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FORECAST HIGHLIGHTSHOT DAYS AHEAD: Upper-90s likely, triple digits possible by WednesdayTD #2/POTENTIALLY BERTHA: Disorganized for now, some strengthening possible. Odds currently favor minor impacts for South TexasAQUIFER/LAKES STILL RISING: Aquifer tops 650′ for the first times since 2022FORECA...
U.S. gas prices jumped to an average of $4 a gallon again Monday as the U.S. and Iran launched more attacks.According to motor club federation AAA, the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is now back to $4. The average price a year ago was $3.14 a gallon.The price is a national aver...
Ukraine fired more than 400 drones toward Moscow in its latest major attack on the Russian capital, the city’s mayor said Monday.The blitz came hours after Russia bombarded Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities with ballistic missiles in a relentless cycle of tit-for-tat strikes that make a settlement ...
Andy Burnham, the former mayor of Greater Manchester and new leader of the Labour Party, is taking the final steps on Monday to succeed Keir Starmer and become Britain's seventh prime minister in a decade. The affable Burnham returned to Parliament in June by winning a risky special election and ...
At least 930 people have died in Congo’s Ebola outbreak, the country’s Ministry of Health said Monday, with 37 new deaths recorded in a 24-hour span Friday into Saturday, one of the highest totals.The deaths were recorded out of the 2,344 cases confirmed as of Saturday, the health ministry said.T...
The iridescent green beetles native to Japan have become a growing menace in Italy, swarming through orchards and vineyards and leaving behind devastating lattice patterns in leaves that weaken the plants and reduce production.The Popillia japonica, or Japanese beetle, is a familiar pest in the U...
Asian shares were mostly lower on Monday and South Korea’s Kospi fell 4.5% as investors unloaded more stocks linked to artificial intelligence.Japan’s markets were closed Monday for a holiday. U.S. futures edged lower. Oil prices jumped as the U.S. and Iran moved closer to resuming an all-out war...
Nolan Xavier Wells, an 18-year-old found dead after taking a July 4 boat trip with friends to a Gulf Coast island, will be remembered Monday by his family and civil rights leaders at a church in his hometown of Ocean Springs, Mississippi. The funeral will be officiated by the Rev. Al Sharpton, wi...
Life after college did not go as Ashley Dreahn planned. After starting out as a teacher, she went back to school — and took out more loans — in hopes of landing a higher-paying job in the chemical processing industry. It never materialized, and then came Hurricane Harvey, a job loss and a car bre...
Picture this: A gas station customer pulls out a wad of bills to pay for a fill-up. The cashier refuses the money, explaining that the station's bank has stopped accepting notes and coins as deposits because it already is drowning in cash. In most places, cash is king. But in the Israeli-occupied...
The moment for Andy Burnham has finally come.After weeks as U.K. prime minister-in-waiting, Burnham will take office on Monday, succeeding the departing Keir Starmer, and Britain’s political turbulence will give way, at least temporarily, to smooth choreography.Burnham will become the seventh U.K...
FORECAST HIGHLIGHTSHOT & DRY: Highs approaching 100° by late week.RIVER FLOODING: Persists along portions of the Nueces, Frio, San Antonio, and Rio Grande basins as floodwaters move downstream.FORECASTRIVERS & LAKESDespite recent rain ending, rivers remain above flood stage. Downstream residents ...
The water level at Canyon Lake from a week ago to now is said to be as different as night is from day.Bruce Bell and Lariesa Hodges were at the marina on Canyon Lake just above Canyon Park and both said it has been a while since the lake has looked so picturesque. Hodges described the lake being ...
Supporters of India's youth-led Cockroach movement clashed with police Monday as thousands of them tried to march to Parliament to demand the education minister’s resignation, while the government appeared to make its first outreach to the movement’s leaders.Police fired tear gas and charged at p...
The United States conducted a new round of airstrikes early Monday targeting Iran after announcing the death of another American service member, hitting around a northwestern city believed to be home to underground missile bases. Iran responded by launching an attack targeting Bahrain, the home o...
The drought is over for Joey Logano.Logano snapped a 45-race winless streak Sunday night with a dominant victory at North Wilkesboro Speedway in the first points race at the 0.625-mile track in 30 years.After Logano wrapped up a lengthy on-track burnout, Denny Hamlin approached him and dabbed him...
Southeast Asia’s top diplomats will express alarm over renewed hostilities in the Middle East when they gather in the Philippine capital Tuesday for talks to be joined by Western and Asian counterparts, including from the United States, China, Russia and the European Union. Some of the world’s mo...
The Northside Independent School District’s board of trustees voted Sunday to name Jessica Palomares as interim superintendent, the district announced in a news release.Palomares begins the new job leading NISD on Aug. 1, according to the news release. The Holmes High School alumna has worked for...
A woman allegedly stole an Amazon delivery truck in Bexar County and drove it to Atascosa County before she was later taken into custody, the Atascosa County Sheriff’s Office said on Sunday through a news release on social media.The sheriff’s office said a woman, who has not been identified, stol...
A teenager crashed a dirt bike into a VIA bus Sunday on the East Side, the San Antonio Fire Department said.The teen was driving a red dirt bike just before 5 p.m. near the intersection of Porter Street and South Palmetto Street, SAFD said.The teen crashed into the side of a VIA bus, according to...
