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Trump honors Microsoft’s CEO after Vance drops an H-1B visa hammer on the company
President Donald Trump celebrated tech billionaires such as Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Thursday, only to get upstaged hours earlier when Vice President JD Vance announced that Microsoft was being suspended from a program that allows companies to apply for green cards for skil...
Vance says Microsoft is being suspended from program to apply for green cards for H-1B visa workers
The Trump administration is suspending tech giant Microsoft from a program to apply for green cards for workers who come to the U.S. to live and work using an H-1B visa. Vice President JD Vance accuses the company of fraud. Vance said Thursday, “If you do the math, for every work...
PepsiCo sees strong overseas demand but a lackluster North American performance in the third quarter
PepsiCo reported better-than-expected revenue in the third quarter despite lackluster North American demand. Net revenue rose 5.6% to $25.27 billion in the July-September period. Wall Street had expected revenue of $24.95, according to analysts polled by FactSet. The company, bas...
Workers allegedly exploited while building US consulate in Milan sign deals for record payout
Foreign workers building the vast new U.S. consulate compound in Milan signed agreements at a Milan hotel Wednesday securing payouts averaging 45,000 euros ($50,400) each for alleged labor abuses while working for an American construction company. More than 60 laborers, mostly fr...
Delta CEO calls out San Antonio as expansion target amid Texas growth push
San Antonio’s push to increase air access could get a big lift from one of the major carriers as Delta Air Lines wants to extend the company’s presence in Texas. Its CEO, Ed Bastian, has called out San Antonio as a potential landing spot for more flights. The ongoing build out of...
Pope Leo XIV opens status check on Pope Francis' contentious opening to civilly remarried Catholics
Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday urged Catholic leaders to courageously accompany families in their weaknesses and failures, as he embraced one of Pope Francis’ most contentious teachings about welcoming Catholics in second marriages and otherwise “irregular” unions. Leo opened a weeklo...
Rubio, in Greece, set to call for the West to restore founding democratic principles and values
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to call for the nations of the West to return to their civilizational roots and restore the values that drove the rise of Europe and North America to global dominance for centuries. In Athens to discuss deepening economic, energy and security...
Lawyers seek to block Texas man's execution, citing failed execution of Christa Pike
Lawyers for a Texas man who fatally shot a convenience store clerk are asking a judge to stay his execution by lethal injection set for Wednesday, citing the failed execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee last week. This would be the first execution scheduled in the U.S. since Pik...
Trump highlights a big new defense project in Maryland, a blue state whose governor didn't attend
President Donald Trump on Tuesday touted a $3.7 billion investment by the military technology company Anduril to build components for nuclear-powered submarines at a Baltimore-area shipyard. It's one of a series of events Trump is holding across the country to showcase investment...
Two San Antonio chambers of commerce merge to form a unified business voice
Two of San Antonio’s oldest and most established business organizations are joining forces. The Greater San Antonio Chamber, founded 132 years ago, and the Metro San Antonio Chamber, now 52 years old, are merging — creating a single organization to represent thousands of business...
Actor, 'restaurant kid' Ming-Na Wen reflects on the Asian American experience in 70 recipes
Just like her mother, Ming-Na Wen will show you she cares through the love language of food. “Whenever anyone comes to the house, it’s always, ‘Have you eaten yet?’” Wen told The Associated Press. “So that was how I came up with the title, because I wanted that as a greeting for ...
Fall favorites like pumpkin pie are back at Bill Miller Bar-B-Q
Step aside, Starbucks. The classic fall flavors that send people flocking to restaurants are back at San Antonio-based Bill Miller Bar-B-Q. While it may not be sweater weather quite yet, Bill Miller Bar-B-Q posted on social media that it is bringing back its “cozy season” fall fa...
Bulgaria's leader says drone attack hits 2 commercial vessels, and Ukraine's president blames Russia
Bulgaria's prime minister said that two commercial vessels were struck by drones on Tuesday in the first attack on shipping in the NATO member’s exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea. Bulgarian authorities said that the origin of the drones was under investigation, but Ukraine...
A celebratory remark after a soccer game deepens rift between Haiti and the Dominican Republic
It took six words after a soccer match to unleash racial, political and economic tensions that have long simmered between Haiti and the Dominican Republic . “L’Hispaniola c’est Haiti! This is Haiti!” star player Wilson Isidor shouted after helping Haiti beat the Dominican Republi...
Appeals court weighs judge's authority to restore Trump administration funding cuts to Harvard
A federal appeals court heard opposing arguments Monday over whether a judge had the authority to restore billions of dollars in funding that the Trump administration cut from Harvard University. U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs ruled last year that the cuts amounted to ille...
Supreme Court rejects Roy Moore's push to restore $8.2M defamation verdict
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected Roy Moore's push to restore an $8.2 million defamation verdict over a 2017 Senate race ad funded by a Democratic-aligned super PAC. Justices declined to hear Moore’s appeal of a lower court decision that vacated the large verdict. The out...
