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Aid workers warn of infectious diseases, overwhelmed hospitals after Venezuela quakes
Aid groups warned Tuesday that Venezuela's fragile healthcare system is being pushed to its limits nearly a week after two powerful earthquakes, with damaged and understaffed hospitals overwhelmed by the injured and deteriorating conditions in the disaster zone causing infectious diseases to spre...
Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump’s proposed limits
A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring that children born to people who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens. The justices relied on a long-settled ...
Inside the coordinated strategy to radically reshape U.S. immigration
As the Supreme Court today weighs the Trump administration's effort to revoke birthright citizenship, NPR looks at what else the White House has done to curb illegal and legal migration.
After Trump's re-election, these U.S. scientists found jobs in the U.K.
More U.S. scientists are heading abroad. Three researchers explain why they decided to shift their research to universities in the U.K.
Federal money for workforce training begins, but few programs qualify
July 1 marks the official opening of a program that allows federal dollars to go toward short-term workforce training programs. So far just 12 states have created road maps for colleges to apply.
Venezuelans deported from the U.S. were killed hours later in powerful quakes
On June 24, 146 Venezuelans were deported from Texas to Caracas. Hours later, while the deportees were in a guarded hotel, powerful twin earthquakes struck.
Consumer confidence ticks up as gas prices fall but Americans remain gloomy about the economy
Americans' attitudes toward the economy improved slightly this month as gas prices declined, but their outlook is still mostly negative by historical standards. The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index rose 0.6 point to 91.2 in June, a figure that is still below its ye...
Supreme Court upholds bans on transgender athletes participating in women and girls' sports
Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who has long coached his daughters' and other girls' basketball teams at school, wrote the court's majority opinion.
Job openings stayed at a surprisingly strong 7.6 million in May; U.S. labor market proves resilient
U.S. job openings stayed at a surprisingly strong 7.6 million in May as the American labor market remains resilient in the face of the economic shock from the Iran war.Forecasters had expected employers to post just 7 million openings in May.The job market is sturdy but not exactly booming. Layof...
Supreme Court upholds state laws banning transgender girls and women from school athletic teams
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams, in another setback for transgender people.The court’s six-justice conservative majority, which has repeatedly ruled against transgender Americans in the past year, ruled that ...
Deficits, cuts and future plans: A rundown of San Antonio-area school districts' new budgets
San Antonio’s largest school districts continue to struggle with the financial effects of declining enrollment.
Report: Harrison Barnes to sign one-year deal with San Antonio Spurs worth $8 million
Veteran forward and former NBA champion Harrison Barnes will reportedly remain in San Antonio for another season. Barnes intends to sign a one-year deal with the Spurs worth $8 million, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. The new deal was finalized with agent Jeff Schwartz of Excel Sports Managem...
The Latest: Trump's envoys are in Qatar for Iran war mediation
It’s been 123 days since the U.S. and Israel launched the Iran war, and the world again awaits another round of some sort of talks as President Donald Trump and Iranian officials disagree over what and even how they'll communicate. Trump’s special Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared ...
Obama Presidential Center features two San Antonio veterans who fought to repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
Inside the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, visitors will see the names of two San Antonians — Danny Ingram and Eric Alva — honored for their service and activism in the movement to end the military's ban on "homosexual conduct."
San Antonio restaurants, nonprofits collect donations to help Venezuela
Recovery efforts are still underway six days after twin earthquakes ripped through Venezuela. More than 1,700 people have died, and people across the globe are coming together to support the nation, including people in San Antonio.Restaurants and nonprofits in San Antonio have been working to col...
US envoys arrive in Qatar for meetings on Iran, with tensions high over Hormuz
Two U.S. envoys arrived in Qatar on Tuesday for talks with mediators about the implementation of an initial deal to end the war in Iran, an official said.The visit by Steve Witkoff, U.S. President Donald Trump’s special Mideast envoy, and Jared Kushner, his son-in-law, comes after a weekend of cr...
Hill Country woman finds new purpose after deadly July 4 floods
It’s been nearly a year since the deadly floods in the Texas Hill Country, and many families are just barely getting adjusted to their new lives. Sports coach Michelle McGuire said the night of July 3, 2025, began peacefully, sharing a photo from her backyard.“It’s so beautiful here. I’m so grate...
The Latest: Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump’s restrictions
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens.The decision, in line with the longstanding ...
Kerr County to discuss flood warning improvements ahead of one-year mark of Guadalupe River flood
Kerr County commissioners are expected to discuss flood warning system agreements during a Tuesday morning meeting, weeks after the county became the first in Texas to install and test new state-funded flash flood warning sirens and sensors under Senate Bill 3.The agenda item is listed as: “Consi...
Cypriot natural gas could start flowing from ExxonMobil's discoveries by 2033
Natural gas could start flowing by 2033 out of two undersea deposits discovered by ExxonMobil off Cyprus, a senior executive with the company said Tuesday, helping to turn the east Mediterranean island nation into a new European energy hub.The largest U.S. oil company and its consortium partner, ...
Residents displaced after fire at West Side apartment complex
Several families were forced out of their homes after a fire at an electrical panel knocked out power to a building in an apartment complex on the West Side.The fire started at around 6 p.m. Monday outside the apartment building on West Commerce Street near Monterrey Park, according to the San An...
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Gojek co-founder sentenced to 10 years in Indonesia over school laptops corruption case
Indonesia's anti-graft court on Tuesday sentenced one of the co-founders of ride-hailing and payments giant Gojek to 10 years in prison after finding him guilty in a high-profile corruption case stemming from his time as education minister.Nadiem Anwar Makarim was convicted of pushing his ministr...
