Iranian strikes on Friday hit a power and water desalination plant in Kuwait, damaging one of the key sources of drinking water in the small desert nation. It's the latest attack on essential infrastructure across the Middle East that have exposed extreme vulnerabilities in one of the world’s dri...
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The NFL has suspended Arizona Cardinals personnel executive Ryan Gold indefinitely for violating the league’s gambling policy.The league said Friday that its investigation determined that Gold provided confidential, non-public inside information regarding 2026 draft selections by the Cardinals be...
U.S. companies signed roughly $60 billion in agreements and partnerships with the Iraqi government Friday, including deals intended to create alternative routes for shipping oil out of the Persian Gulf. The deals, signed at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, also involved other industries, including h...
About 100 buoys that the federal government planned to install as anti-immigration deterrents near Eagle Pass drifted into the Rio Grande, prompting officials to close two key bridges along the U.S.-Mexico border for about three hours, reopening them just after midnight Friday. Eagle Pass shut do...
Floodwaters from Goat Creek spilled over a Kerrville road early Thursday, pushing water into a family’s home and leaving them to watch as nearly all of their property was swept away. April Jones said the water started coming in between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m.“We thought it was runoff from our yard, and...
Clara Ester, an activist who as a 20-year-old college student rushed to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s side when he was shot, has died. Ester, who died on July 9 at the age of 78, was among a few remaining witnesses to King’s assassination and its immediate aftermath in Memphis. With the passi...
Two high-profile Republican candidates in Texas are under fire from their Democratic opponents for declining to participate in debates, long considered a cornerstone of U.S. democratic traditions. On Friday, State Rep. Gina Hinojosa, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate, lambasted Gov. Greg Abb...
Boeing will be allowed to take responsibility for certifying all of its 737 Max and 787 planes starting next week, the Federal Aviation Administration said Friday. The FAA said that after months of review the agency decided that Boeing's final safety checks on its planes are good enough to ensure...
Another powerful new artificial intelligence model from China took the U.S. tech industry by surprise Friday, the latest sign that Chinese startups that publicly release their “open-source” AI technology are making the California titans of AI sweat. The newest Kimi K3 model from Beijing-based sta...
Texas Governor Greg Abbott and the Uvalde Police Department are expected to host a joint news conference Friday on the ongoing response to the severe weather. KSAT will provide a livestream of the event at 3 p.m. in this article. Delays are possible. If there is not a livestream available, please...
NFL coaching great Bill Belichick spent a bumpy debut season at North Carolina trying to blend a roster full of newcomers and adjusting to life in the college ranks.It was a learning experience even for someone with a résumé featuring six Super Bowl titles as a head coach and ranking as one of th...
San Antonio police officers are searching for a man accused in connection with a robbery following Game 5 of the NBA Finals in San Antonio. The incident happened just after 2:15 a.m. on June 14 in the 600 block of Market Street, according to a Crime Stoppers news release. Angel Jacinta Hernandez,...
Kerr County officials — along with local, state and federal lawmakers — held a news conference Friday to discuss their response to this week’s flooding.On Thursday, the Kerr County Sheriff’s Office and DPS confirmed that at least one man died in this week’s flooding. His body was recovered in the...
A tentative deal has been reached between the City of San Antonio and the San Antonio Police Officers Association, according to a city news release. The city and the police union most recently met to negotiate a contract Thursday. In the release, City Manager Erik Walsh lauded the “meaningful pay...
San Antonio police request assistance from the public to identify an apparent serial burglar accused of stealing “millions of dollars” worth of items from Stone Oak homes. In a Facebook post, SAPD said the suspect has entered multiple Stone Oak homes from March 2026 to now. At this time, it’s unc...
San Antonio and the city’s police union reached a tentative labor agreement that now heads to union members and City Council for approval.San Antonio, police union reach tentative agreement on new contract after months of negotiations was first posted on July 17, 2026 at 12:24 pm.©2021 "San ...
The FBI sought a search warrant to seize plastic bags with “crystal-like substances” inside the van of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, who was fatally shot by an immigration agent last week. The FBI said it suspects methamphetamine, but the lawyer representing Salgao Araujo’s brother on Thursday said it ...
The United States confirmed Friday that it will not renew an executive order that revoked Hong Kong's special trading status. The decision comes after China signaled that the city's preferential privileges were being restored. The U.S. order, which U.S. President Donald Trump signed in July 2020 ...
Big U.S. restaurant chains don't get linked to foodborne illness outbreaks often, but the number of meals they serve causes a lot of concern when contamination of some kind sickens customers.Federal health officials identified iceberg lettuce from Mexico served at Taco Bell locations in five stat...
FORECAST HIGHLIGHTSRIVER FLOODING: Major to moderate flooding still underway, high water moving downstreamDRIER FORECAST: Quieter conditions take over this weekend for all UPDATED RAINFALL TOTALS: Historic rainfall totals over the last weekAQUIFER/LAKE UPDATES: Aquifer and area lakes still rising...