Tokyo shares are higher as easing worries over inflation reduce odds for another Fed rate hike
Tokyo shares advanced Monday at the start of a busy week for U.S. economic updates, while stock prices were little changed in Sydney and Hong Kong. Investors have been encouraged by easing worries over inflation, which reduces the likelihood of another rate hike by the Federal Re...
A new Supreme Court term begins with cases on climate change, immigration and gun rights
The Supreme Court's new term begins Monday with cases on climate change, religious rights and President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration high on the agenda. Here’s a look at what's in store: Climate change The high court is starting its term with a major climate change cas...
How a 16-unit apartment complex and new restaurant could be a model for development in San Antonio’s urban core
Ashby Place developers are adding apartments and a restaurant to the infill project. City officials want to see similar efforts elsewhere. How a 16-unit apartment complex and new restaurant could be a model for development in San Antonio’s urban core was first posted on October 3...
A gut punch in Ohio: Nearly 1,400 laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rally
Sipping tea from beer mugs with his co-workers, Kyle Bos listed the ways his life is changing. Bos has two daughters, with a third due in January. At the grocery store, five items cost as much as a full cart once did. And on Wednesday, Bos and nearly 1,400 other people were laid ...
Northwest Side bakery closes after recent rain causes water intrusion
Water seeped into a Northwest Side bakery during recent rain, damaging the ceiling and flooding the floor. Sweet Cheeks Bake Shop shared photos and video with KSAT showing water on the floor near the windows and damaged ceiling tiles after Thursday’s rain. In an Instagram story, ...
Betting that Abbott will soon restore funding, some Texas agencies accept Flock’s offer to keep cameras on
Dallas will keep more than 300 Flock Safety cameras originally slated for removal after the surveillance company paused certain agencies’ payments for the devices for 90 days, a move made in response to Gov. Greg Abbott’s state funding freeze for the controversial cameras. At lea...
Iowa’s governor signs bill increasing tax incentive cap for a $15B steel plant
Iowa’s governor signed a bill Friday to increase the ceiling on state tax incentives in an effort to secure a $15 billion steel plant project announced at the White House earlier in the week. The bill clears the way for Mesabi Metallics, the Minnesota company owned by the India-b...
Donor revives fraud claims against Christian worship leader Sean Feucht over a $250,000 donation
Sean Feucht, a Christian worship leader who attained rock star status after his large rallies in defiance of pandemic-era regulations, is facing allegations of fraud from a Southern California donor. In an amended federal lawsuit filed Wednesday, Steve Bray, an Orange County busi...
Wall Street week ahead: Fed minutes, unemployment data, consumer sentiment update
Wall Street has a busy week ahead with a mix of economic updates and details about the Federal Reserve's decision to raise interest rates at its most recent meeting. The updates include fresh data on the health of the services sector, unemployment and consumer sentiment. Those re...
Dallas animal shelters are overcrowded. High prices and housing issues may be partly to blame
Dallas Animal Services secured budget dollars for fiscal year 2027 to address suspected animal cruelty cases. But staffers say housing and economics are driving shelter overpopulation....
Judge approves Paramount's settlement with states over Warner buyout, allowing merger to soon close
A federal judge has granted Paramount’s settlement agreement with 12 states that sued over the company’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, allowing the companies to soon close their $81 billion mega merger. In a Wednesday order, U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín ruled...
US economy grew a solid 2.2% in the second quarter, government says, upgrading previous estimate
The U.S. economy grew at a solid 2.2% pace from April through June as consumer spending and business investment came in strong. Growth in gross domestic product — the nation’s output of a goods and services — decelerated from a 2.5% pace from January through March, the Commerce D...
Factory activity returns to expansion in a positive sign for China’s economy
China’s factory activity expanded in September for the first time in three months, striking a more positive tone as Chinese officials look to bolster economic growth. The official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index, or PMI, climbed to 50.1 from 49.8 in August , China’s Nati...
From a Brooklyn kitchen to $7 million: How a San Antonio woman built a beauty empire with nothing but a credit card
SA Startup + Tech Week is shining a spotlight on small business success stories this week, and few are as compelling as Sandra Velasquez’s. Velasquez is the founder and CEO of Nopalera, a modern Mexican beauty and lifestyle brand built around the nopal cactus. She says the brand ...
Altman unveils 'always-on' AI agent after OpenAI shelves model over safety concerns
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman introduced a “remarkably capable, always-on” artificial intelligence agent at an appearance Tuesday, a day after the company halted the rollout of a more advanced model over safety concerns. At the company’s annual developer conference, Altman made a slew of...
4 ways to avoid getting ripped off, according to a pricing expert
Companies have changed the way they price their products — and shoppers are getting deliberately overcharged. Here are steps you can take to ensure you are getting the best deal....
How to hide your spending habits from retailers (so you don't get ripped off)
Companies have changed the way they price their products — and shoppers are getting deliberately overcharged. Here are steps you can take to ensure you are getting the best deal....
Ticket scams cost Texans $3 million. Here's how to protect yourself this season
Football season is here, and concerts are selling out across San Antonio — but scammers are counting on that excitement. The Better Business Bureau says Texans have already lost $3 million to ticket scams this year, triple the amount lost all of last year. Kimberly London learned...