The Defense Department will no longer appoint civilians as tenured college faculty at the United States' military service academies, according to a memo signed Tuesday by Secretary Pete Hegseth. The memo describes the decision to stop granting tenure to civilian faculty as part of an effort to re...
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Ever the optimist, Speaker Mike Johnson said he believes Republicans will hold on to their U.S. House majority, defying a surge of Democratic momentum in the final stretch of the midterm elections that will determine control of Congress. It's the crowds he says he’s seeing as he ...
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Jewish Americans feel they have a lot at stake in this month's contentious elections in Israel as three years of Mideast conflicts rile up emotions across the United States, from street protests to the midterm races . But they are sharply divided along political, religious and of...
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Few mass shootings in the U.S. end like the deadly attack on an Oregon elementary school : with an armed civilian opening fire on the gunman. President Donald Trump joined others Friday in praising a father of two girls who confronted a teenage gunman during the attack at Silver ...
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FORECAST HIGHLIGHTS WINDY SATURDAY MORNING: Gusts of 25-35 mph before winds ease CHILLY MORNINGS: 40s around San Antonio Saturday and Sunday PLEASANT AFTERNOONS: Upper 60s to near 70 Saturday, warmer Sunday WARMING NEXT WEEK: 80s return area-wide by Thursday STAYING DRY: No rain ...
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged supporters Saturday to speak out in defense of new U.S. sanctions against Russia, hours after President Donald Trump signed an executive order pausing a sweeping package of restrictions targeting the Russian economy. The White House d...
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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. ODESSA — Jon Rosenthal planned to spend much of the summer and fall explaining the nuances of the Texas R...
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Located on the Southeast Side, Highland Forest Elementary has seen huge gains in math scores, disrupting years of academic struggles. This San Antonio elementary’s math scores soared this year — a pattern East Central ISD hopes to replicate was first posted on October 17, 2026 at...
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Hurricane Trudy moved toward southwestern and west-central areas of Mexico's Pacific coast and could keep growing through Saturday, forecasters said. The center of Trudy will approach the coast on Saturday and pass near it into Sunday. A hurricane warning was in effect from Manza...
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Pope Leo XIV is being released from the hospital on Saturday, four days after lung cancer surgery , and will deliver the traditional noon blessing Sunday from a window overlooking St. Peter's Square, the Vatican announced. The 71-year-old Leo had the lower lobe of his right lung ...
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Scuffles broke out Saturday in Paris between police and small groups of protesters joining a march as part of nationwide demonstrations against rising living costs and in support of high school students’ grievances . Police used tear gas to push back people wearing hoods and mask...
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An airstrike killed three children in Yemen and wounded others. Iranian-backed Houthi rebels accused Saudi Arabia of the attack. Meanwhile, a journalist underwent surgery after being attacked by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank. Here is the latest news from the Middle E...
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In Wisconsin, a narrator complains that “groceries, utilities, everything's getting more expensive and Congressman (Derrick) Van Orden is adding to the list. He voted for the costly Iran war and spiking gas prices ." In Nebraska, Democratic candidate Chris Backemeyer says familie...
