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Seafarers attacked in the Strait of Hormuz sue shipping company in Thailand

Three former crew members of a Thai cargo ship struck in the Strait of Hormuz in March filed a lawsuit Friday against the vessel’s operator over labor rights violations and unfair dismissal.The ship, the Mayuree Naree, was hit by a projectile north of Oman on March 11, killing th...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 10, 2026

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Asian stocks climb and oil prices slip as traders monitor Iran war developments

Asian stocks mostly advanced Friday, helped by buying of technology-related shares, while oil prices slipped as traders watched for developments in the Iran war.U.S. futures were mixed.Tensions between Iran and the U.S. escalated this week after President Donald Trump said the Ir...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 10, 2026

safety

One of Spain's deadliest wildfires has killed at least 11 people

A wildfire in southern Spain has killed at least 11 people, making it one of the country's deadliest on record, as soaring temperatures grip much of the country, authorities said early Friday.Several victims of the fire in Almeria were found inside burnt-out vehicles, local media...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 10, 2026

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Community screenings help a movie set during an Indian insurgency bypass censorship

As dusk settled over Gurdaspur's fields, villagers gathered in the courtyard of a Sikh temple to watch a movie that has been blocked by Indian officials.“Satluj” tells the true tale of a human rights activist who investigated thousands of disappearances and extrajudicial killings...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 10, 2026

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The Bayeux Tapestry is at the British Museum after a secret journey from France

After almost 1,000 years, the Bayeux Tapestry is back on English soil.In scenes like a heist movie in reverse, the priceless Medieval artwork was spirited into the British Museum on Friday in the dead of night, after a high-tech, tight-security operation where any slip-up could h...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 10, 2026

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China braces for a powerful typhoon after a week of deadly storms

A powerful typhoon was heading toward China's east coast Friday, the latest in a series of deadly storms that have already claimed 50 lives this week in two other parts of the country.Typhoon Bavi, with maximum sustained winds of 162 kilometers (101 miles) per hour, was first exp...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 10, 2026

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In any language: English speakers are tuning into World Cup broadcasts in Spanish

Ashleigh Hallam teaches English as a second language at her local library in Indiana. Soccer is now teaching her Spanish as a second language.For her, this World Cup couldn't make more sense.Hallam is among a sizable number of English-speaking people in the U.S. who are doing som...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 10, 2026

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Lawyers for man charged with killing Charlie Kirk question reliability of evidence

Lawyers for the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk plan to call a final witness on Friday as they try to raise doubts about the prosecution's case before it can go to trial.A Utah judge is deciding whether prosecutors have enough evidence to put Tyler Robin...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 10, 2026

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As the country turns 250, retired judges hit the road to defend judicial independence

On Friday, a group of retired judges stepped off a tour bus in a ritzy Michigan suburb after three days of barnstorming through corn fields, cities and coal towns in Ohio and Pennsylvania. They carried with them a message.In courthouses and public squares, they marked the nation'...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 10, 2026

Local

New surveillance video shows moments before BCSO deputy shoots man holding knives

New home surveillance video is providing a closer look at the events leading up to a Bexar County sheriff’s deputy shooting a man on the city’s far West Side last month.The video, shared exclusively with KSAT by a neighbor who asked not to be identified, shows 38-year-old Danh Th...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 10, 2026

safety

Pay still an issue as City of San Antonio, police union inch closer to new contract

The City of San Antonio and the union representing its police officers traded proposals for officer pay Thursday, though a significant gap still remains.The union wants biannual raises to pump up officer pay by 20.5% over the course of a new three-year contract. The city has now ...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 10, 2026

safety

Affidavit: SA prep football star, UTSA commit arrested on felony robbery charges

A Sotomayor High School running back, who recently committed to UTSA, was arrested after a robbery at a west Bexar County house party, according to an affidavit.Cameron Joseph Grady, 17, faces two counts of aggravated robbery, a first degree felony, court records show.According t...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 10, 2026

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Tofu vendor delivers much more than healthy food to an east Tokyo neighborhood

Akiko Sugaya wheels a cart through the alley-like streets of eastern Tokyo selling tofu, the protein-rich staple favored in much of Asia.But delivering soybean curd in all shapes and textures is only a small slice of her mission. And it’s just that. A mission.More than simply a v...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 10, 2026

