BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — A debut Down Under has been a long time coming for the NFL. It’s a good thing Aussies revel in the long game. It’s fitting, too, that the Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers will be playing their season-opening game next week at the Melbourne Cricket Ground — know
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Young Orthodox Christians gathered in Romania’s capital for a candlelit procession, part of the annual International Meeting of Orthodox Youth. Brought to you by www.srnnews.com
NEW YORK (AP) — Don Christian had never held a regular job when he left prison. A conviction at age 19 for selling drugs kept him confined through young adulthood and into his early 40s. When he got out after serving 23 years and started looking for work, “I had to start from the bottom. The very, v
Mortgage rates rose again this week, driving the average long-term U.S. home loan rate to its highest level in more than a year. The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate rose 6.71% from 6.66% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. One year ago, the average rate was 6.50%. Higher
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Two Mercury-bound spacecraft left their mother ship behind on Thursday and headed down the home stretch of their nearly decade-long voyage to the solar system’s smallest and closest-to-the-sun planet. The linked European and Japanese spacecraft separated as planned from t
(SRN NEWS)-Democrat Josh Shapiro has proposed changes to the state health code that all but erases women. The Daily Wire reports that the governor wants to replace the word “woman” with “individual” in the code and refer to new mothers as “postpartum individuals.” Randall Wenger of the Independence
NEW YORK (AP) — Travis Knight, the chief executive of the stop-motion animation studio Laika, wasn’t prepared for the response to the teaser for his new film, “Wildwood.” Almost immediately, it went viral. The early trailer rapidly gained more than 90 million views on YouTube, galvanized by people a
Sept 3 (Reuters) – Microseries platform and studio aTwist launched on Thursday with 10 original series and curated library content, as shifting entertainment preferences drive a wave of demand for mobile-first short-form storytelling. Microdramas are gaining popularity as Hollywood production shrink
KUOPIO, Finland (AP) — In a civil defense shelter hewn into rock, behind doors designed to withstand a nuclear or biological attack, two Finnish conscripts wearing hazmat suits and breathing masks are measuring radiation levels as they take part in an exercise to turn a cave into a place of safety f
By Maya Gebeily BEIRUT, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Iran has warned the United States that it would respond forcefully to an Israeli offensive on a mountainous ridge in southern Lebanon where Iranian military personnel are holed up alongside Hezbollah fighters, three officials briefed on the message told Reu
OSLO, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Norway has seized a Russian ship in the Arctic to enforce a $4.22 billion compensation claim won by Ukrainian energy firm Naftogaz over Moscow’s seizure of its assets when Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, officials said late on Wednesday. The vessel, the Professor Molchanov, w
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Mongolia, Russia’s long-term trading partner, is feeling the pinch of fuel shortages in its neighbour, the dominant supplier of gasoline and diesel, a Mongolian official told Reuters. Media and Reuters witnesses reported long queues at petrol stations across t
ISTANBUL, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Turkish authorities continued searching on Thursday for 10 crew members missing after a cargo ship sank off the coast of Istanbul following a collision with another vessel, state-owned Anadolu Agency reported. Two Turkish-flagged commercial vessels collided in the Sea of
LONDON (AP) — Uber and British tech company Wayve are launching London’s first self-driving taxi service on Thursday, giving residents a chance to use technology that’s already available in many U.S. cities and other parts of the world. The two companies said they’re starting with a small rollout of
The Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers will meet at the famed Melbourne Cricket Ground next week in what the NFL intends to be the first of many regular-season games in front of its growing Australian fan base. The league also is determined to play those games at Australia’s biggest stadiu
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts saw a physically compromised Shohei Ohtani at the plate Wednesday night when the four-time MVP was 0 for 4 with four strikeouts. He plans to have a conversation with the training staff and Ohtani on Thursday to “really try to figure out whe
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged Republican lawmakers facing tough reelection campaigns to run on his record in the White House despite his sagging popularity, and he pledged to campaign in all of the roughly three dozen contests that are likely to determine control of Con
By Menna AlaaElDin and Kanishka Singh CAIRO/WASHINGTON, Sept 3 (Reuters) – The sudden recent escalation of the Iran war has cast renewed attention on its civilian toll after Iran reported 18 dead in the last U.S. assault, including four killed and dozens wounded at a wedding. Iran’s health minister
By Rocky Swift TOKYO, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Shares and bonds staged a relief rally in Asia on Thursday while the yen added to gains as investors awaited fresh U.S. data and central banker comments for signals that could determine whether the Federal Reserve tightens policy this month. Japanese governme
By Field Level Media Sep 03 (Field Level Media) – The Chicago Fire made Philip Zinckernagel a Designated Player on Wednesday and signed the All-Star winger to a new contract through the 2027-28 MLS season. The deal was announced on the final day of MLS’s summer transfer window. Zinckernagel, who cam
By Field Level Media Sep 03 (Field Level Media) – The Colorado Rapids and St. Louis City set an MLS record on Wednesday when Colorado swapped high-scoring forward Rafael Navarro to St. Louis for $12 million. That’s the highest dollar amount paid for a player in an MLS trade. St. Louis City could be
By Field Level Media Sep 03 (Field Level Media) – Cincinnati has been cleared of wrongdoing by the NCAA following an investigation tied to former quarterback Brendan Sorsby’s extensive sports gambling activity. The university said Wednesday that the NCAA’s enforcement staff has closed its inquiry, w
Last September in Washington D.C., the International Center For 9/11 Justice (IC911.org) hosted a multi-day conference that publicly documented new and prior 9/11 Truth research results. This year, on the 25th anniversary of 9/11, the Turn the Tide conference is back, now in New York City from Septe
LONDON, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Uber launched autonomous rides in London on Thursday using AI technology developed by Britain’s Wayve, making the city the second in Europe after Zagreb where the company offers robotaxis. Here are more details: • Initially a licensed operator will be on board to monitor t
Our area's professional dance company Ballet Quad Cities has a lot to celebrate at the start of its 30th anniversary, beginning with the September 13 performances of Ballet on the Lawn at Davenport's Outing Club.
Sept 2 (Reuters) – Olympus-backed data center infrastructure firm Accelevation filed for a U.S. initial public offering on Wednesday, seeking to tap into the investor demand for companies serving the AI boom. The market for new listings has gained momentum this year, buoyed by several high-profile I
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The NBA imposed a sweeping punishment against the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday for violating salary cap circumvention rules, suspending owner Steve Ballmer for one year, fining the team $30 million and forcing it to forfeit five first-round draft picks. Also, two-time NBA Fin
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, Sept 2 (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors announced on Wednesday criminal fraud charges against two former chief executive officers of Linqto over their alleged roles in a $450 million scheme to defraud thousands of investors hoping to cash in on private companies before they
Sept 2 (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department is working with Elon Musk’s X to track down those behind an attempted password-recovery attack targeting hundreds of thousands of users of the social media platform this week, U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Wednesday. A password-recovery att
LOS ANGELES (AP) — For nearly 30 years, the story of Tupac Shakur’s killing existed somewhere between an unsolved murder and hip-hop mythology. His death became intertwined with the killing of Christopher Wallace, better known as The Notorious B.I.G., six months later. Together, the deaths of two of
