Month: August 2017

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National

Minnesota mosque explosion investigated by federal authorities

iStock/Thinkstock(MINNEAPOLIS) -- An explosion on Saturday morning at a mosque in a Minneapolis suburb shattered windows in the imam's office but did not injure anyone, officials said.The blast rang out at the Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center in Bloomington around 5 a.m. CDT, when over a dozen people were gathering inside for morning prayers. Although no one was hurt in the explosion, it damaged the imam's office and awoke many residents […]

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National

Police release video of suspect wanted for Florida resort killings

iStock/Thinkstock(LONGBOAT KEY, Fla.) -- Authorities on Friday released surveillance footage of a suspect wanted in the killings of two employees at a beach resort in Florida.The suspect was caught on surveillance camera entering the lobby of the Zota Beach Resort in Longboat Key early Friday morning. The individual appears to be wearing a mask and holding a gun. Minutes later, the same individual is seen leaving the lobby holding what […]

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National

Chicago to sue Justice Department over sanctuary city policy, mayor says

iStock/Thinkstock(CHICAGO) -- Chicago will file a lawsuit Monday against the Justice Department over its plan to withhold grant money from so-called "sanctuary cities," the city's mayor said.Mayor Rahm Emanuel said in a radio interview Friday that the city will file suit Monday in federal court over the new U.S. policy that the mayor says forces Chicago to choose between its commitment to being a sanctuary city for immigrants and its […]

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National

Police arrest Northwestern professor suspected in slaying

iStock/Thinkstock(CHICAGO) -- A Northwestern University professor accused in the fatal stabbing of a man found in the educator's Chicago apartment has been arrested -- as has the second suspect in the case -- and both men are now in police custody in Oakland, California, Chicago police announced late Friday night.Arrest warrants for first-degree murder in Chicago were issued earlier this week for both men.Latham was arrested around 7:30 p.m. in […]

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State News

The future of NAFTA discussed at Iowa Ag Summit (AUDIO)

Speakers at today’s Iowa Ag Summit in Des Moines suggested both opportunities and risks are ahead as the Trump Administration renegotiates the North American Free Trade Agreement. Officials from the U.S., Canada and Mexico will convene in Washington on August 16 to begin the first round of discussions. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue did not mention […]Powered by WPeMatico

todayAugust 5, 2017

State News

Vandalism of renovated Marshalltown ‘Roundhouse’

Police in Marshalltown are investigation a case in which a stolen truck plowed into doors of the Marshalltown Roundhouse at Marshalltown High School. The Marshalltown Police Department got called to the scene at 4:15 Friday morning. A stolen pick up truck had crashed into the north doors of the Marshalltown Roundhouse, a facility that was […]Powered by WPeMatico

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State News

Governor to treasurer: no need for short-term borrowing

Governor Kim Reynolds says the state does not need to engage in cash flow borrowing to cover the state’s financial obligations next March and April. “I want to just assure Iowans we have almost half a billion dollars in cash reserves. I don’t think this is a time when we need to be short-term borrowing, […]Powered by WPeMatico

todayAugust 5, 2017

Entertainment

Sean Spicer reportedly declines ‘Dancing with the Stars’ offer

ABC(NEW YORK) -- Sadly, is sounds as if we won't get to see Spicy tripping the light fantastic. Former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer won't be strutting his stuff in the Dancing with the Stars ballroom, sources supposedly tell TMZ. Spicer, 45, is said to have turned down the offer due to "overwhelming number of commitments in the fall," says to the insider. It's no big loss for the […]

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Entertainment

Despite Stephen Colbert’s ratings rise, NBC exec has faith in Jimmy Fallon

Andrew Lipovsky/NBC(BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.) --  The host of CBS' The Late Show, Stephen Colbert, has ridden his nightly skewering of Donald Trump to a rating bonanza. Just this week, CBS announced that The Late Show had topped its late night rivals by its largest margin since the show's premiere, winning the weekly ratings among late-night shows for a second straight week. So is NBC worried about its late-night franchise, The […]

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