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SAPD: Young teen robs man at gunpoint during Facebook Marketplace meetup
SAPD: Young teen robs man at gunpoint during Facebook Marketplace meetup MySA
A New Mexico judge ordered new child safeguards for Meta. Advocates hope other courts follow
In a landmark ruling against Meta, a New Mexico judge likened the company’s social media platforms to factories. The psychological harm to children who use Facebook and Instagram, he said, can be seen as their pollution. Judge Bryan Biedscheid fined the company $567 million in hi...
Hilarity ensues after Ken Paxton gets double-booked with emo acts at Houston music venue
Ken Paxton speaks during 2024 AmericaFest in Phoenix. " data-image-caption=" Ken Paxton speaks during 2024 AmericaFest in Phoenix. " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.sacurrent.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Ken_Paxton_54235057616-2.jpeg?fit=780%2C520&ssl=1" /> Is it OK to c...
Court orders Instagram and Facebook's Meta to pay $567M to address kids' mental health online
A New Mexico court has ordered Instagram and Facebook parent company Meta to pay $567 million to address harms to young people from its platforms in the second phase of a landmark trial. Judge Bryan Biedscheid said in a ruling late Thursday that the bulk of the money — $420 milli...
San Antonio Philharmonic agrees to pay $232,000 to settle years of litigation
The agreement does not resolve the Philharmonic’s separate financial dispute with the San Antonio Scottish Rite Library and Museum. San Antonio Philharmonic agrees to pay $232,000 to settle years of litigation was first posted on August 6, 2026 at 5:13 pm. ©2021 " San Antoni...
San Antonio library presenting ‘Death Planning Through Collage’ workshop
People with an artistic bent and an eye on their own mortality may want to take note of a new library workshop. " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.sacurrent.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Scissors.jpg?fit=780%2C536&ssl=1" /> File this one somewhere between “What in the actu...
Judge criticizes the Justice Department as he dismisses Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy case
A federal judge decried efforts to rewrite the history of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol as he reluctantly dismissed the seditious conspiracy case against members of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group at the Trump administration's request . The move Tuesday close...
WHO chief says Ebola outbreak is outpacing response as aid workers strike over pay
The world’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak is spreading faster than efforts to fight it, the head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday during a visit to Congo where some health workers are striking over a lack of pay. Nearly three months into the outbreak , new case...
Big oil companies continue to post banner profits as fighting in Iran drives prices higher
Big oil companies continue to book massive profits as fighting in Iran disrupts energy markets and sends oil and gasoline prices sharply higher. Six of Europe’s largest oil companies posted combined first-quarter profits of $22 billion, more than 40% higher than last year. Profit...
TPR News Now: Monday, August 3, 2026
SA Book Festival asks for support amid potential budget cuts; University Health wn't change property tax rate; SA Botanical Garden embraces math on Infinity Day...
SwRI scientist announces first direct temperature measurements beneath Io’s surface
The readings came from a microwave instrument designed by SwRI scientist Scott Bolton, Juno’s principal investigator.
Flight attendants at Canada's WestJet go on strike in dispute over pay
Flight attendants with WestJet, Canada's second-largest airline, went on strike Sunday in a dispute over pay. The Canadian Union of Public Employees, which represents the 4,400 cabin crew at the airline, announced the strike on its Facebook page. WestJet confirmed the strike and ...
Strong iPhone sales propel Apple's fiscal Q3 results past Wall Street's expectations
Apple posted a solid fiscal third quarter on Thursday, climbing past Wall Street's expectations thanks to strong sales of the iPhone and MacBook computers. Apple raised the prices of its Macs and iPads last month, citing a memory-chip shortage brought on by the artificial intelli...
Meta shares drop as Q2 profit declines due to legal expenses and severance costs
Meta Platforms said Wednesday its second-quarter profit declined even as revenue beat Wall Street's expectations, as legal expenses and severance costs for recent layoffs weighed on its results. The Facebook and Instagram parent company earned $15.85 billion, or $6.18 per share, ...
