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Northside ISD carpentry teacher earns $75k award for trade program
Warren High School's constructions program often relies on philanthropy for materials. But the program's head teacher just won a national grant. Northside ISD carpentry teacher earns $75k award for trade program was first posted on September 29, 2026 at 4:46 pm. ©2021 " San ...
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Hegseth is set to announce more cuts to the military's general and admiral ranks
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning to announce further cuts to the number of generals and admirals serving in the military in an address set for Wednesday, the Pentagon confirmed. According to Pentagon officials, Hegseth will direct all the military services to double the...
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Sparse crowd, empty seats greet .500 Astros for wild-card opener vs White Sox
The crowd at Daikin Park was surprisingly sparse as the Houston Astros — baseball's first division winner with a .500 or worse record — opened their Wild Card Series with a 6-3 loss to the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday. Large swaths of seats, especially in the upper deck, sat empt...
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Nations League: Yamal helps Spain extend unbeaten run in homecoming game. Gordon, Kane lead England
Lamine Yamal led World Cup winner Spain on Tuesday as it defeated Croatia in the Nations League to add to its record unbeaten streak in its homecoming game, while England rebounded from its opening loss to the world champions with a victory over 10-man Czechia. Yamal scored twice...
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Austin Riley's 3-run homer off Jhoan Duran rallies Braves past Phillies 5-3 in NLWCS opener
Austin Riley hit a three-run homer off All-Star closer Jhoan Duran in the eighth inning and the Atlanta Braves rallied past the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3 on Tuesday in the opener of a best-of-three National League Wild Card Series. Duran (0-1), who allowed just two homers in 61 r...
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Military academies won't give tenure to civilian faculty, Hegseth says
The Defense Department will no longer appoint civilians as tenured college faculty at the United States' military service academies, according to a memo signed Tuesday by Secretary Pete Hegseth. The memo describes the decision to stop granting tenure to civilian faculty as part o...
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Parents of Arizona State hockey player who collapsed call for coaches to be placed on leave
The parents of an Arizona State hockey player who collapsed during an outdoor workout are calling for the coaches involved to be removed until an independent investigation is completed. John and Christina Mayich, parents of 21-year-old Matthew Mayich, released a statement through...
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Appeals court weighs fate of judge's contempt probe over Trump administration deportation flights
A federal judge must end his “unlawful, unnecessary and futile" contempt investigation into whether the Trump administration ignored an order blocking the deportation of planeloads of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador, a Justice Department attorney argued Tuesday before an appea...
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Supreme Court lets quick deportations to third countries resume for now while it weighs Trump policy
The Supreme Court on Tuesday let President Donald Trump’s administration continue swiftly deporting people to countries other than their own for now, while the justices consider whether the policy is legal. The apparent 6-3 order temporarily lifts lower court requirements for mig...
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NASA and Boeing are moving forward with a Starliner launch as soon as this year. Here’s why that matters
The organizations have committed to flying Starliner’s first official mission without a crew, with the expectation that a crewed flight could come in 2028. Starliner’s last flight was called a type-A mishap and left two astronauts in space....
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US delays closure of Qatar camp housing more than 1,000 Afghans who helped the US war effort
President Donald Trump's administration finalized a last-minute reprieve Tuesday to avoid the closure of a camp in Qatar that houses more than 1,000 Afghans who assisted America’s war effort or are the relatives of U.S. service members. The administration extended for nine months...
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Altman unveils 'always-on' AI agent after OpenAI shelves model over safety concerns
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman introduced a “remarkably capable, always-on” artificial intelligence agent at an appearance Tuesday, a day after the company halted the rollout of a more advanced model over safety concerns. At the company’s annual developer conference, Altman made a slew of...
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As the UN ponders its next secretary-general, many say it's well past time for a woman to lead
At a time when the fight for gender equality is facing a backlash, pressure is mounting for the next leader of the United Nations to be the first woman in its more than 80-year history. The contradiction isn’t lost on UN Women, the agency facing an uphill struggle pressing for th...
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Rodent issues at Roosevelt High School prompt routine pest control visits, NEISD says
A rodent activity has become an issue at Roosevelt High School’s science building, and it is believed to be tied to classroom pets, the school’s district confirmed in an email on Tuesday. Staff members at the North East Independent School District campus told KSAT about the roden...
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Six Flags Magic Mountain retires X2 roller coaster amid brain injury lawsuits
Six Flags Magic Mountain said Tuesday that it is retiring its famous X2 roller coaster amid lawsuits alleging serious brain injury caused by the ride. The Southern California theme park said it is permanently shuttering the ride after nearly 20 years. Six Flags recently settled a...
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'Verity' puts Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson and Josh Hartnett in a steamy Colleen Hoover thriller
In “Verity,” it’s hard to know who to trust. There’s Anne Hathaway’s titular character, a wildly popular novelist who is unable to speak or move after a car accident, but whose secret, and disturbing, autobiography speaks volumes. There’s Dakota Johnson’s struggling author, Lowen...
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Gentle giant Backpack declared winner of Alaska's Fat Bear Week
After a week of fierce competition, Backpack emerged victorious as Fat Bear Week champion, the heftiest bear of Alaska's Katmai National Park and Preserve. The nonprofit running the longstanding contest announced that the bear, known for his pacifist nature, was the winner Tuesda...
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Ethics board fines Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez over Facebook dispute with constituent
San Antonio’s Ethics Review Board fined District 2 Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez $1,000 after finding he violated the city’s ethics code. Ethics board fines Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez over Facebook dispute with constituent was first posted on September 29, 2026 at 12:55 ...
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Woman accused of shooting at Rihanna’s home is mentally fit for trial, judge says
A woman accused of spraying bullets at Rihanna and A$AP Rocky’s home , hitting a trailer the celebrity couple was inside and a nursery their kids were in, was found mentally competent by a judge on Tuesday to stand trial. Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, 36, of Orlando, Florida, has pleaded...
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Man shot by ICE in Austin is charged with assaulting and resisting an officer
The officer who shot Wilber Garces Perez did not have a body-worn camera, according to court documents.
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Trump says top tech firms have signed accord to 'self-police' AI development
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that he and a large group of leaders of artificial intelligence companies had signed a voluntary accord that will include internal and external reviews during a meeting at the White House aimed at addressing Americans' fears about the techno...
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Former ‘American Idol’ singer Caleb Flynn convicted of fatally shooting his wife
A former Ohio music pastor who once appeared on “American Idol” was convicted of murder Tuesday in the killing of his wife while he was having an affair. Prosecutors said Caleb Flynn, 40, staged a home invasion in February after shooting his wife, Ashley Flynn, a 37-year-old scho...