With the Midwest Writing Center's literary magazine THE ATLAS celebrating the publication of its 21st volume, a release party, open-mic night, and KAS concert honoring the Young Emerging Writers (YEW) program will be held at Rock Island venue Rozz-Tox on August 13, the evening boasting readings from
On August 19, Putnam Museum & Science Center patrons will be privileged to share an evening with Academy Award winner Marlee Matlin when the star of Children of a Lesser God and Best Picture winner CODA delivers a keynote address in tandem with a screening of I Am disABLEd.
Aug 4 (Reuters) – SpaceX reported on Tuesday a 92% rise in revenue for the April-June quarter, in its first earnings since going public, buoyed by strong growth in its Starlink satellite-internet and AI businesses. It reported revenue of $7.8 billion, compared with $4.1 billion a year earlier. The c
Presented as a special event in the Quad Cities Latino Cinema Series, the Oscar-nominated inspirational-teacher drama Stand & Deliver enjoys an August 19 screening at Davenport venue The Last Picture House, writer/director Ramón Menéndez's 1988 film the winner of the Independent Spirit Award for Bes
Lauded by the New York Daily News as "consistently entertaining" and by Newsday as "a major treat," Steve Martin's hit comedy Picasso at the Lapin Agile enjoys an August 20 through 30 run at Geneseo's Richmond Hill Barn Theatre, the New York Post adding to the praise by calling the show "highly cred
A dramatic landmark whose 2026 Broadway return recently won six Tony Awards including Best Revival of a Play, Arthur Miller's timeless Death of a Salesman serves as the debut production in a new collaboration between the Mockingbird on Main and Black Hawk College, the show's August 20 through 29 run
Wildfires are burning in North America and Europe. Deadly heat waves have parked over cities and the world’s oceans are the hottest ever recorded for this time of year. A strengthening El Nino is forecast to be off-the-charts, spiking global temperatures and warping weather all over. While it may se
ROME (AP) — Child malnutrition has reached critical levels in a third of Afghanistan’s provinces and is expected to worsen as funding shortfalls force cuts in food distributions and other support, the U.N. World Food Program said Tuesday. “We must act now to stem the rise in child deaths, which this
DUBLIN (AP) — Hundreds of mourners including Irish musicians and entertainers filled a Dublin cathedral on Tuesday for the funeral of Academy Award-winning singer-songwriter Glen Hansard, who died in a motorcycle crash last week at the age of 56. Actors Steve Coogan and Chris O’Dowd and musicians in
PRAHOVO, Serbia (AP) — Water levels on the Danube River, the second longest in Europe, have dropped so low because of drought that the hulks of dozens of World War II German battleships are emerging into view. They are a curious distraction from the summer heat crisis. The Danube’s record low water
CEUTA, Spain (AP) — The dead have been recovered from the waters off Ceuta. Most of the migrants who forced their way across the frontier into Spain have gone back to Morocco. In the enclave city, shops are open nearly a week after it became the epicenter of a European migration crisis. But an estim
By Marta Serafinko Aug 4 (Reuters) – For most insects, a flowering alpine plant might seem an unlikely predator. But researchers have discovered that a delicate wildflower that grows in rocky mountain crevices in southwestern China lures prey onto sticky hairs, digests their bodies and absorbs the n
Aug 4 (Reuters) – Volta Infra, a seven-month-old AI infrastructure startup, said it raised funds at a $2.4 billion valuation and landed a $10 billion contract with an unnamed AI company to provide cloud-computing services in Europe alongside Bitdeer Technologies. The startup has also launched a $5 b
(SRN NEWS) The artificial intelligence program is being blamed for helping spread child pornography. The Arkansas mom and dad say a photographer used Grok to turn innocent photos he took of their 10-year-old daughter and other kids into child porn with the help of Grok. The photographer has been arr
(SRN NEWS) A physician assistant who was fired for refusing to assist on a sex-change operation has settled a lawsuit against University of Michigan Health-West for 410,000 dollars. First Liberty represented Valerie Kloosterman and has issued a statement to the Christian Post saying “Title Seven pro