San Antonio Public Library hosts reading, discussion of The Donkey Lady: A Graphic Parable
The Donkey Lady: A Graphic Parable by Carmen Tafolla is Aztlan Libre Press’ 17th book. " data-image-caption=" The Donkey Lady: A Graphic Parable by Carmen Tafolla is Aztlan Libre Press’ 17th book. " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.sacurrent.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/D...
Texas lawmakers question billions in tax breaks for data centers
Data centers are no longer an emerging industry. Driven by cloud computing, crypto mining and artificial intelligence, they are spreading rapidly across Texas, and the projected cost of the tax break has climbed into the billions. On Monday, the state senate finance committee ask...
FIFA's Infantino targets critics he says spread 'hate and false rumors' about World Cup
One week after the World Cup final, FIFA President Gianni Infantino attacked perceived critics for “spreading hate and false rumors” about the tournament. Infantino praised FIFA for “delivering the best show in the world” and spoke of the World Cup bringing “joy and togetherness,...
Exclusive: In a Ukrainian bomb shelter, Laura Loomer explains shift on Russia’s war
Laura Loomer became infamous for spreading conspiracy theories online. Now, as she travels across Ukraine to see the damage inflicted by Russia in its yearslong war, she wants to admit that she fell for some falsehoods of her own. A close ally of President Donald Trump , Loomer h...
Bookstore Crawl: Pandora's Bookstore in San Antonio
Bookstore Crawl: Pandora's Bookstore in San Antonio Yahoo
San Antonio man paralyzed by cerebral palsy writes book with use of just one foot
Mike Conley is no ordinary author. He was born with cerebral palsy, which has taken away all movement in his body except for his left foot, which he uses to control a mouse tied to a computer. His disease has not stopped him from communicating and accomplishing his goals. “I’m us...
San Antonio’s 10 most booked restaurants, according to OpenTable
San Antonio is home to many award-winning restaurants, but it’s also interesting to gauge which get the most love from customers in terms of table reservations. On a monthly basis, online restaurant-booking network OpenTable drops a new list of the most booked dining spots in San...
Eight years after deadliest antisemitic attack in US history, Tree of Life rabbi bids farewell
After surviving the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history, after presiding over multiple funerals for his slain congregants, Rabbi Jeffrey Myers struggled to pray. “There was this emptiness to it,” recalls Myers, of Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh. He turned to the...
Marilyn Manson books two nights in October at San Antonio’s Aztec Theatre
Marilyn Manson performs live in Rome, Italy. " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.sacurrent.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/MM.jpg?fit=780%2C520&ssl=1" /> Shock rocker Marilyn Manson will play back-to-back shows at San Antonio’s Aztec Theatre, on Saturday, Oct. 17, and Sunday,...
Thanks to BookTok, business is booming for some North Texas independent bookstores
Some fear America is experiencing a literacy crisis, but business has been so good at Talking Animals Books in Grapevine that they opened a second location....
Judge approves a $1.5B Anthropic settlement over pirated books used to train the Claude chatbot
A federal judge has approved a $1.5 billion copyright settlement in which artificial intelligence company Anthropic will pay thousands of authors about $3,000 per book after using pirated copies of their works to train its Claude chatbot. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín sa...
New book explores Lone Star Beer's San Antonio history
New book explores Lone Star Beer's San Antonio history Axios
The hard ceiling over Texas cities’ climate plans
This article was originally published by the Texas Observer, a nonprofit investigative news outlet and magazine. Sign up for their weekly newsletter, or follow them on Facebook, X, and Bluesky. In 2015, a 25-year-old flooring installer named Roendy Granillo collapsed and died of ...
Not Greek to them. Scholars question Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey'
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 c...
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Bridge collapses in Uvalde County amid flooding on Nueces River, DPS footage shows
The Texas Department of Public Safety – South Texas Region captured the collapse of the FM 418 bridge above the Nueces River on Friday in Uvalde County. In a Facebook post, DPS shared multiple images of the bridge collapse from its South Texas Region Aircraft Operations Division....
Hegseth again backs a low-altitude military flyover as maneuvers draw scrutiny
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is sticking to encouraging low-altitude military flyovers after a fighter jet buzzed a Florida beach during a show this week, raising new scrutiny after the Pentagon has dismissed a series of safety reviews of such flights.In the latest maneuver, vi...