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Federal agents at scene of ICE shooting in Houston didn't have body cameras, DHS says

Federal agents did not have body-worn cameras when a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a Mexican homebuilder who was driving a work van they tried pulling over in Houston, the Department of Homeland Security said Thursday.Separately, prosecutors in Hou...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 10, 2026

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San Antonio woman asks for help finding bus she says was used in ‘Selena’ movie

A woman who says she owns the iconic “Big Bertha” bus, featured in the 1997 film Selena, is asking for the public’s help after the vehicle disappeared from a San Antonio property.Jessica Ruiz said she bought the bus about four and a half years ago after recognizing it as the same...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 9, 2026

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Historic Rio Grande Valley church saved from being cut off behind border wall

Subscribe to The Y’all — a weekly dispatch about the people, places and policies defining Texas, produced by Texas Tribune journalists living in communities across the state.MISSION — A historic chapel that served as the basis for the city’s name will no longer lie behind a borde...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 9, 2026

safety

Woman accused of taping dog’s mouth shut arrested for animal cruelty, BCSO says

A woman was taken into custody Thursday morning on the far West Side after allegedly torturing a dog, the Bexar County Sheriff Office said.BCSO deputies responded to a report of animal cruelty around 9:30 a.m. in 11700 block of Culebra Road, near Roft Road. According to the sheri...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 9, 2026

safety

Woman accused of stealing ambulance may have disabled anti-theft device, SAFD says

The San Antonio Fire Department is investigating exactly how a woman was able to drive off in one of its ambulances Wednesday, taking two staff members and a patient along with her on a 22-mile-long ride.Alecsis Skie Roberts, 30, was arrested by San Antonio police Wednesday after...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 9, 2026

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Log Editor / Inventory Specialist

Reports to: Traffic Hub ManagerLocation: Remote position based in one of the GMG Markets: Detroit, MI; Jacksonville, FL; Orlando, FL; Roanoke, VA; Houston, TX; San Antonio, TX.DescriptionThe Graham Media Group Traffic Hub is a fast-paced team supporting eight stations and their d...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 9, 2026

government

Wally Funk, aviation pioneer who was the oldest woman to travel into space, dies at 87

Wally Funk, an aviation pioneer who was the oldest woman to launch into space, has died. She was 87.Funk died Wednesday at her apartment in an assisted living facility in the Dallas and Fort Worth suburb of Grapevine, Texas, Grapevine City Councilwoman Duff O'Dell said Thursday. ...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 9, 2026

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San Antonio mayor’s commission on voting issues recommendations

A commission created by San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones released a report on Wednesday highlighting ways to increase voter turnout in the city and county.San Antonio mayor’s commission on voting issues recommendations was first posted on July 9, 2026 at 3:00 pm.©2021 "San...

San Antonio Report (nonprofit local newsroom)Jul 9, 2026

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Andreessen, Chetty among leaders of Fed's new task forces evaluating operations

Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen, economist Raj Chetty and former Bank of England governor Mervyn King are among a slate of names released by the Federal Reserve Thursday that will help develop recommended changes to the central bank's operations. They are among the co-leaders ...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 9, 2026

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Texas Biomed to help Pentagon develop defenses against emerging biothreats

Texas Biomedical Research Institute is partnering with the U.S. Department of Defense to protect soldiers and citizens from biothreats, including natural infectious diseases and the emerging threat of lab-engineered bioweapons. Texas Biomed to help Pentagon develop defenses again...

San Antonio Report (nonprofit local newsroom)Jul 9, 2026

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Houston Democrats demand feds release footage of ICE agent fatally shooting migrant

Four Houston Democratic members of Congress on Thursday demanded an independent investigation into the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Tuesday in Houston’s Magnolia Park neighborhood, saying ICE has not released video evide...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 9, 2026

safety

Technology is driving an increase in online threats to the UK, senior officials say

Technology and online platforms are increasingly being used to threaten the United Kingdom, including by hostile countries, extremists and far-right groups, senior British police officials said Thursday. There is a “continual battle” against threats online, said Vicki Evans, a se...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Jul 9, 2026