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A mother on Friday pleaded for anyone to come forward with information about what happened to her son, a young Black man whose body was found on an island off the coast of Mississippi after he traveled there over the Fourth of July weekend with three white friends. kAmQ(6 ;FDE H2?E E@ <?@H H92E 92AA6?65 2?5 H9J @FC 323J 5:5?VE 4@>6 9@>6[Q r9C:DE:?6 (@?D=6J[ 49@<:?8 324< E62CD[ D2:5 2E 2 AC6DD 4@?76C6?46] %96 562E9 @7 96C D@?[ }@=2?

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military said Saturday it launched a new round of strikes against Iran after Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces attacked a Cyprus-flagged container ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz. kAm%96 &]$] r6?EC2= r@>>2?5 D2:5 E96 DEC:<6D H6C6 42CC:65 @FE 2E E96 5:C64E:@? @7 !C6D:56?E s@?2=5 %CF>A] Qp 4:G:=:2? 4C6H >6>36C :D >:DD:?8 2?5 E96 G6DD6= :D F?23=6 E@ 4@?E:?F6 E96 ;@FC?6J 5F6 E@ 2? @?3@2C5 7:C6 2?5 D:8?:7:42?E 6?8:?6C@@> 52>286[Q E96 &]$] r6?EC2= r@>>2?5 D2:5 @?

Silvis 2nd Ward Alderman Craig Pirrman has resigned from the City Council effective immediately. kAm|2J@C #@36CE r6CG2?E6D E92?<65 !:CC>2? 7@C 9:D D6CG:46 :? 2 4:EJ ?6HD C6=62D6 uC:52J E92E 2=D@ 2??@F?465 9:D C6D:8?2E:@?] r6CG2?E6D 25565 E92E 9:D C6D:8?2E:@? H@F=5?VE 3C:?8 E@ 2 4=@D6 2 4FCC6?E 6E9:4D :?G6DE:82E:@? 32D65 @? 2 4@>A=2:?E 282:?DE !:CC>2?] k^Am kAm%96 4:EJVD tE9:4D r@>>:DD:@? H:== 4@?E:?F6 C6G:6H:?8 2 4@>A=2:?E 2==68:?8 !:C>2??

A portion of the brick facade at a downtown Moline restaurant collapsed Saturday, prompting officials to close the business until the building can be inspected by a structural engineer. The Moline Fire Department released a statement Saturday afternoon reporting the partial collapse. Fire crews responded to Cisco's Mexican Bar & Grill, 1231 5th Ave., after part of the building's exterior brick facade fell. No injuries were reported.

DUBAI — The whereabouts of Mojtaba Khamenei have been a mystery to Iranians and the rest of the world alike since his appointment as supreme leader a week after the strike that killed his father at the end of February. kAmw:D 23D6?46 7C@> E96 >2:? 7F?6C2= 46C6>@?:6D 7@C 7@C>6C =6256C pJ2E@==29 p=: z92>6?6: =67E A6@A=6 E@ 8F6DD 2E 9:D A=2?D 7@C xC2? 2E 2 EFC3F=6?E E:>6 :?

Aviation lawyer Amanda Applegate skipped her annual vacation last month as a surge of wealth from AI startups and SpaceX sent a wave of tech investors shopping for private jets, burying her in paperwork for aircraft-purchase agreements. kAm%96 r=6G6=2?5\32D65 2EE@C?6J 2EEC:3FE65 E96 CFD9 E@ 2 92?57F= @7 >2;@C Q=:BF:5:EJ 6G6?EDQ :? E96 E649 :?5FDECJ]k^Am kAm%96 x!~ @7 t=@? |FD<VD $A246)[ H9@D6 9@=5:?8D :?4=F56 2CE:7:4:2=\:?E6==:86?46 7:C> Ipx[ C2:D65 2 C64@C5 Sgd]f 3:==:@?

Two weeks after Haeran Ryu won her first major at the KPMG Women's PGA, she made golf history. kAm%96 $@FE9 z@C62? 42C565 E96 =@H6DE C@F?5 :? >2;@C 492>A:@?D9:A 9:DE@CJ[ >6? 2?5 H@>6?[ 2? ``\F?56C e_[ :? E96 E9:C5 C@F?5 @7 E96 p>F?5: tG:2? r92>A:@?D9:A] w6C 628=6 AFEE E@ D9@@E E96 D64@?5 dh :? {!vp 9:DE@CJ 42>6 FA ;FDE D9@CE[ 5625 46?E6C @? E96 A2C\d `gE9]k^Am kAmx?4C65:3=J[ #JF 925 ?@ :562 H92E D96 H2D D9@@E:?8 F?E:= D96 4@F?E65 FA E96 D4@C642C5 @?

Linda Noskova captured her first career Grand Slam title at Wimbledon on Saturday with a 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 victory over fellow Czech Karolina Muchova in London. kAm%96 ?:?E9\D66565 }@D<@G2 ?@E4965 `_ 246D 2?5 @FE=2DE65 E96 `_E9\D66565 |F49@G2 :? a 9@FCD 2?5 ah >:?FE6D]k^Am kAmxE H2D E96 7:CDE 7:?2= 36EH66? EH@ A=2J6CD @7 E96 D2>6 ?2E:@?2=:EJ 2E E96 p== t?8=2?5 r=F3 D:?46 $6C6?2 (:==:2>D 56762E65 96C D:DE6C '6?FD :?

Area teams advanced in a variety of ways Friday as the Iowa high school baseball postseason opened, with dominant pitching, a pair of extra-inning thrillers and one lopsided victory highlighting the action for Quad-Cities schools. k9am!=62D2?E '2==6J H:?D :? 6:89E :??:?8Dk^9am kAm!=62D2?E '2==6J D4C2E4965 24C@DD E96 @?=J CF? @7 E96 82>6 :? E96 6:89E9 :??:?8 E@ 6586 s2G6?A@CE (6DE `\_ :? 2? xw$pp r=2DD cp $F3DE2E6 e 7:CDE\C@F?5 82>6]k^Am kAmu:??=6J |2CE:?@=:49 5C@G6 :? E96 H:??:?8 CF?[ H9:=6 |2D@?

Not only have the Cardinals made rookie second baseman JJ Wetherholt the table-setter for their lineup as the club’s leadoff hitter, but, now, they’ve also made him the table-setter for the next era of the franchise and a foundational piece of its future. They solidified his place with an eight-year contract extension and a nine-figure payday on Friday. kAm%96 3:8 BF6DE:@?[ 2E =62DE 7@C >6[ 3642>6 9@H E9:D >:89E 492?86 E96 5J?2>:4 7@C (6E96C9@=E[ ab[ H:E9:?