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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has put it in writing, issuing a formal order terminating President Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” to compensate his political allies. The move follows weeks of negotiations with two Republican senators who were blocking...
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The San Antonio Independent School District (SAISD) is weighing whether to adopt the Bluebonnet Learning curriculum — a state-endorsed instructional program for K-5th grade students that has sparked controversy over its ties to religious content. SAISD is expected to discuss laun...
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The 2026 high school football season began before sunrise for two area programs, as the Lytle Pirates and Holy Cross Knights opened practice at 12:01 a.m. Monday under the lights. The KSAT sports team was there as both teams took the field for midnight workouts, marking the start...
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Tour de France champion Tadej Pogačar is returning to the Spanish Vuelta after a seven-year absence to pursue a Grand Tours hat trick of titles. The Slovenian rider’s UAE Team Emirates-XRG team announced its lineup for the three-week race on Monday, confirming Pogačar will take p...
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A giant American flag hanging on the wall of a warehouse in New Hampshire hints at the national importance of the elements bound inside the mining waste stored in 1-ton bags. The company uses electrolysis to separate the key critical elements President Donald Trump's administrati...
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SA Book Festival asks for support amid potential budget cuts; University Health wn't change property tax rate; SA Botanical Garden embraces math on Infinity Day...
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President Donald Trump's administration is planning a dramatic overhaul of Head Start that would gut its quality standards, upending the hallmarks of the early education program for impoverished children, two people familiar with the deliberations said. Head Start, established in...
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Numerous governments across Central and Eastern Europe are taking steps to conserve electricity and avert an energy crisis as record low water levels on the Danube River have forced power plants to the brink of shutting down. Persistent drought and successive extreme heat waves h...
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Ariana Grande has pulled out of an upcoming stage musical in London, producers said, and plans to withdraw from the public eye for a break from the intense scrutiny she faces. Grande had been due to star alongside her “Wicked” co-star Jonathan Bailey in a production of Stephen So...
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The Waco Bridge is a nonprofit local news organization supported by The Texas Tribune, reporting on Waco government, education and community. Sign up for the Bridge’s free newsletter here. A network of little black cameras on tall metal posts has sprouted up across Texas, in big ...
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KERR COUNTY — Joan Connor, 82, didn’t expect another horrific flood to happen again in her lifetime. But two-and-a-half weeks ago, she found herself hurrying home from a Colorado trip with her 99-year-old husband to the house they’d just rebuilt after last summer’s flood nearly d...
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Clear backpacks in schools can make communities feel safer, but experts say it's not the best way to prevent school-based violence. Does your kids’ school require mesh or clear backpacks? Here’s what to know. was first posted on August 3, 2026 at 5:00 am. ©2021 " San Antonio...
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U.S. President Donald Trump said new talks to wind down the war in Iran will start Monday, after announcing he is holding off on new massive strikes he had threatened to unleash on the country. The talks will seek to end the conflict and revive stalled cargo traffic through the S...
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FORECAST HIGHLIGHTS 100° TODAY?: If we do, it’ll only be the second time this year HAZY SKY: Smoke has traveled all the way from Washington RIVER FLOWS REMAIN HIGH: Area rivers still moving fast FORECAST TRIPLE DIGITS 99 or 100? Does it matter? Only when it comes to stat keeping....
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Russian planes dropped eight powerful glide bombs in a span of 90 minutes on residential districts of the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, killing one person and wounding dozens of others, regional chief Ivan Fedorov said Monday. Russia has used glide bombs to smash Ukrai...
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European soccer body UEFA has threatened FIFA with legal action over Gianni Infantino’s failed plan to sell a stake in future World Cup profits to private investors, and said any potential evidence should not be destroyed. Infantino’s secretive proposal to raise $4.2 billion from...
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Indonesian rescuers were searching for possible missing passengers Monday after rescuing 229 people from a ferry that caught fire the previous day in waters off the main island of Java, leaving at least five people dead. The Mutiara Sentosa 2 ferry was traveling from Indonesia’s ...
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Five water-dropping planes and another five helicopters took off at first light Monday to help hundreds of firefighters battling a major wildfire west of Athens, Greece, a day after a midair collision between two firefighting helicopters killed two crew members. The collision lai...
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Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with the International Committee of the Red Cross’ representative in the capital on Monday, the military-backed government said, a rare moment of contact with the outside world for the Nobel laureate who has been held out of p...
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Maryland lawmakers kicked off a special session Monday to consider a first step in a partisan redistricting initiative that could help Democrats pick up an additional U.S. House seat by 2028. The General Assembly was set to begin debate on a proposed constitutional amendment inte...
