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By Amy Kaufman and Geoff Boucher, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — It was a weekend that made Hollywood stand back and marvel. “The Avengers,” from Walt Disney’s Marvel Studios, didn’t just
By Jane M. Von Bergen, The Philadelphia Inquirer – PHILADELPHIA — Given the growth of China’s robust economy, the Chinese clearly know how to make money. They aren’t quite as good at giving
By Michael Cunningham, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – BOSTON — If the Hawks weren’t in such desperate need of a victory against the Celtics on Sunday, forward Josh Smith might have sat this one
By Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel – NEW YORK — The Miami Heat had the opportunity to give themselves a week off. Instead, they took most of Sunday off. And appeared significantly off with
By Rick Hummel, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – HOUSTON — Tyler Greene showed all those offensive skills today that could provide the definitive separation between suspect and prospect. The St. Louis Cardinals’ reserve infielder,
By Bob Cooney, Philadelphia Daily News – PHILADELPHIA — Jrue Holiday and Evan Turner couldn’t be more different when it comes to personalities. Holiday demands respect with his cool style, easygoing manner and
By Geoff Baker, The Seattle Times – SEATTLE — Mike Carp finally had the chance to talk home runs again, along with the importance of timing and what it takes to beat an
By Carl Steward, Contra Costa Times – SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Giants aren’t exactly rolling into Los Angeles for their first series against the Dodgers in full-speed locomotive mode, but things
By Jim Peltz, Los Angeles Times – CHICAGO — The Los Angeles Dodgers started the day fretting about a hamstring injury to slugger Matt Kemp, then enduring a 2-hour 41-minute rain delay at
On Friday, the President traveled to Washington-Lee High School in Arlington, Virginia, to speak with students and their parents about the need to prevent interest rates on federal subsidized student loans from
NIACC baseball will be the third seed in this week’s Region XI Tournament after Southeastern’s sweep of Iowa Lakes on Sunday. Southeastern (15-9) topped Iowa Lakes 10-5 and 5-3 to top NIACC
By Dennis Mclellan, Los Angeles Times – George Lindsey, the Southern-born character actor who played dim hayseed Goober Pyle, the genial gas station auto mechanic on “The Andy Griffith Show” and “Mayberry
By Roy Gutman, McClatchy Newspapers – ATHENS, Greece — French and Greek voters delivered a sharp rebuke to their governments in national elections Sunday, raising questions about the viability of the European
By Edmund Sanders, Los Angeles Times – JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed Sunday that he is moving to dismantle what has been considered one of the more stable coalition governments
By Sergei L. Loiko, Los Angeles Times – MOSCOW — Tens of thousands of Russians took to the streets of Moscow on Sunday in protest ahead of Vladimir Putin’s inauguration Monday to
FORT DODGE, Iowa – NIACC softball’s season came to a close on Saturday as the Trojans were ousted by Ellsworth 12-1 at the Region XI Tournament. NIACC scored its only run in
PEORIA, Ill. — Two Central Illinois women have pleaded guilty of conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit goods. The two woman conducted business as “The Purse Lady” and sold counterfeit items. They each
BOSTON — During a two-day targeted enforcement operation in the Boston area, officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) arrested 13 convicted criminal aliens. Operation Threats
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A local man has been sentenced to 210 months in prison following his conviction for producing child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson, Southern District of Texas. The
You’ll find them in Arizona’s most remote areas, brandishing firearms and bullet-proof vests. They are on the hunt for weapons traffickers or drug smugglers. But they’re not law enforcement officers. They are
EAGLE PASS, Texas — A 27-year-old southwest Texas man was sentenced to 18 years in federal prison Monday for alien smuggling that resulted in the death of a Honduran national. The case
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning to down the University of Iowa softball team, 2-1, Sunday afternoon at Buckeye Field. The Hawkeyes
By Carol Rosenberg, McClatchy Newspapers – GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba—The five men accused of plotting the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks used their weekend war court appearances to stage “peaceful resistance to
by Jody Spear and Kelly Meyer – MASON CITY – The Kinney Pioneer Museum season opened this week. You can experience life on the Iowa frontier through the vintage exhibits and living
Erin Jordan, CR Gazette – Cryptosporidium (Crypto) This parasite can cause diarrhea in animals and humans. Cryptosporidiosis is usually mild for most people but can cause severe, potentially fatal gastrointestinal illness in those
MASON CITY – Shortly before 10pm Saturday night Cerro Gordo County Sheriff department received a call reporting and underage drinking party involving drugs and alcohol at 14587 300 Court north of the
George C. Ford, CR Gazette – “The one thing we seem to have in abundance out here is wind,” said Tim Bradshaw, Eastern Iowa Airport director. And with that gift from Mother Nature comes
By Jeff Miller, The Orange County Register – LOS ANGELES — He has played 10 NBA seasons, never making an All-Star team, never averaging as many as six points a game, never blocking
By Rick Hummel, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – HOUSTON — Bud Norris was 6-2 with a 2.37 earned-run average against the Cardinals. Jaime Garcia was 0-3 and 6.39 against the Houston Astros. How did
By Geoff Baker, The Seattle Times – SEATTLE — Getting their staff ace to shut down one of the worst offenses in baseball wasn’t the key to the Seattle Mariners finally snapping their
Shortly before 7pm Friday evening Mason City police made a traffic contact in the 100 block of Washington Avenue North near the Southbridge Mall. As a result of the traffic stop the
By Carolyn Click, McClatchy Newspapers – COLUMBIA, S.C. — Former President Bill Clinton urged Columbia College graduates Saturday to find work they love and develop “creative cooperation” to resolve pressing problems and create
By Erin Richards, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – WAUKESHA, Wis. — Last year, Kim Crosby spent about 80 percent of her class time teaching math concepts at Waukesha STEM Academy. For the other 20
By David Lightman, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — This has been an unusually ugly year in political advertising. Seven out of 10 ads that have aired so far in this presidential race have
By Matea Gold, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Anxiety about the effect of a ban on political spending by federal contractors is prompting new caution by a company connected to such donations
By Marjie Lundstrom and Sam Stanton, McClatchy Newspapers – SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Kristy Schwarm was introduced to collection agencies after she bounced an $83.41 check at a Mendocino County FoodMaxx. She soon started
By Carol Rosenberg, McClatchy Newspapers – GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba — Accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed and his alleged co-conspirators put on a show of defiance during a marathon war court
The public debate over the authenticity of a Facebook group called Fed ^ North Iowa has led one of the group leaders to offer her motivation for getting involved. The group admits
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The University of Iowa softball team kept pace in the Big Ten Conference title race by sweeping the doubleheader at Ohio State on Saturday night at Buckeye Field. The
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa baseball team split a Saturday afternoon doubleheader against Michigan at Duane Banks Field. The Wolverines came from behind to win game one in 10