Tens of thousands of people in northwest Indiana remained without power Wednesday, more than a week after deadly storms leveled trees and knocked down power lines across the region. Northern Indiana Public Service Co. said crews were working nonstop to fix the outages, but 75,000 customers still lac
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Pat Murphy doesn’t sound like the manager of a team with the best record in the major leagues as he discusses what the Milwaukee Brewers have accomplished thus far. “I don’t think we’ve played great,” the two-time reigning NL manager of the year said Wednesday. “We haven’t really je
Egypt-Ethiopia Nile Dispute Expands Into a Contest for the Horn New Ethiopian hydropower plans are drawing Somalia, Somaliland, Eritrea and Gulf states deeper into the regional balance By Giorgia Valente / The Media Line Ethiopia’s plans to build three additional hydropower dams on the Blue Nile hav
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberia has charged former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor with drug trafficking, money laundering and other offenses as part of an investigation into an alleged transnational narcotics network, the Justice Ministry said Wednesday. Howard-Taylor, who was vice president fr
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump played White House tour guide on Wednesday, showing off the helipad he is building on the lawn before leaning over to autograph a piece of it and bragging about the ballroom he’s rushing to complete despite legal challenges. Trump gushed for several uninterru
With more than 250 Corvettes from across the county expected to attend the eagerly awaited event, the city of LeClaire's 10th-annual Vettes on the River: Vettes Supporting Vets will be held at the LeClaire Levee on August 22, the day-long happening boasting raffle drawings, a color guard ceremony, a
By Kalea Hall Aug 19 (Reuters) – A few years ago, battery manufacturer LG Energy Solution was racing to make cells for electric vehicles. Today, its focus has mostly flipped to a new product: energy storage batteries. Most of LG Energy’s North American factories are making energy-storage batteries,
Former Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios suspended after positive test for cocaine GENEVA (AP) — Former Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios has tested positive for cocaine and is provisionally suspended from tennis. He posted details of the case on social media. Kyrgios writes “I recently failed a drug te
(SRN NEWS)-The lawsuit accuses the Palo Alto Unified School District of sending high school students on a field trip to a local mosque where they were given Korans and hijabs and encouraged to participate in Muslim religious rituals. It’s all part of the schools’ Social Justice Pathway program, but
(SRN NEWS)-According to a new poll from the Barna group, only 52% of American adolescents believe that there is a universal right and wrong that applies to all people. Amongst Christians teens who go to church regularly the numbers are better — 64% — but probably lower than a lot of parents and past
(SRN NEWS)-A recent Pew Research Center study highlights a kind of schizophrenia on the issue amongst some liberals. According to the poll, 33% of people who believe that it is possible for an individual to change his or her gender — also feel VERY uncomfortable with men playing sports against women
5 Buss siblings say they still intend to sell Lakers minority shares despite Jeanie’s opposition LOS ANGELES (AP) — Five of the six children of former Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss still intend to sell their remaining minority ownership of the NBA team despite the opposition of their sister, J
SYDNEY, Aug 20 (Reuters) – Australia’s internet regulator secured a court-enforceable undertaking from Roblox to improve protections against grooming and sexual exploitation, after tests found adult strangers could still contact children despite safety measures introduced by the world’s biggest gami
BEIJING (AP) — Do you want to see whether a robot can fold a piece of cloth? Interested in getting a robot dog or even a humanoid robot that could offer some emotional support? Or perhaps you just want to watch robots boxing and dancing? Come to Beijing. China kicked off the 2026 World Robot Confere
Aug 19 (Reuters) – Germany’s VDMA engineering association on Wednesday said humanoid robotics should move to the top of the political agenda, calling on Germany and Europe to step up and create resilient domestic supply chains for sourcing critical parts. • Shares in Unitree, China’s best-known huma
WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump will host cryptocurrency executives at the White House on Wednesday as U.S. financial regulators this week prepare to advance their framework for certain digital assets. Trump, who has earned more than $1.4 billion from his family’s crypto ventur
Buying a used car can be a smart money move. During a typical ownership cycle, the cost of a used vehicle is usually significantly lower than buying or leasing a new car. Choose one that’s only a few years old, and it will likely have relatively low miles and plenty of reliable years ahead at a nice
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s ousted Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov called Tuesday for elections to be held even as the war against Russia continues, saying the country was gripped by a crisis of governance. The move by one of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s most loyal and longstanding team memb
HONG KONG, Aug 19 (Reuters) – Alphabet has raised A$5.5 billion ($3.89 billion) via its inaugural Australian dollar debt issuance, according to a term sheet seen by Reuters, adding to the hectic pace of fundraising by global tech companies. The U.S. tech giant raised the amount by issuing 3-, 5-, 10
Aug 19 (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics has raised prices for some advanced contract chipmaking services by up to 15% for new orders, two people familiar with the matter said, as demand for AI chips tightens capacity in a business long dominated by TSMC. Demand from Chinese customers has been particu
LONDON (AP) — In 2012, a smiling Jason Arday was photographed by the British press carrying the Olympic flame in the torch relay that preceded the London Games. He was back in the news in 2023 when Cambridge University hailed him as the youngest Black professor in the institution’s history. Three ye
REO, Indonesia (AP) — Grocery stores, gas stations and other shops reopened Wednesday, four days after a powerful earthquake killed at least 70 people, injured nearly 1,200 others and damaged thousands of homes. Debris covered streets and searchers continued to dig in the rubble for possible victims
NEW DELHI (AP) — A fire broke out at a hotel in Kolkata in the early hours Wednesday, killing at least nine people and injuring six in the capital of India’s West Bengal state, police said. The blaze erupted around 1:45 a.m. at a hotel in central Kolkata close to the West Bengal Fire Department head
JERUSALEM (AP) — Ultra-Orthodox Jewish families are an unmissable facet of Israeli life. Immediately recognizable, the men dress in black suits and hats, the women in modest long sleeves and skirts with wigs, turbans or scarves covering their hair, and numerous children tag along, often in matching
NEW YORK (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. favors robbing homers over hitting them. Tatis’ glove and bat were on display Tuesday night in a 5-2 win over the Mets as the 27-year-old robbed New York’s Francisco Lindor of a grand slam in between hitting two homers. “Tough challenge,” Tatis said following his 1
After Charlie Baty retired from touring in 2008, longtime frontman Rick Estrin brought in guitar virtuoso Kid Andersen and formed Rick Estrin & the Nightcats, an ensemble built around the bandleader's unmistakable harmonica work, vocals, and songwriting, and one performing a special Mississippi Vall
Touring in support of their first live album Live at the Star Theater, guitarist Eddie Brnabic, bassist/vocalist Laura Phillips, and drummer Harry Silvers bring their psych-rock outfit Hippie Death Cult to Davenport's Raccoon Motel, on September 1, the group's latest recording inspiring TheRazorsEdg
Although the band has been lauded by Today's Country Magazine as "one of the must-see acts when you visit Nashville," you'll only have to travel as far as Davenport to see the Southern-rock and soul musicians of Hippies & Cowboys, who, at the Raccoon Motel, will headline a September 2 concert on the
Currently traveling the Midwest in support of their debut album Georgia, the Atlanta-based Little headline a September 3 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the nascent Americana and country-rock outfit composed of musicians Sydney Rhame and Brock Shanks.
Touring in support of their acclaimed July 31 release Mirrors, Shapes, Objects, the multi-instrumentalist trio of veteran genre benders David McDonnell, Christopher Kalis, and Dylan Ryan bring their outfit Michael Columbia to Rock Island's Rozz-Tox on August 28, the musicians hailed for drifting eff