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Asian shares were mixed Monday after the U.S. and Japan confirmed they had acted to prop up the value of the Japanese yen against the U.S. dollar, causing the yen to rise to its highest level since late last year. Oil prices fell sharply after U.S. President Donald Trump said he ...
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Abdul El-Sayed sat quietly alongside his wife and Black political leaders in a packed Detroit church Sunday morning, clapping as the congregation sang and the pastor preached. Then he stood before the room and asked for their votes. Less than 10 miles away, U.S. Rep. Haley Steven...
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After an opening week of wrenching testimony and a jury trip to the home where Lindsay Clancy strangled her three children, her murder trial resumed Monday with more testimony about the killings in a coastal Massachusetts town in 2023. Monday's witnesses are expected to include p...
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President Donald Trump has played this hand before during the 5-month-old Iran war . It starts with a grim warning to Tehran that he's on the cusp of ordering U.S. forces to “obliterate” its power plants or seize key parts of its oil industry if its leaders don't quickly agree to...
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The 23-foot-tall steel sculpture, designed by artist Sebastián and painted bright yellow, was previously displayed at University Hospital in the South Texas Medical Center....
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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a formal order late Sunday terminating President Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” to compensate his political allies, a move that follows weeks of negotiations with two Republican senators who were blocking his nomi...
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Mallory Geis, a 39-year-old San Antonio mountaineer who left her Pilates business to pursue high-altitude climbing, was part of an international expedition on Broad Peak....
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West Side neighbors said they were concerned about a 69-year-old for months before police officers shot and killed him while he was waving a handgun across the street from his home. Five San Antonio Police Department officers shot the man in the 600 block of Aurora Avenue, accord...
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Kay Granger, the first Republican woman from Texas to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and who served for nearly three decades, died Sunday at the age of 83, her son J.D. Granger said. House Speaker Mike Johnson said in a post on X that throughout her career, Grang...
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The U.S. dollar weakened sharply Monday against the Japanese yen after U.S. President Donald Trump and Japan’s finance minister confirmed both sides had intervened in markets. Before late last week, the dollar was trading above 163 yen, touching 40-year highs. After regulators we...
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The judge who granted the right to play another year of college sports to some athletes whose eligibility ran out last school year issued a new order Sunday that makes clear that does not include football players who signed pro contracts this summer then had a change of heart. U....
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A man was charged with capital murder following a shooting Saturday afternoon on the Southwest Side , according to an affidavit obtained by KSAT. Augustin Meyer, 53, was arrested and charged with capital murder in connection with the death of 59-year-old Juan Alejandro Sanchez, t...
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Michael Thorbjornsen pumped his right fist after making a 26-foot putt for birdie on his last hole to shoot 7-under 63 and reach 18 under to win his first PGA Tour title by two shots at the final Rocket Classic on Sunday. “Perfect pace, perfect read,” he said. The 24-year-old Tho...
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Texas took a significant step to regulate hemp-derived THC products, banning all synthetically created forms of THC under a new law that went into effect Friday . The law banned synthetic THC products, including Delta-8, Delta-10, THCP and THCA flower. Low-dose Delta-9 — the most...
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A driver was killed in a high-speed crash after his vehicle struck a concrete barrier, the Castle Hills Police Department said in a news release Sunday. Around 10 p.m. Saturday, officers responded to a single-vehicle crash on the Northwest Loop 410 eastbound frontage road near No...
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Key senators unveiled a short-term spending bill on Sunday that would keep federal agencies funded past the midterm elections and into early December as they look to avoid a government shutdown during the middle of campaign season. The Senate is likely to vote on the measure befo...
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The San Antonio Botanical Garden brings another "Math in Bloom" event on Aug. 8. It's called "Celebrate Infinity Day."
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Two-time Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal is on the move to the Los Angeles Dodgers , giving the two-time defending champions even more talent on a loaded roster. Right-hander Freddy Peralta is switching teams, too, as the Tampa Bay Rays beef up their rotation . Major League Ba...
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Sunday is an off day for the Dallas Cowboys, with no media availability. The Cowboys will kick off their second week of training camp Monday, Aug. 3, wearing pads for the first time since reporting. Players will tell you that’s when training camp really starts. On Saturday, the t...
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The first-place Tampa Bay Rays gave their starting rotation a boost Sunday, acquiring pitcher Freddy Peralta from the struggling New York Mets for three minor leaguers. Peralta, a two-time All-Star who can become a free agent this fall, has been a disappointment for the Mets afte...
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The Detroit Tigers said their goodbyes to ace Tarik Skubal and now must turn their focus to an uncertain final two months of the season as they try to make a playoff push without their best player. The Tigers traded the two-time reigning AL Cy Young Award winner to the Los Angele...
