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A Missouri judge has allowed new U.S. House districts backed by President Donald Trump to be used in the November elections, rejecting a bid by to put the Republican-friendly districts to a statewide vote of the people. The ruling Wednesday by Cole County Circuit Judge Daniel Gre...
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A woman who allegedly assaulted her girlfriend Tuesday over a money dispute at a North Side home has been charged with multiple felonies, according to Bexar County court records. Lucero Tetrazzi, 18, is facing the following charges: Aggravated assault with a deadly weapon (second...
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Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have decided to return to the United Kingdom, but they won’t resume their roles as working members of the royal family, Britain’s Daily Telegraph newspaper reported. King Charles III was alerted to the decision on Sunday and wasn’t told about it...
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Tens of thousands of people in northwest Indiana remained without power Wednesday, more than a week after deadly storms leveled trees and knocked down power lines across the region. Northern Indiana Public Service Co. said crews were working nonstop to fix the outages, but 75,000...
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County commissioners have directed staff to post notices warning solicitors that they could be issued criminal trespass warnings if they solicit on county property....
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The national debt surpassed a record $40 trillion on Wednesday, a staggering milestone as defense costs, social programs like Social Security and Medicare and interest on the burgeoning deficit make up an enormous share of federal spending. The milestone figure was recorded just ...
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What some people see as the answer to reducing the number of crashes at a troubled Live Oak intersection may still be months away from becoming a reality. KSAT 12 News first reported on the problem at the intersection of Toepperwein Road and Lookout Road in March. At that time, T...
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Hood County has shut down and covered three Flock license plate cameras after officials and residents raised privacy and mass surveillance concerns.
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The longtime publisher of Stars and Stripes has announced his retirement, ending a decades-long career with the military newspaper as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon moves to exert editorial control and eliminate what it asserts are “woke distractions.” Max D. Lederer J...
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Across Texas, Democrats and Republicans alike are calling for limits on data centers' water and power use, but efforts to regulate the rapidly growing industry have gained little traction amid divisions among state leaders....
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Those opposed to the a border barrier throughout the Big Bend region say the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department should be doing more to stop the construction on state lands....
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San Antonio is hot in the summer. That’s a given, and a part of living in South Central Texas. During a stretch of seemingly never-ending triple-digit days, you might be wondering, “What’s the hottest it’s ever been in the Alamo City?” San Antonio’s hottest temperature On Sept. 5...
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The shift comes after growing scrutiny of Chavez’s legacy, following sexual abuse allegations detailed by Dolores Huerta.
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Lindsay Clancy didn’t appreciate the “wrongfulness” of killing her three children because of her mental health issues, a psychologist testifying for the defense said at her murder trial Wednesday. The testimony of Paul Zeizel is the strongest evidence yet to support the defense c...
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The federal debt reached $40 trillion as the government adds red ink at a rapid rate. That's leading nervous investors to demand higher interest rates —pushing up borrowing costs for everyone else....
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Houston Texans receiver Jayden Higgins is expected to miss the season with a torn ACL, according to a person with knowledge of his injury The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Wednesday because the Texans haven’t announced the severity of his injury. ...
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Lebanon on Wednesday extradited a former Syrian military officer under ousted President Bashar Assad and he will be put on trial in Syria, the Interior Ministry said. Maj. Gen. Adel Issa is the first military officer to be turned over by Lebanon since Assad’s fall in late 2024. L...
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“We’re coming for the books,” the lieutenant governor said in announcing plans to lower the performance rating of Texas schools that violate a recent law targeting obscene titles in school libraries....
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The intensifying use of drones against civilians and humanitarian workers is a dangerous obstacle for aid operations in Ukraine, the U.N.'s humanitarian chief, Tom Fletcher, said on Wednesday. Fletcher spoke to The Associated Press in an interview after a visit to the southern ci...
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San Antonio area residents will need to take precautions this week to prevent the threat of heat-related illnesses.
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A former engineering director at Meta who has testified before Congress about child safety on Instagram told jurors Wednesday at a landmark trial that the company took a “don’t ask, don’t tell” approach on kids under 13 on its platforms. During his second day of testimony, Arturo...
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The Seattle Seahawks signed cornerback Trevon Diggs on Wednesday. A person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press the contract is expected to be a one-year deal. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the terms hadn't been announced. Diggs is a...
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The mission to save NASA’s sinking Swift Observatory was called off Wednesday, dooming the telescope to a fiery reentry later this year. NASA and Katalyst Space Technologies announced the news more than a month after the startup's Link spacecraft rocketed away to the telescope's ...
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District officials proposed a tax rate increase that is slightly higher than previously expected as they get a clearer picture of the 2027 budget. Alamo Colleges District eyes higher tax rate amid enrollment growth, budget pressures was first posted on August 19, 2026 at 1:52 pm....
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A man in his 40s was hospitalized Wednesday afternoon after he was shot while riding a bike on the Southwest Side, according to San Antonio police. Officers responded to the shooting around 11:45 a.m. in the 5400 block of Godek Drive, located east of Old Pearsall Road. Upon arriv...
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Many Federal Reserve officials think the central bank will have to lift its key short-term interest rate in the coming months if inflation doesn't subside, minutes of the Fed's meeting last month showed. The minutes of the July 28-29 meeting, released Wednesday , don't provide sp...
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Companies that secretly vary prices based on how much they think individual customers will pay could face federal charges under a proposed policy released Wednesday by the Federal Trade Commission . “When consumers see a listed price, they expect it to be (the) same price that ev...
