Dispatch-Argus

• Rachel Goldberg-Polin's memoir recounts her journey after her son's abduction by Hamas
  January 15, 2026
  Rachel Goldberg-Polin, known for her advocacy for hostages abducted by Hamas-led militants, has a memoir coming out this spring. Random House announced Thursday that “When We See You Again” will be published April 26. Goldberg-Polin, a Chicago-born educator living in…
• Books-Rachel Goldberg-Polin
  January 15, 2026
  FILE - Rachel Goldberg-Polin poses for a portrait on day 98 since her son, Hersh Goldberg-Polin was kidnapped by Hamas, in Jerusalem, Friday, Jan. 12, 2024.
• Iowa U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley says Trump overstating Greenland push
  January 15, 2026
  He said the president could simply meet with Danish leaders, who are strong supporters of NATO and already understand U.S. demands for higher European defense spending.
• Rotary Club of Bettendorf to award 15 grants to Quad-Cities nonprofits
  January 15, 2026
  The grants will be presented at the Grants Award luncheon on Friday, June 12.
• Books-Rachel Goldberg-Polin
  January 15, 2026
  This undated handout shows the cover of Rachel Goldberg-Polin's book ''When we see you again''.
• Iowa Arts Council awards $172,000 to Quad-Cities arts groups for Fiscal Year 2026
  January 15, 2026
  The Iowa Arts Council released their full list of Fiscal Year 2026 grants in December, with 15 local organizations and artitsts receiving funding.
• Asia-Scam-Explainer
  January 15, 2026
  People from China, Vietnam and Ethiopia, believed to have been trafficked and forced to work in scam centers, sit with their faces masked while in detention after being released from the centers in Myawaddy district in eastern Myanmar, Feb. 26,…
• Asia-Scam-Explainer
  January 15, 2026
  A boy plays near a building, where some people trafficked under false pretenses are being forced to work in online scams targeting people all over the world, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Feb. 9, 2025.
• Nearly 100 deaths in one state's jails over 4 years. How many could have been saved?
  January 15, 2026
  Providing additional funding and staff for Illinois jails to handle inmates' medical needs has been a challenge at the state and federal level.
• Four astronauts return to Earth in first medical evacuation
  January 15, 2026
  An astronaut in need of doctors' care departed the International Space Station with three crewmates on Wednesday in NASA's first medical evacuation.