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Average rate on a 30-year mortgage climbs to highest level in 13 months
Mortgage rates rose again this week, driving the average long-term U.S. home loan rate to its highest level in more than a year. The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate rose 6.71% from 6.66% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. One year ago, the average rat...
safety
Lung cancer grows silently. Who should be screened?
Each year, more people die of lung cancer than colon, breast and prostate cancers combined. Lung cancer is often found late because symptoms don’t usually appear in its early stages. It often spreads before a persistent cough, chest pain or other warning sign alerts patients to a...
schools
Trump administration pushes to remove tax exemption for private colleges with DEI policies
The Trump administration is proposing a new rule that would strip private schools and colleges of their tax-exempt status if they provide targeted help to students based on their race, a significant escalation in the White House's campaign to eradicate diversity programs directed...
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Hugh Jackman aims to buy into soccer club Norwich that's a division rival of Ryan Reynolds' Wrexham
Hugh Jackman wants to join his fellow Hollywood star and friend Ryan Reynolds in owning part of a soccer club in the English leagues. Jackman has long been a fan of Norwich, his mother’s home city in the east of England. The Wolverine star was asked in an interview broadcast on T...
business
Proud of their oil, Venezuelans view US stake in their reserves as a surrender
Nothing has shaped what it means to be Venezuelan today more than oil. For more than 100 years, in good times and bad, Venezuelans’ identity has been built around the belief that their country’s bountiful oil resources belong to the people, not a government or a company. This bel...
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A pair of spacecraft draw closer to Mercury after nearly decade-long voyage
Two Mercury-bound spacecraft left their mother ship behind on Thursday and headed down the home stretch of their nearly decade-long voyage to the solar system's smallest and closest-to-the-sun planet. The linked European and Japanese spacecraft separated as planned from their cru...
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Hillary Clinton, Jill Biden and others honor Gloria Steinem, who has died at 92
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, first lady Jill Biden and a slew of celebrities, writers and social justice activists are lauding Gloria Steinem as a revolutionary and inspiring figure. The celebrated author and activist, who became one of the most visible symbols and ...
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Official Rules: TEXAS EATS & Bobbie's Southern Kitchen Instagram Giveaway 2026 - September #1
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. General. By submitting an entry to the Texas Eats & Bobbie’s Southern Kitchen Instagram sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes”), brought to you by KSAT 12 (“Sponsor”) and Bobbie’s Southern Kit...
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How Trump administration policies and the Iran War are making everyday necessities more expensive
North Texas consumers have seen price hikes on gas, groceries, and even their healthcare costs.
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Thousands of Texas families are waiting for help paying for childcare — and the list is growing
Data shows the number of Texas children on a waiting list for childcare payment assistance has spiked in recent years, and advocates worry the pressure on the system isn't letting up....
government
Democrats demand Homeland Security officials fund election security ahead of midterms
The lawmakers wrote that they share "grave concern that time is running out … to assist state and local election officials in protecting our elections from cyber and mis-and disinformation threats."...
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Everything we saw as Karol G enthralled San Antonio fans at the Alamodome
Colombian superstar Karol G, one of the most vital Latin artists performing today, brought her high-energy Viajando Por El Mundo Tropitour to the Alamodome on Wednesday. Tens of thousands of fans who showed up to hear hits such as “Tusa,” “Provenza” and “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conoc...
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Inside the failed mission to eliminate FEMA
David Richardson worked to eliminate the country's top disaster agency when he led FEMA last year. Now, he says the administration has abandoned that goal....
schools
As millions of kids lose SNAP food benefits, free school meals are also at risk
Food stamps have a direct link to other critical resources, such as free breakfast and lunch at school. Now, experts say they're starting to see that link break....
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An epic train chase is turning 100 — and Buster Keaton fans are celebrating
100 years ago, silent film star Buster Keaton filmed The General in Cottage Grove, Ore. Fans are gathering there to celebrate the making of an epic early film....
parks
Gloria Steinem, trailblazing journalist and activist, dies at 92
At a time when women were largely limited to domestic roles, Steinem challenged gender stereotypes and championed feminist ideals like equality, sisterhood and reproductive freedom....
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U.S. military uses laser to disable 3 drones along Texas-Mexico border
The drones were intercepted late Aug. 25 and early Aug. 26 by Joint Task Force-Southern Border using the Army Multipurpose High Energy Laser system, according to U.S. Northern Command. The operation took place in the Rio Grande Valley, though officials did not initially say wheth...
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Rooney and Kate Mara had to speak in unison in ‘Bucking Fastard’
Sisters Rooney and Kate Mara play sisters who speak in unison in Werner Herzog’s new film “Bucking Fastard,” which had its world premiere Thursday at the Venice Film Festival. The 83-year-old German filmmaker had actually met twins who spoke in unison some 45 years ago. Greta and...
