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Spurs schedule sneak peek: San Antonio to face Thunder on Opening Night, Knicks on Christmas Day
The San Antonio Spurs are front and center on two of the NBA’s biggest days on the regular season calendar. San Antonio will open the 2026-27 season at home Oct. 20 against the Oklahoma City Thunder before returning to Madison Square Garden for a Christmas Day rematch of the 2026...
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Groups sue the Trump administration over its targeting of the International Criminal Court
Human Rights Watch and three other advocacy groups sued the Trump administration on Tuesday to challenge its campaign against the International Criminal Court, arguing that sanctions against ICC judges and prosecutors are undermining the ability to prosecute people responsible fo...
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3 suspects arrested in connection with deadly northeast Bexar County shooting, affidavits say
A license plate reader led to the arrest of three suspects in connection with a deadly shooting in northeast Bexar County , according to arrest affidavits. The arrest warrants identified the suspects as Kyle Erin Torres-Carcovich, 45; Martin Sanchez Jr., 58; and Robert Barnett, 3...
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Bexar County man takes plea deal, sentenced to 30 years in connection with death of father
A man was sentenced to 30 years in prison Monday in connection with the death of his father nearly six years ago. Christian Rodriguez, 30, took a plea deal on a lesser charge of aggravated assault with weapon in Judge Joel Perez’s 437th Criminal District Court. He had been origin...
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US existing homes fall 1.7% in July as record prices, high mortgage rates stifle would be-buyers
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed again in July as record prices and the highest mortgage rates in a year prove to be an insurmountable hurdle for many prospective homebuyers. Existing home sales fell 1.7% last month from June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of ...
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British Columbia wildfire that has forced 20,000 to flee grew overnight, officials say
A deadly wildfire in Western Canada that's forced some 20,000 people to flee grew overnight even without strong winds, challenging efforts to contain it and fully assess the damage, authorities said Tuesday. About 100 firefighters from Mexico were on the way to help fight the bla...
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The Latest: Primary elections in Wisconsin and Minnesota test the Democratic Party’s direction
Primary elections are taking place in six U.S. states on Tuesday — Alabama, Connecticut, Minnesota, South Carolina, Vermont and Wisconsin. Minnesota voters will settle a moderate-versus-progressive Democratic U.S. Senate primary between centrist U.S. Rep. Angie Craig and progress...
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As seen on SA Live - Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026
Today @ 10:30 a.m., Back-to-School Boost Week moves to the pitch & healthy breakfast & lunch ideas. It’s all about a healthy start this week & San Antonio FC is feeling the vibe. We head to Toyota Field to get a preview of their Health & Wellness night. Jen also gets some soccer ...
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Despite federal efforts to drop some children’s vaccine recommendations, Texas requirements unchanged
Public health officials said some parents are confused about what vaccines are required to attend Texas schools amid efforts to change recommendations....
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Magnitude 7.4 quake rocks western Colombia, killing at least 111 people
Search teams and civilians picked through the remains of destroyed buildings in the country's third-largest city, Cali, passing large pieces of concrete and rubble down a long line of volunteers....
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LeBron James will play his first game with the 76ers against champion Knicks on NBA opening night
LeBron James will visit the New York Knicks on opening night and the Los Angeles Lakers on Christmas. James' arrival in Philadelphia has made the 76ers must-see TV, and they are all over the NBA's biggest days of the season. James will make his 76ers debut against the NBA champio...
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Bexar County ministry builds beds for children in need of safe place to sleep
A ministry works to ensure that Bexar County children have something many families take for granted — a safe, comfortable bed of their own. Child of God Bed Ministry , working with volunteers at Woodland Church, has delivered more than 600 handmade beds since 2021, helping more t...
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The Latest: Trump seeks an exit from his Iran war as Mideast violence spreads
Iran is rejecting comments by President Donald Trump on Monday, that since Iran is seeking compensation as part of any peace talks, he’ll demand the same. It was part of a larger pivot by Trump , who’s arguing that Iran is on the cusp of financially collapsing, even though the de...
