Some international artists are skipping U.S. tours. Others may follow suit
The visa process for visiting artists has always been complicated and expensive. Under the current administration, it's gotten significantly worse.
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Kirby mayor defends vote to remove council member from meeting by police
After KSAT Investigates asked officials about a Kirby council member’s expulsion from a meeting, the city’s mayor provided an explanation. Late Friday night, Mayor Janeshia Grider posted a video to the city’s Facebook page. Grider said the vote to remove City Council member Susan Street during Th...
Mystery bidder buys T. rex nicknamed 'Gus' for a record $50 million
A Tyrannosaurus rex fossil billed as one of the world's largest and most complete specimens sold for a record $50.1 million Tuesday.Sotheby's said the 67-million-year-old fossil, nicknamed “Gus,” is now the most expensive set of dinosaur bones ever auctioned off, besting the almost $45 million pr...
Reports: ICE halting some vehicle stops in wake of Texas, Maine shootings
Immigration and Customs Enforcement will suspend the use of most vehicle stops in the wake of deadly shootings of immigrants in vehicles in both Texas and Maine in the past week, according to media reports.Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 52-year old Houston man and Mexican national, was killed by an IC...
⚠️DON’T LET YOUR GUARD DOWN⚠️: More rounds of flooding rain possible through Thursday
WATCH LIVE RADAR IN VIDEO PLAYER ABOVEFORECAST HIGHLIGHTSFLOOD WARNINGS: Bandera, Edwards, Kinney, Medina, Uvalde Counties through afternoonFLOOD RISK CONTINUES: Rain resumes tonight through Wednesday. Flooding likely in spotsSAN ANTONIO: Additional 1″ to 3″, bullseyes 6″+WEST & HILL CO: Addition...
Flash flood warnings issued across Texas Hill Country as heavy rain moves through region
Heavy rain is raising the threat of life-threatening flooding across the Texas Hill Country, where local authorities are already reporting some cars stranded in high water. Forecasters say isolated rainfall totals of up to 15 inches are possible.
Canada suspends animal exports from Texas due to New World screwworm concerns
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.Canada has suspended several animal exports from Texas due to concerns about the New World screwworm, according to the U.S....
As cyclospora illnesses surge to a record, Michigan officials eye lettuce as a possible cause
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Darline Graham, sister of late Sen. Lindsey Graham, has been sworn in to finish his term
Darline Graham, the sister of the late South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, was sworn in by the Senate on Tuesday afternoon — filling the seat just three days after her brother’s death. Graham was appointed by South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster on Monday to fill the remaining months of her brother...
San Antonio brunch spot Full Belly has closed down
Stone Oak brunch staple Full Belly Cafe + Bar closed on July 1, owner Blade Haddock told the Express-News. The dining spot at 427 N Loop 1604 West, Suite 202, opened in 2020 at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and weathered a series of closures and re-openings, including a brief expansion to a ...
Kylian Mbappé in for France in World Cup semifinals against Spain after 'slight' ankle injury
Kylian Mbappé is in France's starting lineup for Tuesday's World Cup semifinal match against Spain after the striker exited in the 77th minute of the team's quarterfinal win over Morocco.Mbappé scored his eighth goal against Morocco and enters the semifinals even with Argentina superstar Lionel M...
Road closures and high-water rescues west of San Antonio due to floods
Flooding from heavy overnight rains left parts of Medina and Uvalde counties dealing with closed roads and high-water rescues Tuesday morning.
Erik Cantu arrested for seventh time on 3 counts, includes reinstatement of 2025 burglary charge
Erik Cantu, who was shot by former San Antonio Police Department officer James Brennand as a teenager in 2022, was arrested for the seventh time Monday. According to an SAPD report, officers were dispatched on a wanted person call just before 9 p.m. Monday in the 12400 block of Interstate 10 west...
Some international artists are skipping U.S. tours. Others may follow suit
The visa process for visiting artists has always been complicated and expensive. Under the current administration, it's gotten significantly worse.
