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By Walter Hamilton, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Facebook Inc. is certain to make a dramatic entrance to the stock market Friday with its hotly awaited initial public offering. What’s less
By Laura King and Aimal Yaqubi, Los Angeles Times – KABUL, Afghanistan — Gunmen and bombers stormed the governor’s compound in a southwestern Afghan province Thursday. Afghan police managed to repel the assault,
By Mike Bresnahan, Los Angeles Times – OKLAHOMA CITY — This is the loss that will haunt the Los Angeles Lakers for months, years, perhaps even longer for Kobe Bryant, if their
MASON CITY, Iowa – May 17, 2012 – The Iowa Department of Transportation, at the request of the West Fork School District, is alerting motorists to pay close attention when approaching a
May 17, 2012 – Alliant Energy is warning its utility customers of a potential customer scam. A small number of customers have reported receiving calls from individuals claiming to be Alliant Energy
The clock is running, it never stops, and there is nothing you can do to slow it down. I will admit it is not something to dwell on but it is something
By Vijay Prashad – The coming NATO summit in Chicago will see a lot of protests, as it should. Once constrained to the defense of Europe, NATO has now put itself forward
By Richard Simon, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — Responding to an increase in smuggling tunnels along the California and Arizona borders, the House on Wednesday passed legislation aimed at helping law
By Salvador Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — A Verizon official announced the company will begin forcing users with grandfathered-in unlimited data plans to choose data share plans when they
By Marc Caputo and Adam C. Smith, McClatchy Newspapers – TAMPA, Fla.—Mitt Romney swung through Florida on Thursday, picking up more than $2 million in political contributions while bashing President Barack Barack
By Amina Khan, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Researchers have some reassuring news for the legions of coffee drinkers who can’t get through the day without a latte, cappuccino, iced
By Salvador Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — In another move to beef up its mobile offering, Facebook has hired the entire staff of Lightbox, a tiny start-up known for
By Lesley Clark, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — U.S. presidents have long sought relief from battles inside the Beltway and have entertained visiting heads of state at Camp David, the presidential retreat
by Jody Spear and Kelly Meyer – CLEAR LAKE – The Cerro Gordo Secondary Road Department has it’s hands full maintaining the gravel roads of Cerro Gordo County. After wintry weather of
By Ken Dilanian and David S. Cloud, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — In an escalation of America’s clandestine war in Yemen, a small contingent of U.S. troops is providing targeting data
By Barry Jackson, McClatchy Newspapers – Including playoffs, the Heat this season has gone 6 for 18 on shots to take the lead or tie the game in the final 24 seconds
By Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — How much will Eduardo Saverin save by ditching his U.S. citizenship? At least a cool $67 million in federal taxes according to
ATLANTA—Henry Guy Jones, 51, of Marietta, Georgia, who falsely claimed that he was hired by terrorists to build a weapon that could contain a combustible, poisonous, or a toxic substance that would
By Lisa Mascaro, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — As President Barack Obama welcomed congressional leaders for a White House chat over hoagies about setting aside differences to improve the economy, a
AUSTIN, Minn. – Tuesday, May 15 – Local leaders today thanked their local legislators Sen. Dan Sparks and Rep. Jeanne Poppe , among other state legislators, for their successful efforts in the
By Anne Blythe, McClatchy Newspapers – GREENSBORO, N.C. — When prosecutors and defense lawyers in the John Edwards trial take their turns before jurors Thursday morning for closing arguments, each side will
By Ian Duncan, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Brian McNamee, the key prosecution witness in the Roger Clemens perjury trial, said he had never made up details about the pitcher’s drug
By Paul Walsh and Curt Brown, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — Prosecutors can usually rely on blood-alcohol tests to put the worst drunken drivers in prison. But in a deadly crash
By Steven Zeitchik, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — ABC is doubling down on nighttime soaps in its bid to get out of third place. The network of “Revenge” and “Scandal” announced
By Marni Jameson, The Orlando Sentinel – ORLANDO, Fla. — Medical equipment used to detect a brain disease similar to mad cow has been stolen from Florida Hospital’s main campus, and the
By Salvador Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Facebook has launched a new iPhone app dedicated for the use of Facebook Pages. Pages Manager is an app built to allow people
By Andrew Blankstein and Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — The Grove shopping center became the unlikely battleground in the debate over gay marriage after it banned boxer Manny Pacquiao
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by Matt Marquardt – MASON CITY – About 40 bicyclists took to the streets of Mason City Wednesday evening in a slow-paced bike ride in honor of those who have been injured
By Matea Gold, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — The 2012 campaign air battle grew more intense Wednesday with the news that Crossroads GPS, the cash-flush conservative advocacy group, is pouring another
By Brian Bennett, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to strip away some protections for immigrants who are the victims of domestic violence. The Violence
By Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — The California Science Center has received what officials describe as an “extraordinary” financial contribution to the new Air and Space Center
Dave DeWitte, CR Gazette – The Dubuque-based casino company that owns Diamond Jo Casino in Dubuque and Diamond Jo Worth in Northwood will be acquired by Las Vegas-based Boyd Gaming Corp. in
By Shan Li and Tiffany Hsu, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Despite multiple corruption probes into its Mexican subsidiary, retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reported first-quarter profits that exceeded Wall Street
Maricella Miranda, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. – An 11-year-old boy told a judge it was the worst day of his life when the man who took care of him, Steven A.
By Andy Grimm, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — Miguel Fuentes was back on patrol with his fellow Guardian Angels on Wednesday, a day after he and three other members of the volunteer
By Tina Susman, Los Angeles Times – NEW YORK — Mary Richardson Kennedy, the estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., was found dead on the family’s property north of New York
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Despite the third round of the NJCAA Women’s National Golf Championship not getting completed on Wednesday due to darkness, all three NIACC golfers were able to get their
LEVELLAND, Texas – NIACC sophomore Tanesha Edmond (St. Elizabeth, Jamaica) won the heptathlon at the National Junior College Athletic Association’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships at South Plains College on Wednesday. Edmond
By Bob Cooney, Philadelphia Daily News – PHILADELPHIA — Doug Collins knew it was coming. He warned his team about it, told the media about and fretted over it. Still there was