AI chatbots are at risk of spreading government restrictions on online speech, a new study says
Ask Claude to make a pamphlet critical of President Donald Trump or Britain's King Charles III, and Anthropic's chatbot would oblige. Prompted to do the same for Thailand's king, Saudi Arabia's crown prince or China's leader, and the artificial intelligence model declined.It is a...
US negotiator Brett McGurk will release a book on the Hamas hostage crisis
A lead U.S. negotiator for the release of hundreds of people captured by Hamas during the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks in Israel will have a book out this fall. The Penguin Random House imprint Crown has scheduled Brett McGurk's “Brink: Inside the Race to Free the October 7 Hostages” fo...
Bryce Harper says FanDuel used his Cameo video as VIP reward without consent in a gambler’s case
Philadelphia Phillies slugger Bryce Harper said he did not know a Cameo video he recorded would be used by FanDuel as a reward for a VIP customer who later sued the sportsbook, saying it took advantage of his gambling addiction.The Philadelphia Inquirer reported last week that a ...
Fatal shooting in Biddeford, Maine, involved ICE, state House speaker says
ICE was involved in the fatal shooting of someone in Biddeford, Maine, on Monday, though details of what transpired remain scarce, the speaker of the Maine House said in a social media post.House Speaker Ryan Fecteau, a Democrat, wrote on Facebook that the shooting occurred Monda...
Dangerous heat wave is building, will bring oppressive temperatures to much of the United States
A widespread and dangerous heat wave is building across the U.S., with triple-digit highs expected in the Southwest and Great Plains this weekend before spreading eastward under a dome of high pressure that meteorologists say could trap oppressive temperatures for a week or more....
Meta appeals landmark jury verdict that found it to blame for social media addiction for young users
Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, has appealed the verdict of a landmark social media addiction lawsuit in Los Angeles, challenging the jury's determination that the company designed its platforms to hook young users without concern for their well-being.Lawyers ...
EU demands Facebook and Instagram dismantle design features it calls addictive for users
The European Union accused Meta on Friday of breaching its social media law by designing Facebook and Instagram to get users hooked, and demanded it disable “key addictive features” like infinite scrolling. The EU's executive arm issued a fresh set of charges against Meta Platfor...
In any language: English speakers are tuning into World Cup broadcasts in Spanish
Ashleigh Hallam teaches English as a second language at her local library in Indiana. Soccer is now teaching her Spanish as a second language.For her, this World Cup couldn't make more sense.Hallam is among a sizable number of English-speaking people in the U.S. who are doing som...
As seen on SA Live - Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Today @ 10:30 a.m., You may not have seen this local Italian restaurant before but some big name celebrities have and why this is the best time to book your Alaskan getaway.La Sorrentina Italian restaurant is bringing a taste of Italy to the west side. This hidden gem is worth th...
The evolution, impact of drums in modern music and society
From jazz to present-day pop, drum kits make up one of the most transformative musical inventions. In his book "Kick It," musician, professor and author Matt Brennan dives into the history of drums and drummers, and their impact on both creative culture and society as a whole....
South Korean law targeting 'fake news' takes effect as journalists' groups raise concerns
South Korea began enforcing a law Tuesday that allows steep punitive damages against news outlets and social media influencers for spreading false information as journalist groups warned it could chill public discourse and invite censorship. Journalists and civil liberties groups...
Hemingway's century-old 'The Sun Also Rises' still inspires Americans to run with bulls in Pamplona
Bill Hillmann has been gored three times while running with the bulls in Spain, but he wouldn’t miss this year’s San Fermin festival for anything.It marks the 100th anniversary of the publication of Ernest Hemingway ’s book that launched the future Noble Laureate to literary fame...
Trump reads a children's book on Usha Vance's podcast, then riffs on past presidents and himself
President Donald Trump joined second lady Usha Vance on her podcast where guests read picture books to children, but Trump, who is notorious for veering off script, offered a running commentary on his predecessors, his physique, and how he's spending his time in the White House.I...
Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee, seized by Chinese authorities in 2015, dies in Taiwan at 70
Lam Wing-kee, a former Hong Kong bookseller who became a symbol of resistance to Beijing's crackdown on speech freedom after he was seized by Chinese authorities in late 2015, has died in Taiwan, the island's official Central News Agency reported, citing an unnamed source.The new...
Fans mark the release of new Haruki Murakami novel at a midnight event in Tokyo
Hours before Haruki Murakami's new book was set to go on sale in Japan on Friday, dozens of fans gathered outside a major Tokyo bookstore for a special event to get their first copies as soon as the clock struck midnight.“The Tale of KAHO” is the Japanese author's first full-leng...
Starlighter venue in San Antonio’s Deco District posts plea for help as it falls behind on rent
The Starlighter, an all-ages venue in San Antonio’s Deco District, posted an urgent online plea for financial assistance, saying it’s having trouble making rent. The performance spot in the the neighborhood northwest of downtown shared a Facebook post from co-owner Jacob Guerrero...
Book Public: 'The Typing Lady' by Ruth Ozeki
In this interview, Ruth Ozeki talks about writing stories, publishing a story collection at age 70, the supremely skilled ways she can write about a range of characters in diverse places, the trunk full of ideas around stories and loss and, of course, typing....
BCSO searching for woman accused of breaking into mailboxes in northwest Bexar County
Deputies are asking for the public’s help in identifying a woman accused of breaking into several mailboxes in a northwest Bexar County community. In a Facebook post, the sheriff’s office said the incident happened on June 19. Shortly after, BCSO discovered that a bank card had b...
Trump will visit newly built Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota's Badlands
President Donald Trump will visit North Dakota on Wednesday to see the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, a massive facility exploring the 26th president's life, built in the rugged, lonely landscape where the young easterner built his conservation values while ranching and...
Book that Tupac Shakur murder suspect wrote is clear for use in the trial, judge rules
A book co-written by the man who prosecutors allege ordered the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur can be used in trial, a judge ruled Tuesday.The defense attorney for Duane “Keffe D” Davis tried to bar the 2019 memoir “Compton Street Legend” from being used in trial, which is...
2 killed in suspected Gillespie County murder-suicide, sheriff’s office says
Two people were killed in a suspected murder-suicide in Gillespie County, according to the sheriff’s office. In a Facebook post Monday, the sheriff’s office said its deputies were dispatched in the 700 block of Hahn Road after two bodies were located. “We believe it to be a murde...
Texas Democrats welcome Bernie Sanders and plunge into kitchen-table politics
CORPUS CHRISTI — U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Saturday closed the Texas Democratic Convention with an anti-oligarchical speech that bookended two days of state Democrats railing against Republican state leadership and corporate interests that they say are making life untenable for...
McAllen nun to be released after being detained on her way to Mass, legislators say
A South Texas nun was detained Sunday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement while reportedly on the way to celebrate Mass, Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church said on Facebook.Sister Letty was released from ICE custody Sunday night after she was detained earlier that mornin...
San Antonio Central Library among 50 libraries across U.S. to display traveling Holocaust exhibit - Spectrum News
San Antonio Central Librar...
Gracie the Giraffe has been found after two-week search in Texas Hill Country
After two weeks evading authorities, Gracie the Giraffe has finally been found — and for real this time — according to Real County Sheriff Nathan T. Johnson. “Gracie the wondering [sic] Giraffe has been found!” Johnson posted on Facebook Friday morning. “We found her. She’s fat a...
Australia plans to strengthen laws banning children from social media
The Australian government plans to strengthen laws that ban children younger than 16 from social media platforms, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said.Observers said on Friday the government was responding to evidence that the ban on young children holding accounts on platforms i...
The U.S. last beat screwworm in 1966. Can current leaders learn from the past’s playbook?
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 — The New World screwworm has entered the country, and if history is any indication, the parasite’...
Broadway transformed: A look at new developments, closures reshaping San Antonio corridor
Broadway continues to change, and the stretch from Mulberry Avenue toward the University of the Incarnate Word is no exception.Several longtime businesses have closed, while new developments and renovations are reshaping the corridor.At Broadway and Mulberry, the former Half Pric...
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