Why your favorite international artist might be reconsidering their next U.S. tour
The visa process for visiting artists has always been complicated and expensive. Under the current administration, it's gotten significantly worse.
US Coast Guard rescue swimmer Scott Ruskan reflects on Camp Mystic rescues
U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer Scott Ruskan will receive the Pat Tillman Award for Service at Wednesday night’s ESPY AwardsThe award comes a year after he helped evacuate campers from the catastrophic Hill Country floods that cut off roads and capsized rescue boats near Camp Mystic.Ruskan, a pet...
KSAT Connect: Viewers share photos of lightning, flooding in San Antonio area
KSAT viewers shared photos of lightning, street flooding and rain gauges as storms moved through the San Antonio area on Tuesday. There are ongoing Flash Flood Warnings across Edwards, Kinney, Medina, and Uvalde counties from torrential rains. Some of these areas have seen over 6-8 inches of rain...
Environmental groups sue government to stop a big change to the Endangered Species Act
By altering the definition of the word "harm" as used by the Endangered Species Act, the Trump administration may limit how wildlife is protected in the United States. Environmental groups are suing.
San Antonio police arrest Erik Cantu on evading arrest charge
Erik Cantu — the young man shot multiple times by a former San Antonio police officer almost four years ago — was arrested and charged with felony evading arrest at around 9 p.m. Monday night, the Express-News reports. Cantu’s arrest came mere hours after the Bexar County District Attorney’s Offi...
Cyclosporiasis cases up four times more than last year in Nueces County
There have been 20 confirmed cases of the intestinal illness so far this year.
Inflation slowed sharply — but it may not last
Annual inflation hit 3.5% in June, down from May's more than three-year high — but the resumption of the conflict with Iran threaten to push up inflation as energy costs once again spike.
Family says US seismologist has been detained in China for nearly 2 years with no trial
A China-born American seismologist has been detained in China without trial for nearly two years, an advocacy group advising the family said Tuesday, a revelation that came a couple of months before Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to visit the U.S.The relatives of Youlin Chen of Boston b...
E. Jean Carroll is paid $5.6M in Trump sex abuse and defamation case
The writer E. Jean Carroll has collected over $5.6 million that a jury awarded in her sexual abuse and defamation lawsuit against President Donald Trump, court records and her lawyers said. The payment — representing the $5 million jury award, plus interest — was made Monday from an account where...
‘Satanic’ duo Twin Temple to open for Danzig at San Antonio show
The devil works hard, but apparently, Twin Temple works harder. Texas country artist Charley Crockett made headlines by kicking the Satanic doo-wop duo off a couple of recent dates, but the pair have plenty of other shows lined up, including one this fall in San Antonio. First, Jack White invited...
Mahmoud Khalil files suit alleging a 'public-private' conspiracy to target Israel's critics
Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil is suing the federal government and several private groups, alleging they were part of a conspiracy to suppress criticism of Israel through a campaign to dox, jail and ultimately deport student activists. The civil rights suit, filed Tuesday, names the Heritage...
How suing Biden more than 100 times fueled Ken Paxton’s rise and reshaped Texans’ lives
In April 2024, the Biden administration cleared the way for more than 4 million low-wage workers to collect overtime pay. People earning less than $58,656 were to be paid time and a half if they worked over 40 hours a week, a shift that would put $1.5 billion into workers’ pockets, according to t...
Pogačar powers to 3rd stage victory to demoralize rivals and extend Tour de France lead
Four-time champion Tadej Pogačar dealt his rivals another crushing blow by winning the 10th stage of the Tour de France on Tuesday to extend his already commanding overall lead.“You never know how long it lasts,” said Pogačar, who is on course to equal the record for Tour wins. Only Belgian Eddy ...
Baseball union head criticizes MLB salary cap ad campaign, says claims of economic woe are perverse
The head of baseball's players' union chastised management on Tuesday for its advertising campaign in support of a salary cap while Commissioner Rob Manfred maintained the proposal was developed in response to fans.Bruce Meyer, who took over when Tony Clark was forced out in February, said the sp...
