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On their way to Des Moines for a shopping excursion last week, Lori Chickering and her daughter decided to sneak in a surprise visit to her son, who's being held in the Polk County Jail. Unlike some jails, the Chickerings didn't have to worry about ...

Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore, the chairman of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty, has issued a statement praising those who have filed suit against the HHS mandate. I would like to express ...

2013 Mobile APU Line-Up Meets User Needs Across a Wide Range of New and Traditional PC Form Factors at an Ideal Balance of Price-to-Performance Article Rating: Reads: 169 SUNNYVALE, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/23/13 -- AMD (NYSE: AMD) today launched ...

Shawn and Gus try to figure out who killed a woman who was killed with an overdose of botox Credits: tvguide.com TV newsletter E-mail * do not change Contact Email Contact Email2 Contact Url Subscribe to Blog Remember my Info Summary: The guys ...

Most people turn on the tap at home, expecting an endless supply of clean water. They also expect the bill for that water to be minimal. After all, water falls free from the sky—shouldn't it be cheap and abundant? As a familiar adage rationalizes, ...

Chinooks Restaurant of Seward took first place at the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute's second annual Great Alaska Seafood Cook-off. The win was an improvement from last year when the restaurant's team placed second in the same competition. The ...

TAKING THE FIFTH: IRS official says she has not done anything wrong… The Internal Revenue Service official who headed the division involved in targeting conservative groups invoked her constitutional right against self-incrimination Wednesday and ...

_ MOORE, Okla. -- In the middle-class neighborhood of brick and frame homes known locally as South Moore Addition, there was no discernible pattern to the destruction inflicted by a tornado that killed at least 24 people. Some residents stood in a ...

KEYSTONE, KEYSTONE, KEYSTONE: The House will vote today on H.R. 3 — the Northern Route Approval Act — which would expedite the Keystone XL pipeline by eliminating the need for a presidential permit. The vote is largely symbolic as the bill is ...