Lauded by the New York Times as a "big bearhug of a musical" in which "even the most stalwart cynics may have trouble staying dry-eyed," the Tony Award-winning Come from Away enjoys a September 11 through 22 at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts. Presented by City Circle Theatre Company,
A country-music singing/songwriting legend with 14 Grammy nominations to her name, Martina McBride brings her eagerly awaited national tour to Davenport's Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center on September 13, the neo-traditionalist talent beloved for smash hits including "Independence Day," "Bless
Touring in support of their most recent album Arcadia that was awarded four stars by The Guardian, the bluegrass and country talents of Alison Krauss & Union station, along with featured performer Jerry Douglas, bring their latest tour to Davenport's Adler Theatre on September 11, The Guardian stati
A legendary glam-metal outfit whose first studio album Dawn Patrol debuted more than 40 years ago, the rockers of Night Ranger bring their national tour to Davenport's Capitol Theatre on September 17, the group revered for Billboard-charting hits including "Don't Tell Me You Love Me," "When You Clos
Touring in support of her newly released EP Promises (Covers EP), and with her prior album Carving Canyons hailed by Forbes as “her best as well as her most mature work yet," lauded singer/songwriter and Rock Island native Lissie returns to the Quad Cities for a September 16 headlining concert at Da
BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) — Guinea-Bissau has voted in support of expanding presidential powers and trimming the country’s legislature, electoral authorities announced Tuesday. The referendum held last Sunday was to change key provisions of the West African nation’s constitution ahead of December’s
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Razia Noreen and her colleagues had just checked on the 15 newborns in their care at the hospital nursery in Islamabad and were preparing injections for some of them in an adjacent room when she saw something unusual: flames. The nurse dropped the syringe and ran into the nursery. S
By Field Level Media Sep 01 (Field Level Media) – The Philadelphia 76ers signed three players including 7-foot-6 center Tacko Fall, the team announced on Tuesday. Guard Jameer Nelson Jr. and forward Saint Thomas also signed contracts, with the team not disclosing terms. Fall, 30, played last season
HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans won’t extend current contract negotiations with quarterback C.J. Stroud into the season. General manager Nick Caserio said Tuesday that if the club can’t reach an agreement with Stroud before the Sept. 13 opener against Buffalo that it will pause all talks until nex
CBS NFL analyst and former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo has pleaded no contest to a charge of operating while intoxicated and has issued a statement apologizing for the actions that led to his July arrest. Romo was arrested July 23 following a traffic stop as he was driving south on Intersta
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told the Trump administration Tuesday to “stop doing memes, stop throwing shade and stop trying to be tough,” as he pushed back against a fresh wave of attacks from Washington. Carney said U.S.-Canada trade talks could resume if Washington became se
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military hit targets in Iran on Tuesday and Tehran fired missiles and drones in response as hostilities flare once again in an intermittent war that has lasted more than six months. The U.S. strikes followed others on Sunday that abruptly ended a month without military act
BERLIN (AP) — The German government on Tuesday blamed Russia for an attempted attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport last month using a drone laden with explosives, and announced that it would shut down a Russian consulate among other measures. The drone was found near a Ukrainian plane on Aug. 4 and the d
BRUSSELS, Sept 1 (Reuters) – More than 10 European Union members are willing to contribute resources and people to a planned mission to advise and train Lebanon’s armed forces, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Tuesday. The proposed mission stems from the EU studying ways to strengthen Le
By Field Level Media Sep 01 (Field Level Media) – The Los Angeles Chargers are signing quarterback Justin Herbert’s brother, tight end Patrick Herbert, to the practice squad, ESPN reported Tuesday. The reunion will make the siblings teammates for the first time since briefly playing at Oregon togeth
THE HAGUE, Sept 1 (Reuters) – The small Pacific Island state of Vanuatu is trying to bring a decades-old dispute with France over two uninhabited islands before the International Court of Justice, the United Nations’ top court said on Tuesday. The ICJ, also known as the World Court, will not immedia
By Maria Cheng OTTAWA, Sept 1 (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal party won three special elections on Tuesday, maintaining Carney’s slim majority in Parliament at a time when he has called for national unity to face a worsening trade war with U.S. President Donald Trump. Liber
Aaron Donald’s decision to come off the retirement couch and get back on the field after a two-year absence may be unusual but it’s far from unprecedented. Donald joins a list of athletes who had called it quits after putting together Hall of Fame-caliber careers only to get the itch and decide to c
The Philadelphia Eagles are the first in a generation with back-to-back titles in the NFC East, a division that didn’t have another team with a winning record last season. The New York Giants, with just two playoff appearances since the franchise’s fourth Super Bowl championship 15 years ago, hired
(SRN NEWS) – “Global Landscape,” a standout feature from SRN News, is a concise two-minute audio segment that delivers a snapshot of the day’s top religion-related news stories from around the world. This engaging feature provides listeners with timely insights into significant developments, cultura
(SRN NEWS)-( ) An increasing number of Americans are turning to artificial intelligence for spiritual insights. Critics say this is a dangerous trend. Noreen Herzfeld of St. John’s School of Theology and Seminary in Collegeville, Minnesota says AI chatbots are too eager to agree with a person, servi
(SRN NEWS)- The Trump administration Department of Justice says the FBI spent a lot of its time between 2020 and 2024 targeting and investigating conservative Catholics, portraying them as a threat to national security. The 230 page report says the FBI went after such Americans for their opposition
(SRN NEWS)-The state GOP has released a list of legislative priorities and one of them involves changing how two married people separate. In a statement the party says “Marriage and strong families are the best protection for children. We call for an end to no-fault divorce. When a marriage breaks d
(SRN NEWS)-The Pew Research Center reports that 77% of all American adults in their 30’s or 40’s have lived together with a romantic partner without the benefit of marriage. 37% have done this more than once. And the percentages hold remarkably steady across various racial groups and education cohor
NEW YORK (AP) — When Aaron Sorkin made 2010’s “The Social Network,” he had heard of Facebook, he said at the time, “the way I’ve heard of a carburetor.” Sixteen years later, he has a much deeper idea of what Mark Zuckerberg’s social media empire has become. “Back then, Facebook was a way to keep in
Sept 1 (Reuters) – OVHcloud has obtained France’s SecNumCloud cybersecurity qualification for its public cloud offering, as the country tightens rules governing where sensitive state data can be stored and processed, the company said on Tuesday. The French cloud provider said the service was aimed a
Sept 1 (Reuters) – Aerospace engineering firm PLD Space said on Tuesday it had extended its equity funding round by €108 million ($125 million), bringing the round’s total to €288 million. The company’s cumulative funding stands at €488 million, as it seeks to boost its capacity to launch rockets in
CHITWAN, Nepal (AP) — She knows her 21-year-old son is dead, but she didn’t get a chance to see him before his body was committed to its cremation shroud. Knowing his fate after the catastrophic floods that killed over 1,000 people in Nepal and China brings some comfort, but all she could do was tou
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Nepal and China rose over 1,000 on Tuesday, authorities said, as rescue teams worked to reach communities cut off by the disaster. Nepal’s disaster agency said Tuesday that 987 deaths had been counted there, with 3,916 people missi
By Mridula Kumar Sept 1 (Reuters) – Shares of India’s Happiest Minds fell as much as 12.2% on Tuesday after Indian conglomerate ITC unveiled plans to buy a large stake and merge its unit with the IT services provider, fueling concerns over a prolonged integration. ITC shares rose as much as 4.7% in