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Billionaire Leon Black skips Epstein deposition and sues House panel over subpoenas
Billionaire investor Leon Black refused to appear for a sworn deposition before Congress on Thursday and instead sued the House Oversight Committee, asking a federal court to block subpoenas issued as part of its investigation into disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. The House O...
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The Latest: Deadlocked jury in Lindsay Clancy trial returns for sixth day of deliberation
Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial returned to the courthouse in Plymouth, Massachusetts, on Thursday for a sixth day of deliberation after twice saying they can’t agree whether the former labor and delivery nurse is criminally responsible for killing her three young child...
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Fed's Waller says central bank's next rate move depends on upcoming inflation report
Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller said Thursday that an inflation report next week will largely determine whether he supports an interest rate hike later this month or not. The government will release August inflation figures Sept. 11, and if that report shows inflation...
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Democrats are promising a big agenda. Their unity is already being tested
Beginning on Day One, House Democrats plan to "hold the crooks accountable.” That's the promise House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries has made, previewing an ambitious agenda with oversight of President Donald Trump's administration and legislation to address the high costs of ...
government
San Antonio narrows to-do list of 2022 bond projects as council mulls 2027 budget and bond
A progress update on the city's bond projects comes as city council debates cost reductions and tax increases ahead of approving the 2027 budget and bond process. San Antonio narrows to-do list of 2022 bond projects as council mulls 2027 budget and bond was first posted on Septem...
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Kerrville residents raise privacy concerns over automated license plate reader cameras
Automated license plate readers (ALPR) that use artificial intelligence to track vehicles on public roads are facing growing pushback across Texas. Flock is one of the best-known companies operating the cameras, but other companies — including Leonardo and Vigilant — also provide...
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Nvidia to spend $13 billion on Hugging Face, which will remain an open source platform
Chipmaker Nvidia is buying artificial intelligence software platform Hugging Face for $12.93 billion. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang wrote in a blog post Thursday that more than 18 million developers, researchers and creators use Hugging Face to share more than 3 million models, 500,000...
safety
The Latest: ICE officer federally charged with lying about Minneapolis shooting, AP source says
The Trump administration on Thursday again asked the Supreme Court to let it move ahead with restrictions on mail ballots before the midterm elections in November. The government filed an emergency appeal asking the court to intervene after a judge in Boston handed down a new dec...
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Hikers describe intense rain and wind before floodwaters ravage Grand Canyon
Like clockwork, clouds build up in the afternoon, the wind starts to swirl and the skies darken. Then the rain comes. Sometimes it is just a few drops. But on this August afternoon, the monsoon kicked into high gear, setting its sights on a remote section of the Grand Canyon's No...
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A Lebanese man held prisoner in Israel is released and handed over to Lebanon
A Lebanese man who had been held prisoner in Israel was released Thursday, the first such handover since the outbreak of the latest Israel-Hezbollah war six months ago, the International Committee of the Red Cross and two Lebanese security officials said. The man, identified as M...
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San Antonio Spurs announce DAZN as exclusive streaming home for non-national TV games
San Antonio Spurs fans will need to subscribe to DAZN to watch games that were not selected for national TV broadcasts — beginning with the 2026-27 season. In a news release Wednesday, the Spurs announced that DAZN will not only stream all games live, but also stream all preseaso...
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Japanese scientist Shirakawa, co-winner of 2000 Nobel Prize in chemistry, dies at 90
Japanese scientist Hideki Shirakawa, co-winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize in chemistry for discovering and developing conductive polymers, has died. He was 90. The discovery by Shirakawa and two fellow American scientists, Alan Heeger and Alan MacDiarmid, demonstrated that plastic c...
safety
Man shot during possible domestic dispute on West Side, SAPD says
San Antonio police said it is investigating a Thursday morning shooting on the West Side. Officers were called to a home just before 5:30 a.m. in the 1500 block of North Sabinas Street, which is located south of Culebra Road. According to an SAPD officer on scene, a man in his 20...
government
EPA proposal could leave the public in the dark on data center plans
A plan by the Environmental Protection Agency could make it harder for the public to learn about and comment on proposed AI data centers that have sparked backlash in communities across the United States and transformed the midterm election landscape. The EPA proposal would elimi...
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As seen on SA Live - Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026
Today @ 10:30 a.m., This weekend is the San Japan Convention and that got us feeling those Japanese vibes so we decided to take you on a trip around SA to a variety of spots where Japanese culture is blossoming. First stop, Minnano Japanese Grocery where they have snacks, drinks,...