A first-of-its-kind cancer vaccine is significantly reducing the chances that melanoma patients’ tumors come back, according to results of a major study released Thursday by drugmakers Moderna and Merck. The vaccine was custom-brewed for each patient to match their tumor. Adding it to a standard...
government
Comal ISD, San Antonio ISD, Northside ISD and Karnes City ISD all have school bonds on the ballot. Why do districts say they need them, and why haven’t previous bonds paid for these expenditures? School bonds are kind of like home loans, and voters decide whether to give a school...
schools
Declining birth rates, fierce competition and low home turnover are factors in NEISD's proposal to close three elementary schools. Fewer babies, more empty nesters and ‘fierce’ competition: Why NEISD is proposing the closure of 3 elementary schools was first posted on October 22,...
schools
A week after a fox tested positive for rabies on the Texas State University campus, San Marcos city officials confirmed four additional rabies cases in the area. According to the city, the new cases include: A skunk located on Wild Honeysuckle Way in the Kissing Tree neighborhood...
safety
A Uvalde man was sentenced to two years in prison for assaulting a Border Patrol agent, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Maximiliano Arellano, 25, was stopped Jan. 6 at the Uvalde Border Patrol checkpoint and referred to a secondary inspection after a Border Patrol do...
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Tennessee execution team members failed multiple times to establish working IV lines in Christa Pike’s arms before her attempted execution and warned that some of her veins may have ruptured, or “blown,” before she was injected with pentobarbital, her attorney wrote in a court do...
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El Salvador deployed 100 special forces soldiers to Haiti on Thursday to help rescue four missing soldiers from the Central American country who recently came under attack by gangs, two officials told The Associated Press. The special forces arrived a day after Salvadorean Presid...
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Calley Means, a top adviser to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and a chief advocate for the Make America Healthy Again movement, resigned from his position with the Trump administration Thursday. In a statement, Means did not say why he was leaving. His departure comes as ...
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Inside, a magnificent winding staircase reproduces one from France's Château d'Abondant, while hardwood floors meticulously replicate 18th-century Versailles patterns. The post San Antonio mansion dubbed ‘The Versailles’ hits market for first time, priced at $4.7 million appeared...
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The U.S. Treasury Department proposed a rule Thursday to crack down on American high-tech investments such as supercomputing and artificial intelligence in China, Russia, North Korea and other “countries of concern.’' The U.S. government has been working for years to deny China a...
parks
Built in 1924, the bungalow in one of San Antonio's most sought-after neighborhoods features striking wood-paneled ceilings and a pool. The post Rare River Road jungle bungalow for sale comes with artsy details and a $125,000 price cut appeared first on San Antonio Current ....
