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Shohei Ohtani had lubricant injected into knee and is likely to pitch Wednesday at Philadelphia
Shohei Ohtani had a lubricant injected into his left knee, but the Dodgers two-way star did not have fluid drained, Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts said Friday.Ohtani was in the starting lineup leading off as the designated hitter in Friday's second-half opener against the New Y...
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Pirates-Guardians game postponed due to poor air quality caused by wildfire smoke
The game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cleveland Guardians scheduled for Friday night has been postponed due to air quality concerns because of wildfire smoke from Canada and northern Minnesota.Heavy, pungent wildfire smoke darkened skies in the U.S. from the Great Lakes...
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Did San Antonio’s viral Asian bubble-waffle shop close? - MySA
Did San Antonio’s viral Asian bubble-waffle sh...
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Republican-backed ‘Stop Talarico PAC’ raises zero dollars during first quarter of operation
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s got more bad news this week on the fundraising front. The so-called “Stop Talarico PAC,” a political action committee created by GOP operatives to thwart Paxton’s Democratic rival in the race for Texas’ contested U.S. Senate seat, told the Fede...
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Federal appeals court rules that New Jersey's assault weapons ban is unconstitutional
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that New Jersey's bans on assault firearms and magazines that can hold more than 10 rounds are unconstitutional.This is the first time a federal appeals court has struck down a state ban on such weapons, and it comes as the U.S. Supreme Court ...
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As floodwaters rise again, Texas Hill Country bar owner relives last year's devastation
About a year ago, the Guadalupe River destroyed their RV park, where a family was swept away by the raging water.
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These 15 foods and drinks have San Antonio origins
San Antonio’s culinary legacy goes well beyond tacos and tequila. These 15 foods, drinks and iconic combos all trace their roots to the Alamo City — or at least wouldn’t exist in quite the same form without it. Chili con carne Credit is due to San Antonio’s famous Chili Queens f...
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Wildfire smoke from Canada and Minnesota pushes farther into the US and engulfs DC in haze
Millions of people in the Great Lakes, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states muddled through another day of unhealthy air from uncontrolled wildfires on Friday.The thick smoke enveloped the nation’s capital in a gloomy, eerie haze and prompted Major League Baseball's Cleveland Guardi...
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Jake Bennett allows 1 hit in 6 innings as Red Sox extend win streak to 10 with 10-0 win over Rays
Rookie Jake Bennett tossed six innings of one-hit ball, and Masataka Yoshida and Carlos Narvaez each homered as the Boston Red Sox extended their winning streak to 10 games with a 10-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday in the first game of a doubleheader.Narvaez and Jarre...
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Houston police worked with ICE on at least 103 occasions since April, report shows
Houston police worked with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on at least 103 occasions since April, according to the first report required by the Houston City Council to measure cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities. The quarterly im...
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'Lost a legend': Kerrville man dies in home swept away by flooding, family says
A 65-year-old Kerrville man is dead after floodwaters swept away his mobile home.
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Flood threat continues Friday as rainfall moves to West Texas
At least two people died after extreme flooding hit the Hill Country late Wednesday into Thursday morning.
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Aaron Judge's rib not fully healed, Yankees captain still not cleared for baseball activities
Aaron Judge's broken rib has not completely healed, and the New York Yankees captain still hasn't been cleared to resume baseball activities.Judge hasn't played since May 31 because of the stress fracture in his right ribs. He had a scan during the All-Star break and called the r...
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NFL suspends Arizona Cardinals executive indefinitely for violating league’s gambling policy
The NFL has suspended Arizona Cardinals personnel executive Ryan Gold indefinitely for violating the league’s gambling policy.The league said Friday that its investigation determined that Gold provided confidential, non-public inside information regarding 2026 draft selections by...
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US oil firms sign deals with Iraq to develop alternative shipping routes
U.S. companies signed roughly $60 billion in agreements and partnerships with the Iraqi government Friday, including deals intended to create alternative routes for shipping oil out of the Persian Gulf. The deals, signed at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, also involved other indust...
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Drifting anti-immigrant buoys in Rio Grande temporarily close two bridges with Mexico
About 100 buoys that the federal government planned to install as anti-immigration deterrents near Eagle Pass drifted into the Rio Grande, prompting officials to close two key bridges along the U.S.-Mexico border for about three hours, reopening them just after midnight Friday. E...
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Floods sweep away Hill Country family’s property as Goat Creek surges
Floodwaters from Goat Creek spilled over a Kerrville road early Thursday, pushing water into a family’s home and leaving them to watch as nearly all of their property was swept away. April Jones said the water started coming in between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m.“We thought it was runoff f...
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Clara Ester, activist who rushed to Martin Luther King Jr. after he was shot, dies at 78
Clara Ester, an activist who as a 20-year-old college student rushed to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s side when he was shot, has died. Ester, who died on July 9 at the age of 78, was among a few remaining witnesses to King’s assassination and its immediate aftermath in Memphi...
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Texas Republicans’ refusal to participate in debates follows broader trend in GOP politics
Two high-profile Republican candidates in Texas are under fire from their Democratic opponents for declining to participate in debates, long considered a cornerstone of U.S. democratic traditions. On Friday, State Rep. Gina Hinojosa, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate, lambas...