By Libby George LONDON, Aug 4 (Reuters) – Artificial intelligence could enable developing countries to gain a century’s worth of development in a decade if they act quickly on power, connectivity and skills gaps, the World Bank said in a report on Tuesday. Widespread job losses due to AI are also le
Backpacks can be fashionable and functional, but they can also be too heavy — weighed down by digital devices, musical instruments, sports equipment and more. Some kids carry home a laptop or tablet and textbooks, too. It’s good to be prepared, but kids who walk to school or participate in extracurr
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Authorities in Guatemala have ordered evacuations in some southern communities around the Fuego volcano, which is erupting. Claudinne Ogaldes, executive secretary of the Guatemalan disaster managing agency, CONRED, confirmed on Monday evening to The Associated Press that the er
TOKYO (AP) — Toyota reported Tuesday a nearly doubling of profit for the fiscal first quarter as solid demand in the U.S. and India combined with a favorable exchange rate to boost results. The Japanese automaker, which makes the Prius hybrid and Lexus luxury models, recorded a 1.48 trillion yen ($9
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka closed schools in its tea-growing mountainous regions Tuesday as heavy rains triggered floods and mudslides that left five people dead and three wounded, officials said. Heavy downpours over the last two days have wreaked havoc in many parts of the country, floodi
SEOUL, Aug 4 (Reuters) – South Korean retail shareholder platform ACT said on Tuesday it had launched a campaign to call an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting at Samsung Electronics, urging the chipmaker to buy back about $32 billion worth of shares and set limits on performance bonuses. ACT said i
By Liz Lee BEIJING, Aug 4 (Reuters) – China accused the Philippines of an “extremely serious political provocation” on Tuesday, after Manila expressed concern about the potential influence of China’s state-linked institutions on local education through cultural exchange programmes. Tension has grown
MOSCOW, Aug 4 (Reuters) – A Russian soldier in Crimea opened fire on his colleagues, killing one and wounding another, before turning his weapon on civilians and killing three, an official said on Tuesday. Three other people were wounded, said Mikhail Razvozhayev, the Russian-installed governor of t
BRUSSELS (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s migration policies have come under withering criticism as leaders from across the European Union meet Tuesday following last week’s rush of migrants to the Spanish territory of Ceuta in North Africa. The sudden arrival of 50,000 to 60,000 migran
Aug 3 (Reuters) – Apple on Monday asked a U.S. judge for a preliminary injunction barring two former employees and OpenAI from accessing, acquiring, using or disclosing alleged confidential information as it moves ahead with its trade secrets case. Apple last month sued OpenAI and the two former emp
By Ishaan Arora and Trixie Yap Aug 4 (Reuters) – Oil prices rebounded 1% on Tuesday from a plunge in the previous session, fuelled by concerns that Middle East supply remains at risk as a diplomatic resolution to the U.S.-Iran war that has disrupted shipments still seems unlikely. Front-month Brent
By Rae Wee SINGAPORE, Aug 4 (Reuters) – The yen held on to most of its intervention-driven gains on Tuesday, after last week’s joint action by Tokyo and Washington to shore up the currency kept speculators wary of rebuilding bearish positions. The yen weakened slightly in early Asia trade and was do
By Gregor Stuart Hunter SINGAPORE, Aug 4 (Reuters) – Asian markets made cautious gains at the start of trading as investors followed a global rally, with oil prices holding near the lowest levels in weeks as the U.S.-Iran conflict remained at a stalemate. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares
CHICAGO (AP) — For the Chicago Cubs, the trade deadline was all about pitching. The rotation, and the bullpen. Chicago acquired right-hander Clay Holmes and outfielder Tyrone Taylor from the last-place New York Mets on Monday for touted infield prospect Jefferson Rojas. The Cubs also added reliever
Aug 3 (Reuters) – Videogame publisher Electronic Arts missed expectations for first-quarter bookings on Monday, hit by a post-launch decline in engagement for its “Battlefield” franchise ahead of its Saudi-backed acquisition. Here are more details: • Despite having a strong launch last year, “Battle
