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China's June exports surge 27% from a year earlier as AI boom drives strong demand

China’s exports accelerated in June, jumping 27% from a year earlier thanks partly to the boom in artificial intelligence, the customs agency said Tuesday. The increase in exports in June was much better than economists had expected. Exports rose 19.4% year-on-year in May.Imports...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 14, 2026

parks

It's Kyle Schwarber vs Jordan Walker in the finals of the Home Run Derby

Kyle Schwarber kept his bid for a Home Run Derby title in his home park alive when the Phillies’ slugger and major league home run leader hit nine in the second round for the fan favorite to top Boston's Willson Contreras, who was soundly booed on every swing and finished with ei...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 14, 2026

safety

AMBER Alert for 7-month-old Ozana Cisneros discontinued, DPS says

An AMBER Alert for 7-month-old Ozana Cisneros was discontinued, the Texas Department of Public Safety announced Monday.It’s unclear why the alert was discontinued.According to the initial alert, which was issued Thursday, the infant was last seen at 6 p.m. June 10 in the 300 bloc...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 14, 2026

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What we still don’t know about the ICE shooting in Houston

Nearly a week after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot 52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston, important details are still unclear.Federal authorities have offered limited information about the July 7 shooting beyond saying Salgado Araujo tried to hi...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 13, 2026

Local

KSAT Community phone bank to benefit SAAACAM: How to help save local history

The San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum (SAAACAM) is a nonprofit in San Antonio working to save and share the stories of African descendants across San Antonio and the Southwest —history that’s often been left out of the public record.They do this in a grass...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 13, 2026

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Accused kitten killer takes plea deal, sentenced to 5 years of deferred adjudication

An accused kitten killer was sentenced Monday to five years of deferred adjudication on two felony charges. Ryan Berlanga, 31, took the sentence as a part of a plea deal. Berlanga was seen on footage strangling a kitten to death on Nov. 9, 2025, at an apartment complex in the 740...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 13, 2026

business

7 people detained at suspected chop shop in Von Ormy, BCSO says

The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office detained at least seven people Monday at a suspected chop shop — defined by the Department of Justice as an illegal facility that disassembles vehicles and sells parts for profit.At 4 a.m., a man reported his white truck was stolen, a BCSO spokes...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 13, 2026

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Who is Darline Graham Nordone, Sen. Lindsey Graham's sister?

Darline Graham Nordone, who was appointed to serve the remaining months of the Senate term that her late brother, Lindsey Graham, left behind when he died over the weekend, hasn't been in office before.But through her brother's decades of public service, Nordone has been by his s...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 13, 2026

safety

One person killed in flooding at JBSA-Lackland, more rain expected

The Lackland Fire Department responded to a trapped vehicle on Hall Street Saturday night. One person was declared dead at the scene.One person killed in flooding at JBSA-Lackland, more rain expected was first posted on July 13, 2026 at 2:50 pm.©2021 "San Antonio Report". Us...

San Antonio Report (nonprofit local newsroom)Jul 13, 2026

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No relief from the heat as many US cities will see record overnight temperatures

Another week of blistering heat will bring even more health risks in the coming days, as overnight temperatures won't provide much relief. The National Weather Service is predicting that more than 90 temperature records across the U.S. will be tied or broken this week through Wed...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 13, 2026

Local

Report: San Antonio data centers will use enough energy to power 3 million homes

A total of 68 data centers are currently operating or in the planning stage within a 50-mile radius of San Antonio, according to a database recently collated by the Texas Tribune. More than half of the San Antonio-area facilities listed in the database haven’t reported the amount...

San Antonio Current (alt-weekly)Jul 13, 2026

schools

OSHA cites contractor, staffing company for worker’s death at Judson ISD campus

After a construction worker died earlier this year on the Converse Elementary School campus, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration accused a contractor and a staffing company of committing multiple safety violations. The construction worker, later identified as 63-yea...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 13, 2026

safety

Tip line created as investigation into fatal San Marcos apartment fire continues

The San Marcos Fire Marshal’s Office has established a tip line for information into an apartment fire in 2018 that killed five people, including one from San Antonio.The fire at the Iconic Village apartments broke out in the early morning hours of July 20, 2018. The flames kille...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 13, 2026

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The Rise of River North: Watching a block find its flavor

It’s easy to get the summer travel blues. The dollar is dropping against foreign currencies, airline tickets are soaring, crowds in some European destinations have brought foot and vehicle traffic to a virtual standstill. In others, special fees, visitor limits and even water pi...

San Antonio Current (alt-weekly)Jul 13, 2026

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Pentagon releases documents on 2015 Texas UFO sighting at nuclear weapons facility

Last week, the Pentagon released a trove of documents relating to reports of UFO sightings around the country, including one of particular interest near a nuclear weapons facility in North Texas. The Lone Star State incident occurred in September 2015 at the Pantex nuclear facili...