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Ohio Rep. Marcy Kaptur is being treated for non-life threatening injuries after a car accident in Toledo on Sunday morning, her office said Sunday. Kaptur, 80, was a passenger in a vehicle headed to a church service “when the car she was traveling in was struck,” the statement fr...
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Students and professors shared how SB 37 led to academic censorship at their campuses. Censorship or accountability? Impact of law prompting Texas’ scrutiny of universities detailed was first posted on August 2, 2026 at 2:00 pm. ©2021 " San Antonio Report ". Use of this feed...
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A crowd of critics and supporters of Indiana guard Sophie Cunningham's stance on transgender participation in women’s sports gathered around and inside Target Center on Sunday as the Fever faced the Lynx in Minnesota. Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve wore a light blue shirt under her jack...
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Shiho Kuwaki of Japan saved par to stay alive in a sudden-death playoff Sunday and won with a par on the second extra hole to claim the Women’s British Open over Esther Henseleit of Germany for her first major title. Kuwaki closed with a 1-under 70 and looked like a winner as she...
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Dikra, a 20-year-old migrant from Morocco, had spent five days in Ceuta by Sunday after swimming to the Spanish territory with her younger sister and cousin. Since then, all her meals have come from local residents, and she isn't sure when her next one will come. Yet Dikra is cer...
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A teen was injured after an apparent accidental shooting in northeast Bexar County, according to the sheriff’s office. The shooting was reported Saturday evening at Glen Fair and Glen Echo. On Sunday, the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office told KSAT three juveniles are involved in the...
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An employee was among three people killed in a shooting at an In-N-Out Burger restaurant in southern Idaho, the fast-food chain’s owner said. “My heart is broken, my chest is heavy, my eyes burn from the tears I've shed. We lost one of our beautiful Associates tonight,” In-N-Out ...
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A drowning was reported on Saturday afternoon on the Nueces River by Cooksey Dam, Uvalde County Sheriff Ruben Nolasco said in a Facebook post . The sheriff said deputies were assisting the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department with the drowning. In the post, Nolasco reminds residen...
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What is very likely to be the last reelection bid of Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was confirmed on Sunday by his Workers' Party as the 80-year-old leader faces increasing pressure from foreign leaders ahead of October's elections. It will be his seventh race for t...
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About 5,000 homes have been evacuated and about 600 homes, businesses and other buildings have been destroyed by wildfires that remained uncontained Sunday in eastern Washington state, authorities said. The fires burned more than 8.2 square miles (about 21 square kilometers) arou...
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A 16-year-old girl was killed in a crash early Sunday morning after her vehicle struck a welcome sign and rolled over in La Vernia, according to the La Vernia Police Department. The crash happened just before 4 a.m. in the 12000 block of U.S. Highway 87, near Chihuahua Street. Re...
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Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones and veteran advocates argue that the current ordinance doesn't do enough to expand access to housing for veterans. Jones vows to revisit veteran vouchers, slamming fellow council members as ‘OK with a little bit of discrimination’ was first posted on August...
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A suicide bomber targeted protesters at an antimilitant rally in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing at least 14 people, mostly civilians and police officers, and wounding more than two dozen others, officials said. The attack happened in Kabal, a town in Swat Valley in Khyb...
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U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno said his former son-in-law, U.S Rep. Max Miller, should not be serving in the House and should “seek professional help” as Miller defended himself against allegations of domestic abuse in a live video on X Sunday. Moreno, who has been publicly restrained i...
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The Los Angeles Sparks traded All-Star guard Kelsey Plum to the Phoenix Mercury for a first-round pick next year, Monique Akoa Makani and a second-round draft choice in 2028. The deal was finalized late Saturday night ahead of Sunday's trade deadline and was first reported by ESP...
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An experiment with artificial intelligence at the annual Richard Wagner festival in the southeastern German town of Bayreuth drew boos from the audience after producing a staging that appeared to leave some spectators confused. Curator Marcus Lobbes and his team were greeted with...
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“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” made box office history in its first weekend in theaters. The Sony-released superhero movie became the second-biggest North American opening ever with an astonishing $355 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. It was just a few ...
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A woman was critically injured after being shot while riding in a vehicle south of downtown San Antonio, according to the San Antonio Police Department. Officers were dispatched to a local hospital just before midnight Saturday after the woman was taken there by another person. T...
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Ukrainian drone strikes killed at least five people across Russia, also hitting industrial sites and a further warehouse belonging to Russia’s e-commerce giant Wildberries , local officials said. Wildberries, Russia's largest online marketplace, is sometimes described as the coun...