Man detained after 2 children shot while sleeping in Northeast Side home, SAPD says
San Antonio police said a man was detained after two children were shot while sleeping in a Northeast Side home.Officers responded to the shooting around 4:30 a.m. Tuesday in the 4000 block of Comanche Sunrise, which is located near Glacier Sun Drive. Upon arrival, the officers discovered bullet ...
San Antonio’s Habitat for Humanity builds 1,500th house, celebrates 50 years in the business of making homeowners
Habitat for Humanity of San Antonio and the Guadalupe Valley went from building one home each year to more than 50.San Antonio’s Habitat for Humanity builds 1,500th house, celebrates 50 years in the business of making homeowners was first posted on June 30, 2026 at 5:00 am.©2021 "San Antonio...
Screwworm: Fact vs. fiction
Subscribe to The Y’all — a weekly dispatch about the people, places and policies defining Texas, produced by Texas Tribune journalists living in communities across the state.LUBBOCK — Ever since the New World screwworm burrowed into the U.S. earlier this month, speculation followed its trail. The...
Dust is on its way out, plus small rain chances return to forecast
FORECAST HIGHLIGHTSDUST HEADS OUT: Skies may still be a bit hazySTRAY SHOWER: Possible tomorrow through July 4th (10%)BETTER SHOT AT RAIN?: Slightly better chance Sunday into Monday (20%)FORECASTTODAYYesterday’s round of dust is on its way out. Skies will be a little less hazy today, as temperatu...
Pope begs breakaway traditionalist group to back off bishop consecrations
Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday begged a breakaway group of traditionalist Catholics to call off its plan to consecrate new bishops without his consent, calling the move a schismatic act and a “sin of extreme gravity.”“I plead with you and ask you with all my heart: please turn back!” Leo wrote in a lett...
Why most Black Americans say they never fly the American flag, according to a new AP-NORC poll
Jerry Esters proudly displays the American flag each day on his Detroit home. A few miles away, Yvonne Pistochini says there is no scenario under which she would allow the Stars and Stripes to cast its shadow where she lives.Both are Black.For Esters, the flag represents the opportunities that al...
Britain sets out a plan for future defense with a focus on drones and a fight over money
Self-flying fighter jets, uncrewed submarines and drones will be at the center of Britain’s future military under a defense plan announced Tuesday that reflects a world of conflicts transformed by technology.Like other NATO countries, the U.K. is under pressure to increase defense spending to cou...
He survived 2 natural disasters in Venezuela's La Guaira. Now he vows never to return
Venezuelan merchant Grian Serrano has survived two of the country's worst natural disasters: the devastating 1999 mudslides that ravaged the coastal state of La Guaira and, 26 years later, two powerful earthquakes that struck the same region.Bruised around his left eye and across much of his body...
How some in Palestinian diaspora find connection, identity and resilience in traditional embroidery
Decades later, Samar Kabouli still fondly recalls gathering with women in her family and sipping cardamom-spiced coffee as they embroidered fabric with colorful threads in traditional Palestinian patterns. Born in Lebanon to Palestinian refugees, Kabouli had never seen her parents’ homeland. But ...
Wall Street drifts toward the finish of a tough June
U.S. stocks are drifting toward the finish of a tough June on Tuesday.The S&P 500 rose 0.3%, though it's still heading toward its first losing month following two fabulous ones. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 49 points, or 0.1%, as of 10:05 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was...
Republican Tom Kean Jr. set to return to Congress after long unexplained absence
Tom Kean Jr., the New Jersey Republican who's been away from Congress for almost four months, is expected to re-emerge in public after months of speculation about the unspecified medical condition he says has kept him away from Washington. Kean, 57, a second-term lawmaker and scion of a New Jerse...
A Jefferson for every era, from Lincoln to Trump, and the contradictions that endure
He's a prize-winning presidential historian who wrote an entire biography of Thomas Jefferson. But even Jon Meacham needs to think for a moment before defining what it means to be a “Jeffersonian.”"Well for a long time, before the civil rights movement, it meant to be more inclined toward states'...
Man sentenced to life in prison for fatal 2025 nightclub shooting, DA’s office says
A 65-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a man last year on the South Side, the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office said Monday.Ruben Cantu fatally shot Ricky Marquez Jr., 42, during a nightclub parking lot altercation on Feb. 2, 2025, at Papi Gallo Cantina, accordi...
Saibari's shootout winner sends Morocco past the Netherlands, earliest World Cup exit for the Dutch
Ismael Saibari scored the decisive goal in a penalty shootout, and Morocco sent the Netherlands to its earliest World Cup exit, eliminating the Dutch 3-2 after a 1-1 draw on Monday night.With the shootout tied at 2-all after four rounds, Morocco goalkeeper Yassine Bounou made a strong save of Cry...
Team Mexico looks to make history — and put history behind them — in round-of-32 clash with Ecuador
It’s win-or-go-home time for Team Mexico as they prepare to face Ecuador in the World Cup knockout round of 32 on Tuesday.Mexico has not won a knockout match since 1986, but the team heads into the knockouts unscathed from group play and with the 13th-best odds to win it all, per DraftKings Sport...
Yes, it’s hot! But here’s the thing: it could be a lot worse...
FORECAST HIGHLIGHTSSAHARAN DUST: Less dust tomorrow & the rest of the weekSTEADY WEATHER: Very little will change through July 4thCOASTAL SHOWERS: Some spotty rain closer to the coastJULY 4TH: Partly cloudy, mid-90s FORECASTTUESDAYTomorrow will be pretty much a repeat of today’s weather, with one...