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Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs chooses former Republican Mayor John Giles as her running mate
Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has picked a Republican-turned-independent to be her running mate in a tough reelection campaign, setting up a bipartisan ticket as voters elect the state's first lieutenant governor. Hobbs' selection Tuesday of John Giles, a former mayor of Me...
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YouTube sensation Ms. Rachel announces debut album with Mr. Aron, 'I'm So Happy'
Parents of toddlers everywhere, prepare yourselves. YouTube sensation and music teacher Ms. Rachel and her husband, Aron Accurso, will release their debut album, the 23-track “I'm So Happy,” on Sept. 25. “Music is such a wonderful way for people to bond, for parents to bond. I kn...
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Portion of Adler Road remains closed as Boerne ISD starts classes
Boerne ISD families will need to find an alternate route for the first day of school. A portion of Adler Road in front of Curington Elementary School to Garden Road remains closed to traffic as students return to class. However, this will also impact traffic at Boerne Middle Scho...
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'The Galloping Cure,' Missy Mazzoli's opera on opioids epidemic, premieres at Edinburgh Festival
Missy Mazzoli's desire to compose an opera about the opioids epidemic was sparked by the deaths of two cousins. “One was in 2002 and the other passed away in 2009 and they were both 25,” she said. “One overdosed on OxyContin and the other one overdosed heroin after becoming addic...
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IDEA Public Schools welcomes 18K students on first day
IDEA Public Schools are welcoming more than 18,000 students across 30 schools on Tuesday. KSAT will provide live coverage of the first day of school at IDEA South Flores on GMSA. Each campus has two schools. An academy, which serves grades K-5, and a college preparatory, which se...
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Man hospitalized after being shot in fight on West Side, police say
A man was hospitalized early Tuesday after he was shot during a fight on the West Side, according to San Antonio police. The shooting happened around 3:30 a.m. in the 5500 block of Culebra Road, which is located near Harefield Drive. The man told SAPD that the fight broke out nea...
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TPR News Now: Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Mayor Jones pushes for public vote on Spurs arena; The Bexar County jail changes medical screeings; A new study links physical activity to lower dementia rates in Latinos...
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Blues 'enthusiast' Morgan Freeman's album covers 100 years of the genre
It happened out of necessity. Academy Award-winner Morgan Freeman was in Clarksdale, Mississippi, 25 years ago when some out-of-towners asked where they could hear blues music. Musicians were abundant; venues were not. “There was no place where we could guarantee that you could g...
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Here’s how to find information about data centers in Texas
This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center . Data center proposals are sprouting up in neighborhoods all across the state. And Texans have questions. But information about the proposed projects and their potential impacts on a community is often scarce as companies say they ...
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Texas fights court ruling requiring that defendants get quicker access to psychiatric hospitals
Tracy McClain remembers clearly the first time her son was arrested and charged with a crime because she was the one who placed the 911 call. She told dispatchers that her son JohnRobert Holmes III, 21 at the time, was at risk of hurting himself, hoping that he would get the help...
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Bexar County lights up Purple Heart memorial in honor of service members wounded or killed in action
For National Purple Heart Day, Bexar County veterans gathered to honor those who have been wounded or killed in combat. Bexar County lights up Purple Heart memorial in honor of service members wounded or killed in action was first posted on August 11, 2026 at 5:00 am. ©2021 ...
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Rain chances evaporate, while temps climb
FORECAST HIGHLIGHTS VIRTUALLY NO RAIN, NEAR 100°: Only a 10% shot at a shower Friday/Saturday SAHARAN DUST?: Hazy skies Thursday, again on Saturday PERSEIDS: Peak on Wednesday into early Thursday FORECAST TEMPS CLIMB TO NEAR 100° We’ll be on the cusp of triple digits today, with ...