San Antonio Current (alt-weekly)Jul 13, 2026

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California, 11 other states sue to block Paramount's takeover of Warner Bros

Twelve states challenged Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery on Monday, filing a lawsuit that argues the $81 billion mega merger would “extinguish competition” in Hollywood and threaten jobs across the industry.The office of California’s attorney general, who is leadin...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 13, 2026

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Trump wants to fast track AI

This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. In brief remarks to reporters Monday at the White House, President Donald Trump noted that he w...

San Antonio Current (alt-weekly)Jul 13, 2026

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EU rallies $1 billion in pledges for Gaza's recovery

The European Union has coordinated efforts to raise 900 million euros ($1 billion) in pledges of aid for Gaza's rebuilding following two years of Israeli bombardment that left much of the Palestinian enclave in ruins, a senior EU official said Monday.How much of the money will be...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 13, 2026

safety

Aortic tear blamed in Sen. Lindsey Graham’s sudden death is a fast-killing emergency

The aortic tear that likely caused the sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham is a medical emergency that can rapidly kill.The aorta is our largest artery, like a highway that arches up from the heart and then curves back down through the abdomen — carrying oxygen-rich blood to the ...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 13, 2026

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Fatal shooting in Biddeford, Maine, involved ICE, state House speaker says

ICE was involved in the fatal shooting of someone in Biddeford, Maine, on Monday, though details of what transpired remain scarce, the speaker of the Maine House said in a social media post.House Speaker Ryan Fecteau, a Democrat, wrote on Facebook that the shooting occurred Monda...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 13, 2026

business

US citizen is found guilty of helping export tech to Iran in violation of sanctions

A Massachusetts man was found guilty Monday of conspiring to unlawfully export electronic components to Iran in violation of U.S. sanctions.Mahdi Mohammad Sadeghi, who worked at the global electronics company Analog Devices, was accused of helping an Iranian business associate ge...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 13, 2026

safety

Anya Taylor-Joy is bloodied and battling in Apple TV’s crime thriller ‘Lucky’

Anya Taylor-Joy finds herself in a familiar setting this summer: In the desert, fighting to stay alive.She did it in “Furiosa” and the upcoming “Dune: Part Three.” Now she's under the blazing California sun for “Lucky,” a propulsive Apple TV crime thriller that has her trading bl...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 13, 2026

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In a sweet discovery, astronomers find sugar lurking in the space between stars

The space between stars just got a little sweeter.Astronomers have detected a type of sugar in space that's also found in raspberries and self-tanners. The sugar, called erythrulose, lurks in what's called the interstellar medium: thin clouds of gas and dust littered between star...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 13, 2026

parks

Nicole Kidman, Richard E. Grant, Cillian Murphy and more mourn the death of Sam Neill

Fellow actors and fans of Sam Neill mourned his passing after the actor died Monday following a diagnosis of a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.Neill achieved his highest level of fame in “Jurassic Park” playing paleontologist Alan Grant, who is summoned to an island off Costa R...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 13, 2026

government

Cardboard Gold: San Antonio collectors fuel a booming sports card market

Inside a packed San Antonio Shrine Auditorium during the last weekend of June, a multi-generational crowd of collectors gathered for the San Antonio Collectors Expo with a mission: to buy, sell and showcase their prized cardboard investments. People of all ages swarmed the floor...

San Antonio Current (alt-weekly)Jul 13, 2026

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Former grocery delivery man Joe Dean earns the final spot in British Open

Joe Dean of England delivered the goods Monday morning at Royal Birkdale by winning the inaugural “Last Chance Qualifier” with a 2-under 68 to become the last man into the field for the British Open.Dean was clinging to a one-shot lead when he hit into a pot bunker on the 18th ho...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 13, 2026

safety

Person dies in ‘severe flash flood’ on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland

A person died Saturday night after a “severe flash flood” at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, according to a news release from the base. The JBSA-Lackland Fire Department responded to a “trapped vehicle” on Hall Street, the release said. The individual, who has not been identifie...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 13, 2026

safety

Ex-SAPD officer James Brennand expected to appear in court for continuance hearing

A continuance hearing in the case against former San Antonio police officer James Brennand is expected Monday morning. KSAT will provide a livestream of the hearing at 9 a.m. in this article. Delays are possible. If there is not a livestream available, please check back at a late...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 13, 2026

Local

State data: Bexar County tied for most confirmed rabies cases in Texas

Bexar County is tied with Travis County for the highest number of confirmed rabies cases in Texas this year, prompting officials to urge residents to avoid wild animals and seek immediate treatment after exposure....

Texas Public Radio (TPR) - NewsJul 13, 2026