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld, known for his observational humor and the award-winning sitcom Seinfeld, will perform at San Antonio’s Majestic Theatre stage on Friday, Sept. 25. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, July 24, according to venue officials. The comedian became a late-night comedy staple a...
Police have recovered the body of a woman who was one of three people missing after a boat sank this week in San Francisco Bay.The body was identified as Tondra Madruga, 58, also known as Tondra Miller, the San Francisco medical examiner said Friday.Madruga's body was recovered Thursday by a poli...
A 40-year-old New York man faces hate crime charges following a confrontation with “Today" show host Craig Melvin at NBC's studio in Manhattan.The man was arrested Thursday morning inside 30 Rockefeller Center in Midtown by an officer responding to reports of a disorderly individual inside the bu...
President Donald Trump said Friday that Darline Graham, the sister of the late Lindsey Graham, has his support to run for a full term to replace her brother in the U.S. Senate.He wrote on social media that she “has been a WINNER all of her life and, should she accept, has my Complete and Total En...
The rain that fell from July 13 to July 17 was truly devastating. In an 1,800-square mile stretch of the Hill Country — from Hondo through Uvalde, up toward Camp Wood and Utopia — anywhere between 15″ and 27″ of rain fell.If you convert that to volume of water, the amount balloons to an estimated...
An Israeli strike on a funeral in the central Gaza Strip killed at least seven people and wounded 22, while other attacks in the embattled coastal territory left five more dead, according to local officials. The Israeli military said it targeted a “terrorist cell” belonging to the Palestinian Isl...
The agreement includes a $102.2 million raise for cops, but a police-oversight group said it includes no new efforts to improve transparency or discipline. The post City of San Antonio says it’s inked a tentative deal with police union appeared first on San Antonio Current.
San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones has appointed her third chief of staff since she was elected a little more than a year ago. Jones appointed interim chief of staff Andrew Fuentes to the full-time role on July 4, according to the Express-News. Fuentes was appointed to the interim position after ...
The Texas Department of Public Safety – South Texas Region captured the collapse of the FM 481 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. “Stay away from ...
First responders in storm-battered Texas rushed to save people trapped in high waters Friday, as more heavy rain widened the danger from floods that have killed at least two people and left hundreds more in need of rescue. A week of punishing downpours dumped more than 2 feet (60 centimeters) in ...
Brenda Fricker, who became the first Irish woman to win an Academy Award for her role as Bridget Fagan Brown in the 1989 film “My Left Foot,’’ has died. She was 81.The Irish character actor died Thursday night in Dublin after a period of ill health, her agent, Phil Belfield said in a statement.Fr...
Rory McIlroy has done enough to make it to the weekend at Royal Birkdale.He'll have to do much, much more to lift the claret jug.The world No. 2 bounced back with a 3-under 67 in the second round at the British Open on Friday, ensuring he'll make the cut with his score of 1-under par overall.The ...
The tight timeline to replace former Maine Senate nominee Graham Platner has left Democratic hopefuls scrambling to woo his progressive base while trying to turn the focus from the disgraced oysterman to defeating Republican Sen. Susan Collins in November.It's a delicate balance for the candidate...
Regardless of World Cup allegiances, there is one thing everyone can agree on: There's nothing better than a themed playlist to get pumped for Sunday's big match. The Associated Press has you covered there.Whether you're hoping Argentina will become the first repeat champion since Brazil in 1958 ...
The first day of school for the 2026-27 school year is right around the corner. Here's where you can find school supply drives and giveaways in San Antonio.Looking for back-to-school supply drives, free backpacks and giveaways in San Antonio? Here’s a roundup of events. was first posted on July 1...
Concerns over equity, gentrification and cultural authenticity dominated an artist roundtable convened by a San Antonio councilwoman this week to discuss Project Marvel, the proposed downtown sports-and-entertainment district. San Antonio’s artists didn’t mince words during Tuesday night’s conver...
Lucas Herbert and Sam Burns each matched the major championship scoring record Friday in the British Open with 62s, in extraordinary rounds at Royal Birkdale that were separated by 22 minutes and by vastly different reactions.Herbert bent over with hands on his knees after missing a 5-foot par pu...
Smoke from wildfires — which are burning more of the Northern Hemisphere as Earth warms — attacks nearly every system in the human body, killing tens of thousands of people a year, numerous medical studies show.It attacks the body immediately, spiking asthma cases with increased ambulance runs wi...
Governments across Latin America are mobilizing firefighters, activating contingency plans and preparing water, energy and transportation systems as El Nino strengthens across the Pacific, raising concerns about drought, extreme heat, flooding and other climate-related disruptions in the months a...
Iranian strikes on Friday hit a power and water desalination plant in Kuwait, damaging one of the key sources of drinking water in the small desert nation. It's the latest attack on essential infrastructure across the Middle East that have exposed extreme vulnerabilities in one of the world’s dri...
After 246 years, Pvt. John Pumphrey is unknown no more.Through DNA testing and old-fashioned sleuthing, the Maryland teenager who died in one of the last big battles of the American Revolution can now take his place in history, just in time for the 250th birthday of the nation he fought to create...
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