UK police say former politician and TV personality Ann Widdecombe was killed in ‘targeted attack’
Former politician and reality TV contestant Ann Widdecombe was killed in a “targeted attack,” though the motivation is still under investigation, British counterterror police said Tuesday.A 28-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder and terror crimes remains in custody on an extended detenti...
SAPD briefly searched for a woman after getting an alert. Her family found her dead 37 hours later.
When 21-year-old Jolie Pesina crashed her vehicle into Leon Creek on a November morning, her iPhone immediately did what it was designed to do. It called 911. Records obtained by KSAT Investigates confirm Apple’s Crash Detection system repeatedly provided a San Antonio emergency call taker with P...
Houston ICE shooting strains already tense relations between U.S., Mexico
McALLEN — Last week’s killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent was the latest test of an already strained relationship between the two nations that share a border in Texas. On Monday, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced that her government wi...
Trump administration orders ICE to suspend most vehicle stops after two deadly shootings: AP source
Trump administration officials have told Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to suspend most vehicle stops after two deadly shootings in little over a week, a person familiar with the matter confirmed Tuesday.The order came a day after an ICE officer shot and killed a Colombian driver in...
Buffett omits gift to Bill Gates' foundation after Microsoft cofounder's Epstein ties disclosed
Billionaire Warren Buffett omitted Bill Gates ′ foundation from his annual donations this year after disclosures of the Microsoft co-founder’s ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. He will donate about $6 billion to four foundations connected to his own family, but did not mention Gates...
An experimental Alzheimer's drug shows promise targeting a different brain protein, new study shows
An experimental drug might help slow early Alzheimer’s disease in a markedly different way than today’s treatments — by lowering levels of a brain protein called tau, researchers reported Tuesday.Tau is one part of a toxic duo fueling Alzheimer’s but prior attempts to develop drugs that can targe...
Majority of new Ebola cases in eastern Congo are from unknown chains, as outbreak outpaces response
The majority of Ebola virus cases in eastern Congo are from unknown chains of transmission, the World Health Organization’s emergencies chief said on Tuesday and warned that the outbreak “continues to outpace the response efforts.”Congo has been battling an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola since ...
The Spurs want input on a downtown arena district. San Antonians are eager to weigh in
San Antonio residents shared ideas and desires for a sports and entertainment district at the first of 10 planned listening sessions.
Federal judge to hear dispute over Border Patrol testimony in Pete Arredondo criminal case
A federal judge will hear arguments Tuesday over whether U.S. Border Patrol agents can be compelled to testify in the upcoming criminal trial of former Uvalde CISD Police Chief Pete Arredondo.Arredondo’s defense team is seeking testimony from federal agents who responded to the Robb Elementary Sc...
The Latest: Justices testify about Supreme Court security in rare appearance before Congress
Weeks after the end of a historic term, Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett are making a rare appearance before Congress, and facing wide-ranging questions as the high court seeks millions of dollars to beef up security amid a rise in threats to the judiciary.Down the street,...
Warsh says Fed has 'no tolerance' for high inflation but provides no hints on next move
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said Tuesday that the Fed will make high inflation “a thing of the past," yet he provided no signal about the central bank's next steps. Fed policymakers “have no tolerance for persistently elevated inflation,” Warsh said in his first appearance before Congress s...
Heavy rain continues across San Antonio area as flooding remains a concern
Storms are expected to bring periods of heavy rainfall throughout the day. Some areas could see several inches of rain.
Earthquake aid keeps flowing from Florida to Venezuela, as volunteers unite to help recovery
After her grandmother’s house in Caracas narrowly survived last month’s devastating back-to-back earthquakes, Alessandra Izaguirre was desperate to help Venezuela.“Seeing my grandma and all these people affected made me feel like I had to do something, even if it was from the U.S.," said the 18-y...