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Iranian-backed Houthi rebels renew attacks on key port city, and other developments in the Mideast
Iranian-backed Houthi rebels renewed their attacks Tuesday on government-controlled areas in Yemen as ongoing violence threatened to reignite the country's civil war and raised fears over new threats to shipping lanes. Iran's foreign minister, meanwhile, underscored Tehran's stan...
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Drone strike sparks massive blaze at Libya’s Zawiya refinery
Firefighters in western Libya fought Tuesday to extinguish the remnants of a massive fire caused by a drone strike on a oil facility, and a car bomb killed a senior military officer in the country's east, in the latest attacks in the chaos-stricken North African nation . The dron...
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Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia
A Syrian court sentenced ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad along with his younger brother to death in absentia on Tuesday for crimes against humanity and war crimes during Syria’s 14-year conflict that left about half a million people dead. The sentences at the Fourth Criminal...
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Russian aerial attacks kill 9 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy warns Moscow is getting more North Korea help
Russia bombarded Ukrainian cities with missiles, drones and glide bombs, killing at least nine civilians, officials said Tuesday, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Moscow is receiving new military help for its more than 4-year-old invasion from North Korea. Z...
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Trump told Ukraine it had no cards. Then Kyiv took the war to Russia
The meeting in the Oval Office between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was a diplomatic car crash. “Your country is in big trouble. You’re not winning,” Trump said, dressing down Zelenskyy in front of the world’s media. “You don't have the ...
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Congo says 2,000 people have died in its Ebola outbreak, the fastest growing on record
At least 2,000 people have died among the confirmed cases in Congo’s Ebola outbreak that is the fastest growing on record, according to the latest government data. Data published overnight into Tuesday showed the outbreak has recorded a total of 4,381 confirmed cases, including 2...
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Oil prices climb further, while Asian shares are mixed
Shares were mixed in Asia, while oil prices advanced further on Tuesday after jumping the day before due to uncertainty over when the Strait of Hormuz could reopen and get the global flow of crude going again. U.S. futures edged lower. Brent crude oil gained 1.5% to $89.01 a barr...
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Colombia searches for its missing after a powerful earthquake kills more than 100
Search and rescue efforts were underway early Tuesday in dozens of cities and towns in western Colombia after a powerful earthquake struck the region, killing at least 111 people and leaving many trapped under the debris of damaged and destroyed buildings. Monday's 7.4 magnitude ...
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What to watch Tuesday: Primaries in Wisconsin and Minnesota showcase Democratic divide
The latest battle over the Democratic ideological divide this year shifts to the upper Midwest on Tuesday as nominating contests for governor in Wisconsin and U.S. senator in Minnesota pit left-wing candidates against more traditional ones. In Wisconsin, state Rep. Francesca Hong...
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Tarik Skubal struggles with control but bounces back and has 'a ton of fun' in Dodgers home debut
Although Tarik Skubal didn't meet his own high standards for execution in his first home start for the Los Angeles Dodgers, he was proud that he fought to keep his team in a game it eventually managed to win after he left. Skubal still intends to be much better than he was while ...
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South Carolina Republicans hold primary to pick Senate replacement for the late Lindsey Graham
Just two months after nominating Lindsey Graham to return to the U.S. Senate, South Carolina Republicans are casting ballots Tuesday in a special primary to pick a replacement following the sudden death of the president's close ally. Graham's sister, Darline Graham, a political u...
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Trump pivots back to sanctions for Iran as other strategies to end his war fizzle
President Donald Trump likes to say that he started his war with Iran after 50 years of economic pressure had failed to stop its nuclear weapons ambitions — but he’s now betting that another financial squeeze can bring an end to that war. The Trump administration is hoping that m...
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Minnesota primary is latest Democratic proxy fight for Senate and a test for Trump-backed hopefuls
The factional fight gripping the Democratic Party moved to Minnesota on Tuesday, when voters are settling another moderate-versus-progressive U.S. Senate primary. The race between centrist U.S. Rep. Angie Craig and progressive Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan is playing out in the afterma...