BUÑOL, Spain (AP) — Thousands of revelers descended on Buñol on Wednesday for the annual La Tomatina food fight, where they painted the small Spanish town red with up to 165 tons of overripe tomatoes. Loaded trucks plodded through the crowd with people in their cargo beds throwing tomatoes at the re
TAIPEI, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Taiwan must demonstrate its resolve to defend itself and pass a six-year, T$210 billion ($6.6 billion) special budget to buy military drones, President Lai Ching-te said on Wednesday ahead of a crucial vote in the opposition-controlled parliament. Taiwan’s government says
Aug 26 (Reuters) – German companies are increasingly being targeted by cyberattacks that they suspect are linked to foreign intelligence services, a study by digital industry association Bitkom showed on Wednesday. More than one in three companies hit by cyberattacks, or 37%, said they had attribute
BEIJING, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Many people were feared dead or missing after a mudslide hit major border crossing between China and Nepal in Tibet’s Gyirong county on Wednesday, Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported. “At approximately 10:30 AM (0230 GMT) on August 26, due to a mudslide occurring on
BEIJING/SINGAPORE, Aug 26 (Reuters) – China’s Moonshot AI is negotiating revenue-sharing agreements with Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet’s Google that would allow the U.S. cloud giants to host its blockbuster Kimi K3 model, three people familiar with the talks said. Any deal could mark the first big
SEC joins Big Ten in banning pros from returning to college, including basketball players The Southeastern Conference has passed a rule banning players who have been drafted by NFL, NBA or WNBA teams or listed on rosters in those leagues. With Tuesday’s move, the SEC joins the Big Ten in taking a st
Pakistan Delivers US Offer to Iran To End Blockade, Reopen Hormuz By The Media Line Staff Pakistan’s Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir delivered a US proposal to Iran offering an end to economic sanctions and the naval blockade in exchange for Tehran reopening the Strait of Hormuz and halting atta
Israeli Arms, Iranian Drones and Turkish Oil: Azerbaijan’s High-Stakes Balancing Act Bordering Russia and Iran while cultivating Israel and Turkey, Baku seeks security through competing partnerships—and offers itself as a mediator when its allies collide By Gabriel Colodro / The Media Line “We canno
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Raiders’ offensive line is far from proven, no wide receiver has emerged as a true No. 1 and a rookie could be the starting running back entering the season. Probably not the ideal situation to start a first-year quarterback, but players drafted first overall — as Fernando
WASHINGTON (AP) — United States Capitol Police on Tuesday arrested a California man with what they said was a guillotine in the bed of a pickup truck parked near the U.S. Capitol complex. Police detained 35-year-old Philan-Tam-Duy Le of Julian, California, shortly after 3 p.m., when the truck he was
The father of a U.S. Navy sailor who has been deployed in the Middle East for a record-breaking nine months was released from immigration detention, according to his family. His arrest sparked intense backlash after The Associated Press reported that his son was entering his ninth month on the USS A
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. government issued a travel alert for Americans planning to visit Mexicali in northern Mexico and temporarily suspended consular activities in the border city due to a “potential threat,” without providing details. The notice, released Monday night, said that because of in
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dolly Parton, the iconic songwriter, singer and actor, has died. A statement from her publicist says she died peacefully Tuesday at the age of 80 in Nashville, Tennessee. Parton wrote and sang hundreds of songs, including classics like “Jolene,” “Coat of Many Colors” and “I W
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces on Tuesday announced the official dissolution of the group, which once controlled a de facto autonomous zone in Syria’s northeast. Speaking during a news conference at the presidential palace in Damascus, Mazloum Abdi s
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberia’s former vice president was sent to prison on Tuesday to await trial on drug trafficking and other charges, after a court in the West African country denied her request to be released on humanitarian grounds for medical treatment. Jewel Howard-Taylor’s lawyers asked
Touring in support of their forthcoming album, Fatal Paradox set for release November 27, the Grammy-nominated metalcore rockers of Hatebreed headline a September 5 concert at Davenport's Capitol Theatre, lead vocalist and co-founder Jamey Jasta performing with his outfit more than 30 years after th
On September 10 and 11, the chart-topping, Grammy-winning rockers of the Eagles will be celebrated when Rock Island's Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse hosts the return of 7 Bridges: The Ultimate Eagles Experience, two evenings of beloved, iconic hits sure to include such chart-toppers as "Best of My Love,
A beloved venue regular at Rock Island's Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse will take on the repertoire of one of history's most admired singer/songwriters in the September 9 concert event Solitary Man: A Tribute to the Songs of Neil Diamond, with Hauskins and a team of gifted musicians treating audiences t
Lauded by Post-Trash as " a breath of fresh air, mixing nostalgia of the past with a fervor for the present," 71-year-old singer/songwriter and performance veteran Robert Lester Folsom headlines a September 7 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the artist touring in support of his critically accla
With his live show described as a "blues punk guitar dance party," and the artist having enjoyed frequent tours of North America, Europe, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Taiwan, and Iceland, experimental rocker Bob Log III headlines a September 10 concert event at Davenport's Raccoon Motel.
WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (Reuters) – The U.S. Secret Service is aware of a video broadcast by Iranian state television discussing a potential plot to assassinate U.S. President Donald Trump’s youngest son, a spokesperson said on Tuesday. “The U.S. Secret Service is aware of the video and investigates anyt
Touring in support of their 2026 recording I Don't Like What It Does to Me, the Dutch dark-wave artists of Bragolin headline a September 6 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, Post-Punk.com stating that in the band's latest album, "The hooks arrive fast, the atmosphere never loosens its grip, and t
With her 2022 EP Flight Behavior hailed by The Prospectus as "an experience that envelopes one within a fireball of emotion," Illinois-based singer/songwriter Emily How headlines a September 5 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, The Prospectus adding, "For those new to Emily How, now is a great ti
Hailed by Spectrum Culture as a band that "has a knack for cooking up a good groove," the touring musicians and Tel Aviv natives of Sababa 5 headline a special September 4 concert at Rock Island venue Rozz-Tox, their 2026 album Çeva Va Ça Va lauded by YouAndTheMusic.com as "exactly what you want to
Presenting the ultimate celebration of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees Bon Jovi, Galesburg's Orpheum Theatre, on September 10, will treat fans to the tribute artists of Don Jovi, lead vocalist Don Chaffin and his quartet of bandmates dedicated to honoring Bon Jovi's music with the highest respect
A beloved local tradition designed specifically for seniors continues into its 26th year when River Action, on September 3 and 4, hosts two days worth of self-guided Senior Citizen Golf Cart Tours, with his year’s event including a tour of the Arsenal Island taking place in the early evening, allowi
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Elon Musk will not face charges for promising to give $1 million to voters in a 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court election because no jury would find that constituted election bribery, a state prosecutor said Tuesday. Musk, the founder of SpaceX and CEO of Tesla, was deeply involved
Aug 26 (Reuters) – Japan is preparing to set up a payment infrastructure to enable instantaneous settlement of transactions in stocks and Japanese government bonds using blockchain technology, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Wednesday. The Financial Services Agency, the Ministry of Finance, the Ban
LOS ANGELES Aug 25 (Reuters) – California Attorney General Rob Bonta said on Tuesday there are no settlement talks scheduled with Paramount Skydance to resolve the antitrust suit seeking to block the studio’s proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery. Bonta said he canceled a schedu
PARIS (AP) — A tornado ripped through a small village in southern France, damaging about 300 homes, destroying several cars and injuring dozens of people, authorities said Tuesday. The tornado struck Pomas, a village of about 1,000 people, on Monday and rescue teams continued their search through ru
