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The Downtown Davenport Partnership unveiled a new brand and outlined more than $68 million in planned investment at its annual meeting, including major gateway projects across the district.
BAJAKOVO, Croatia (AP) — Travelers at a popular border crossing between Croatia and Serbia on Saturday faced hourslong waits in scorching temperatures as peak summer holiday traffic clogged one of the major crossings between the two Balkan nations. Motorists traveling from Croatia through the Bajako
LONDON (AP) — Icelandic coast guards and special forces seized a ship operated by a group founded by anti-whaling activist Paul Watson and detained its crew, officials in the Arctic island nation said Saturday. The Icelandic Coast Guard said the crew of whaling ship Hvalur 9 requested assistance on
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Faced with a narrow path to winning control of the U.S. House, Democrats are seeing fresh opportunity in a northeast Ohio congressional seat where the Republican incumbent is facing mounting pressure over domestic abuse allegations in a bitter and drawn-out dispute with his ex-
By Ernest Scheyder Aug 1 (Reuters) – If the Senate does not confirm Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination, he will stay in his current acting role, President Donald Trump said on Saturday, adding that he would also push Congress to codify a proposed “anti-weaponization” fund that could help his
For the first time in more than a century, a total solar eclipse is coming to mainland Spain with an even longer encore next summer. Toss in a crescendoing meteor shower and a six-planet parade on the same day, and the heavens will be overflowing with awe. Daytime darkness will descend Aug. 12 acros
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people lined Amsterdam’s canals on Saturday to watch the city’s canal boat parade, the highlight of an annual Pride festival that this year comes just a week after a deadly attack on a Pride event in Berlin. Openly gay Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten, dresse
BERLIN (AP) — Hamburg’s Pride parade, one of Germany’s biggest, got underway Saturday with increased security a week after a fatal extremist attack near its counterpart in Berlin. Dozens of trucks were making their way through the center of Germany’s second-biggest city and organizers expected about
LIVINGSTON, Mont. (AP) — Trout need cool water to survive, but record heat this summer has driven water temperatures to lethal levels for fish. Wildlife officials are banning fishing during certain hours on rivers and streams across the U.S. West, following an exceptionally dry winter and amid wides
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland said he is “very concerned” that President Donald Trump will wield the power of the federal government to thwart the midterm elections this fall as the Republican tries to maintain his grip on power during the final two years of his administration. In
TRANSFAGARASAN, Romania, Aug 1 (Reuters) – In just three hours on a sunny morning on Romania’s scenic Transfagarasan mountain road, at least 20 brown bears emerged from the forest and approached motorists who had stopped to feed them and take selfies. The motorists ignored signs along the hairpin be
MASSANDRA, Crimea, Aug 1 (Reuters) – Under a blazing summer sun, a chef poured oil into huge pots set up on a street in the Crimean town of Massandra, preparing to serve dozens of people queuing for a hot meal after Ukrainian attacks cut power to their own kitchens. Cities and towns across Crimea, w
LE PORGE, France (AP) — Firefighters held a vast wildfire inside its perimeter in southwestern France on Saturday, allowing about 198,000 people to return home after what may have been the country’s largest peacetime evacuation, even as renewed fires forced thousands from their homes elsewhere in Fr
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump knows the world hangs on his every word. Now he wants you to pay for it. The social media posts of the world’s most powerful man are going on sale Saturday when his Truth Social business begins offering sneak peeks of them to Wall Street traders willing to pay
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU, Aug 1 (Reuters) – Celebrated Nepali climber Nirmal Purja, who set a record for the fastest ascent of the world’s 14 highest mountains, died in an avalanche during an expedition in Pakistan, his company said on Saturday. “Today it is with profound sadness and immense heartb
MOSCOW, Aug 1 (Reuters) – Two Ukrainian drones hit and sank a civilian vessel owned by Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom sailing in the Black Sea overnight, the company’s head, Alexei Likhachev, said in a statement on Saturday. All 17 crew members survived the attack on the ship, which was t
By Mahmoud Issa and Alexander Cornwell Deir al-Balah, GAZA/TEL AVIV, July 28 (Reuters) – Israel’s military on Saturday killed two Palestinians in Gaza and destroyed two warehouses near a hospital that stored medicine in separate strikes, amid uncertainty over whether Israel has accepted a deal reach
By Che Pan and Ryan Woo BEIJING, Aug 1 (Reuters) – Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD’s global sales rose for a third straight month in July, with robust overseas demand continuing to help offset softer conditions in its home market. Total sales rose 21.8% from a year earlier to 419,211 vehicles las
CAIRO (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump threatened more strikes on Iran as the United States presses for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Hours later on Saturday, Kuwait said it responded to a new round of drone attacks from Iran while a tanker was struck in the strategic waterway. Meanwhile,
