Lawyers for the BBC and for Donald Trump were tussling in court Thursday over whether former special counsel Jack Smith should be deposed in the president’s $10 billion defamation case against the broadcaster — a possibility that Trump strongly opposes. In a hearing before U.S. Magistrate Judge E...
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Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has denounced a controversial ad featuring the estranged mother of Dr. Amy Acton , taking sides with the Democratic candidate for governor and former member of his Cabinet over her Republican rival, Vivek Ramaswamy . At a gathering with reporters ...
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Ron Duguay, who played nearly 1,000 games in the NHL from the late 1970s through the ’80s, has died of cancer. He was 69. A spokesperson for the New York Rangers said Thursday that Duguay's family informed the team of his death. Duguay played his first six seasons with the Ranger...
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Voter turnout is soaring compared with the last midterm election in many of the states that are expected to decide control of the U.S. Senate, according to an Associated Press analysis of early voting two weeks before Election Day. Advocates for greater voter identification requi...
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The book-delivery program is helping families build home libraries and make reading part of everyday life, while local organizers work to reach more children....
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The world’s coral reef ecosystems almost all face a high risk of collapse in the next 50 years mostly due to warming oceans and heat waves, according to a global assessment released Thursday. The International Union for Conservation of Nature’s assessment, announced on the sideli...
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Two women from Austria and Switzerland have been freed in Niger after spending more than a year and a half in captivity, officials and local media reported Thursday. The Austrian woman, an aid worker identified as Eva G, was received by the Austrian crisis team on Thursday, Austr...
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Trees fell onto homes and utility poles were knocked down by a possible tornado in a central Arizona community during a series of violent storms that moved through the state overnight into Thursday. Storms capable of causing hail and wind damage were traveling through central Ari...
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President Donald Trump's administration is on track to deport about 660,000 people over the past year, a new report released Thursday shows, as arrests ramp up across the country fueled by billions of dollars meant to supercharge his immigration agenda. The report by the Migratio...
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The Battle of Flowers Association is set to announce the theme for the 136th Battle of Flowers Parade and introduce next year’s grand marshal Thursday morning. The announcement is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. at Alamo Plaza in front of the Alamo. KSAT will livestream this event in th...
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Regardless of the outcome of the Nov. 3 election , a new AP-NORC poll shows voters from both major political parties want the next Congress to focus on making life more affordable and ending the war in Iran , while fewer are looking for an emphasis on President Donald Trump — whe...
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The International Criminal Court and its embattled staff have won the European Union’s top human rights honor, the Sakharov Prize, an official said Thursday. The award came just days after the Trump administration announced sweeping new sanctions on the court, which is based in T...
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U.S. House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries listened from the front row at the old Ohio church as the Sunday congregation heard of scripture’s guidance for calming a gathering storm. “Wind, hush!” the speaker advised, describing the power to bring about change. Jeffries nodded a...