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San Antonio, police union reach $102.2 million tentative contract with 16.5% pay raise - Yahoo
San Antonio, police unio...
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Medina Lake level on the rise, Hill Country drying out
Medina Lake has been the hardest hit waterway in the area since a drought started seven years ago.
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FAA will allow Boeing to resume certifying its planes are airworthy after years of safety efforts
Boeing will be allowed to take responsibility for certifying all of its 737 Max and 787 planes starting next week, the Federal Aviation Administration said Friday. The FAA said that after months of review the agency decided that Boeing's final safety checks on its planes are good...
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Chinese AI model takes US tech industry by surprise with abilities rivaling Claude and ChatGPT
Another powerful new artificial intelligence model from China took the U.S. tech industry by surprise Friday, the latest sign that Chinese startups that publicly release their “open-source” AI technology are making the California titans of AI sweat. The newest Kimi K3 model from ...
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Waiting for 3 hours for Texas BBQ at Snow's was worth the wait - MySA
Waiting for 3 hours for Texas BBQ at Snow's was worth the wa...
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Texas Gov. Abbott, Uvalde PD to host joint news conference on severe weather response
Texas Governor Greg Abbott and the Uvalde Police Department are expected to host a joint news conference Friday on the ongoing response to the severe weather. KSAT will provide a livestream of the event at 3 p.m. in this article. Delays are possible. If there is not a livestream ...
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Bill Belichick's 1st college team struggled at UNC. He's hoping lessons learned lead to more success
NFL coaching great Bill Belichick spent a bumpy debut season at North Carolina trying to blend a roster full of newcomers and adjusting to life in the college ranks.It was a learning experience even for someone with a résumé featuring six Super Bowl titles as a head coach and ran...
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MLB restricts dugout iPad use to prevent AI help with strategy. Ottavino says Mets were involved
Major League Baseball is restricting iPad usage in dugouts to prevent the tablets from running artificial intelligence to help make strategy decisions, and former reliever Adam Ottavino said the New York Mets' use of technology helped prompt the move.The tablets have access to vi...
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SAPD, Crime Stoppers search for suspect accused in robbery after Game 5 of NBA Finals in SA
San Antonio police officers are searching for a man accused in connection with a robbery following Game 5 of the NBA Finals in San Antonio. The incident happened just after 2:15 a.m. on June 14 in the 600 block of Market Street, according to a Crime Stoppers news release. Angel J...
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Kerr County officials to hold briefing on countywide flood response
Kerr County officials are expected to hold a news conference Friday to discuss their response to this week’s flooding.In a news release, the county said the news conference will be held at approximately 1 p.m. KSAT plans to livestream the Wednesday morning news conference in this...
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City of San Antonio announces tentative contract agreement with SAPOA
A tentative deal has been reached between the City of San Antonio and the San Antonio Police Officers Association, according to a city news release. The city and the police union most recently met to negotiate a contract Thursday. In the release, City Manager Erik Walsh lauded th...
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SAPD: Serial burglar accused of stealing ‘millions of dollars’ worth of items from Stone Oak homes
San Antonio police request assistance from the public to identify an apparent serial burglar accused of stealing “millions of dollars” worth of items from Stone Oak homes. In a Facebook post, SAPD said the suspect has entered multiple Stone Oak homes from March 2026 to now. At th...
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FBI suggests migrants’ van in fatal Houston shooting had meth. A lawyer says it was salt.
The FBI sought a search warrant to seize plastic bags with “crystal-like substances” inside the van of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, who was fatally shot by an immigration agent last week. The FBI said it suspects methamphetamine, but the lawyer representing Salgao Araujo’s brother on ...
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China signals US could restore preferential trade privileges for Hong Kong
China signaled on Friday that the United States could restore Hong Kong 's preferential privileges, saying Washington confirmed it will not renew an executive order that revoked the city's special trading status. The Commerce Ministry said that the U.S. made commitments on Hong K...
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Foodborne illnesses at restaurant chains are rare but can sicken customers, roil businesses
Big U.S. restaurant chains don't get linked to foodborne illness outbreaks often, but the number of meals they serve causes a lot of concern when contamination of some kind sickens customers.Federal health officials identified iceberg lettuce from Mexico served at Taco Bell locat...
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Jerry Seinfeld bringing standup show back to San Antonio this fall
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld, known for his observational humor and the award-winning sitcom Seinfeld, will perform at San Antonio’s Majestic Theatre stage on Friday, Sept. 25. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, July 24, according to venue officials. The comedian became a late-nigh...
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A body is recovered after San Francisco boat tragedy but 2 remain missing
Police have recovered the body of a woman who was one of three people missing after a boat sank this week in San Francisco Bay.The body was identified as Tondra Madruga, 58, also known as Tondra Miller, the San Francisco medical examiner said Friday.Madruga's body was recovered T...
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Man charged with hate crimes after confrontation with 'Today' show's Melvin at NBC studio
A 40-year-old New York man faces hate crime charges following a confrontation with “Today" show host Craig Melvin at NBC's studio in Manhattan.The man was arrested Thursday morning inside 30 Rockefeller Center in Midtown by an officer responding to reports of a disorderly individ...