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President Donald Trump played White House tour guide on Wednesday, showing off the helipad he is building on the lawn before leaning over to autograph a piece of it and bragging about the ballroom he's rushing to complete despite legal challenges . Trump gushed for several uninte...
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A deputy with the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office showed up at the University of Colorado campus last week to serve civil papers to Deion Sanders while the coach was at an open practice and inaccessible. The officer was informed that the Buffaloes coach was “unavailable at the ti...
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Scottie Scheffler is not opposed to the return of LIV Golf players who chased after Saudi money, but with some form of a penalty. Rory McIlroy could see unification at some point, though he paused when asked Wednesday about the value they would bring to the PGA Tour. “I mean, I’d...
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Ismael Arias was headed to the market when the devastating 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit western Colombia last week, sowing death and destruction . His home region of Choco was the epicenter. Leaving home early that day likely saved his life, he says — the two-story home he had sp...
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Eclipses may be wondrous, but nothing beats seeing the northern and southern lights from space. That’s the word Wednesday from a pair of NASA astronauts living aboard the International Space Station for the past six months. Astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway told The Assoc...
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Dr. Heidi Overton, a top White House aide, has been picked to lead the Food and Drug Administration , President Donald Trump announced Wednesday. As a medical doctor and deputy director of the White House Domestic Policy Council who has worked on several of Trump’s second-term he...
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Nneka Ogwumike has been a vital part of the WNBA's growth on and off the court the past 15 seasons, from her decorated playing career to her tenure as president of the players' union. The 36-year-old eight-time All-WNBA forward announced Wednesday in an interview with Boardroom T...
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Moderna shares more than doubled Wednesday after it announced initial results from a study of an experimental cancer treatment that would be the first of its kind if approved by regulators. Moderna and Merck are developing a treatment using an mRNA-based cancer vaccine called int...
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A telescope has spied the fastest known star in our galaxy, racing around the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way . The star is zipping around the black hole, reaching speeds of about 15,534 miles per second (25,000 kilometers per second). That's 100,000 times ...
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Florida Democratic voters delivered another shock upset to the party establishment by nominating state Rep. Angie Nixon , a democratic socialist, over Alex Vindman , a moderate former national security professional who played a central role in President Donald Trump's first impea...
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There is broad consensus among psychologists that corporal punishment can be harmful to children, but the U.S. has no federal laws banning it in public schools....
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The Jacksonville Jaguars acquired guard Daniel Faalele from the New York Giants on Wednesday following a rash of injuries at the position. The Jaguars gave up a sixth-round draft pick in 2027, according to a person with knowledge of the trade. The person spoke to The Associated P...
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The Kennedy Center has told a federal court that it would not attempt to return President Donald Trump's name to the building's facade before at least Sept. 8 as another legal battle over the performing arts venue's future takes shape. In a status report filed late Tuesday, oppon...
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Across 250 years, only three elected governors out of thousands have been Black –- all Democrats and all men, including current Maryland Gov. Wes Moore. But Moore could soon have company. With Florida Republicans nominating U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds on Tuesday, there are seven Blac...
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Deadly airstrikes in Gaza on Wednesday cast more doubt on whether new U.S. efforts can advance a tenuous ceasefire in the Palestinian territory. Just two days after U.S. negotiators reportedly asked Israel to draw down attacks in the Gaza Strip , at least 10 people were killed We...
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Adoptions are on hold for thousands of dogs and cats in Texas, potentially putting the animals at risk of being euthanized, because of efforts to stop the spread of the New World screwworm , an insect that has crossed the border from Mexico into the United States for the first ti...
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SAISD, Northside ISD, East Central ISD, South San ISD and Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD will ask taxpayers for more money in November. Which San Antonio school districts have tax measures on the ballot this November? was first posted on August 19, 2026 at 8:00 am. ©2021 ...
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Do you want to see whether a robot can fold a piece of cloth? Interested in getting a robot dog or even a humanoid robot that could offer some emotional support? Or perhaps you just want to watch robots boxing and dancing? Come to Beijing. China kicked off the 2026 World Robot Co...
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President Donald Trump says he's delaying the 50% U.S. tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian imports. The countries reached a deal less than two hours before the sanctions were to go into effect, buying time for more negotiations and avoiding for now another strain in already ...
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The Justice Department is defending its prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey , saying “there is no serious dispute" that a social media post of seashells he made last year could be understood as a threat against President Donald Trump. Prosecutors also called into quest...
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Boerne received national attention for its holiday spirit after being named one of 25 communities in Hallmark Channel’s 2026 Merriest Christmas Town contest. The Hill Country city is the only Texas community selected as a finalist. City officials said the recognition highlights B...
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The 1,200 deportees will include Africans as well as nationals from North America, South America and the Caribbean, with the first batch of 20 expected on Thursday....
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Feeling restless in life? Level up your main quest with an activity that has no other purpose than to add whimsy to your life. Play experts share tips on how to find the perfect side quest....
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The Harlan Hawks are preparing for a new season with a familiar face leading the football program. Matthew McKinney, who served as Harlan’s offensive coordinator beginning in 2017, was promoted to head coach in February. He takes over a program coming off a strong 2025 campaign, ...
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Israel’s military said Wednesday it would launch criminal investigations into two high-profile attacks on Palestinians during the war in Gaza , including the killings of 5-year-old Hind Rajab and her family and of 15 Palestinian paramedics. The military said it would not launch c...
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Bexar County begins public discussions on budget gap; UT San Antonio delays start after cyber breach; How the SA Zoo is helping Texas horned lizards
