its cereal because the
By Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Barbara Farkas is certain about what happens after death. It is the end, she says; there is no heaven, no hell, no
From Senator Charles Grassley – Recently, the Congressional Budget Office released an update to its report on average effective tax rates. Several of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle
By Chuck Barney, Contra Costa Times – DON’T MISS: “BREAKING BAD” — Bryan Cranston returns in the role that earned him three Emmys as this dark and still-addictive drama launches the first
By Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel – MIAMI — Instead of stepping aside, James Jones has decided to step up to the challenge presented by the Miami Heat’s free-agency additions of Ray Allen
By David Zucchino, Los Angeles Times – A federal judge on Wednesday left in place an injunction blocking a new law in Mississippi that could effectively shut down the state’s only abortion
By Jerry Zgoda, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — The Timberwolves made two more transactions to clear salary-cap space on Friday and promise they will submit that long-awaited rich offer sheet to
By David Goldstein, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — A majority of Americans want the Bush tax cuts extended for everyone, despite a strong push by President Barack Obama to eliminate them on
By Kim Geiger, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Taking aim at California’s pioneering efforts to bolster animal safety, the House Agriculture Committee has moved to block states from imposing their own