Moviegoers hoping to see Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” on one of the most immersive screens in Texas were turned away Thursday after a projector failure at AMC IMAX at Rivercenter Mall in San Antonio.The theater is one of only two in Texas capable of showing a 70mm IMAX film — the format Nola...
Vice President JD Vance and his wife, second lady Usha Vance, on Sunday announced the birth of their fourth child, the first born to a sitting vice president in more than 150 years. Born Sunday, Alec Neel Vance joins older siblings Ewan, 9; Vivek, 6; and Mirabel, 4.Vance announced the birth on so...
A woman who owns a convenience store across the street from Texas Lutheran University was taken into custody for allegedly pointing a BB gun at a customer during an argument, the Seguin Police Department said in a news release.Officers responded to a convenience store before 5 p.m. on July 11 in ...
Track confirmed New World screwworm infestations in Texas and learn what the flesh-eating parasite is, which animals are at risk, how it spreads, what symptoms to watch for and what officials are doing to contain the outbreak.
A national affordable housing developer is building 404 apartment units in San Antonio even as market challenges are slowing construction.National affordable housing builder plans first project in San Antonio despite market challenges was first posted on July 19, 2026 at 4:00 pm.©2021 "San A...
Cameron Young was waiting on the range at Royal Birkdale, driver in hand, when a huge roar came that he didn’t want to hear.Just a stone’s throw away on the 18th green, Ryan Fox had holed a 12-foot birdie putt to win the British Open.There’d be no playoff for Young.No chance to end his wait for a...
Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched a four-hitter for his first regular-season complete game in 66 major league starts, and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees 8-2 in the opener of their day-night doubleheader Sunday.Shohei Ohtani hit an RBI double in the third inning and an RBI single i...
Madonna, Justin Bieber, BTS and Shakira each brought a bit of one of their hits to the World Cup's first halftime show in a whirlwind performance Sunday that also squeezed in Burna Boy, Ted Lasso and many Muppets. The show at what's otherwise known as MetLife Stadium, outside New York, was an att...
The image of Scottie Scheffler at Royal Birkdale might be the world's No. 1 player missing one birdie chance after another to waste a great week from tee-to-green in the British Open.All he could think about Sunday when he finished were the bounces that didn't go his way.Scheffler managed to stay...
The change would give states greater power on deciding how much notice and public input residents receive before such permits are approved or denied.Proposed EPA rule could weaken Texans’ voice on certain air permits used by data centers was first posted on July 19, 2026 at 2:00 pm.©2021 "Sa...
A man was hospitalized after being shot inside a restroom on the East Side early Saturday morning, according to the San Antonio Police Department. The shooting happened just before 7 a.m. Saturday in the 1100 block of Iowa Street. Police said the victim, a 54-year-old man, told officers he was in...
Tubers reported missing on the Frio River on Saturday have been found safe, according to the Concan Volunteer Fire Department. Concan Fire & EMS and partner agencies were searching for individuals who went tubing and did not return, the agency said in a Facebook post.Officials are urging the publ...
Spain substitute Ferran Torres scored in the 106th minute to give his team a 1-0 win over defending champion Argentina in the World Cup final.Spain was absolutely dominant in terms of possession and shot attempts. Lionel Messi and Argentina found a way to hang on and force extra time — but barely...
Oklahoma City traded starting forward and defensive standout Lu Dort to Atlanta as part of a three-team deal that also had the Hawks sending former No. 1 draft pick Zaccharie Risacher to Dallas.Atlanta also will receive Ryan Nembhard from Dallas and the Thunder will be getting three heavily prote...
Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” launched with an estimated $124.5 million in domestic ticket sales and another $139.6 million from overseas, notching an even better debut than “Oppenheimer” and marking the filmmaker’s best opening since 2012’s “The Dark Knight Rises.”Nolan flexed his singular b...
Remco Evenepoel held off Tadej Pogacar and his teammate Isaac Del Toro to win the 15th stage of the Tour de France, while Pogacar kept his commanding overall lead and saw his main rival Jonas Vingegaard crash out of the race.Vingegaard fell about 20 kilometers (about 12 miles) from the end of the...
Shohei Ohtani won't make his next scheduled start on the mound because of left knee irritation and isn't expected back in the Los Angeles Dodgers' rotation for a while.The two-way superstar received a lubricant injection just before the All-Star break last week and had been expected to pitch Wedn...
Sam Panchevre has spent nearly 40 years restoring vacant spaces. His latest venture: an open-air restaurant above the historic Aztec Theatre.Aztec Hotel to open rooftop restaurant for under-the-stars dining in late summer was first posted on July 19, 2026 at 11:00 am.©2021 "San Antonio Repor...
For Greek translator Emily Wilson, the release of director Christopher Nolan's “The Odyssey” has been gratifying in various ways. Her acclaimed 2017 edition of Homer's epic has reached the top 5 on Amazon.com, leading a wave of similar books boosted by the movie. Nolan has even cited her translat...
A woman was arrested after allegedly cutting a man multiple times during a verbal altercation on the North Side, according to the San Antonio Police Department. Officers responded to the scene just after 12:30 a.m. Sunday in the 12500 block of Cisco Boulevard. Upon arrival, police said officers s...
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