Spain's second high-speed rail disaster this year, in which one train struck another from behind, killing 69 people, has raised fresh concerns about the safety of the country's rail network ahead of a national election. Search teams with sniffer dogs continued to look for victims on Thursday mor...
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European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde will resign Feb. 7, nine months ahead of the end of her 8-year term, the ECB said Thursday. The resignation opens the way for European leaders to choose a successor for the ECB president and other top officials whose terms are end...
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A jet-powered Russian drone hit two trains stopped at a station in central Ukraine on Thursday, killing at least 13 people and injuring 10 others, officials said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described it in a post on X as a “horrific attack” that struck passenger trai...
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To play a serial killer in the new Apple TV series “Nocturne,” Stephen Graham did what all good actors do: He watched a bunch of serial killers. The Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning actor binged on true crime documentaries, handpicked by his wife, Hannah, who he says is slightly ob...
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Incomes largely slowed in Texas last year, and fell dramatically in at least one major urban area, as Texans face considerable and sustained pressure from high housing costs, the U.S. Census Bureau said Thursday. The state’s median household income sat at $82,625 in 2025, census ...
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Election results will begin rolling out the evening of Election Day, and although winners will be declared and victory speeches made, the results will be official only after they’re certified. That final step will come weeks later when election results are formally locked in and ...
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Undeterred by pushback from the military community, Methodist Hospital is trudging forward with plans to upgrade its trauma designation and receive severely injured patients in San Antonio. Methodist Hospital moves forward with trauma upgrade, despite pushback was first posted on...
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FORECAST HIGHLIGHTS OCCASSIONAL SHOWERS: Mainly light for San Antonio, today & Friday HALLOWEEN: Likely dry, comfortable for trick-or-treating COLD FRONT: Arrives Tuesday morning, small window for storms FORECAST OCCASSIONAL SHOWERS TODAY, FRIDAY Showers have already begun to sho...
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A San Antonio nonprofit is partnering with a national delivery platform to bring fresh fruit and vegetables directly to families in the South Side Independent School District. Brighter Bites, in partnership with DoorDash, delivers fresh produce to families in seven San Antonio el...
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LUBBOCK — Nearly a year into his tenure as Texas Tech chancellor, Brandon Creighton was still making the case that he was the right man for the job. To convince the crowd at a recent Lubbock Chamber of Commerce luncheon that his loyalties now lay with scarlet red and black, not t...
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Hong Kong leader John Lee apologized Thursday and said his housing secretary resigned after an investigation into the city’s deadliest fire in decades found inadequate regulatory oversight. The massive fire that broke out last November engulfed seven buildings in an apartment com...
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Israelis on Thursday waited for final election results to confirm what they see taking shape: No majority of parliament seats for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies, or for the array of parties seeking to unseat him, including Arab-led ones. Adding to the uncertaint...
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World shares and U.S. futures were mixed Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve held rates steady . Oil prices fell even as U.S. officials warned that renewed military action against Iran could come after the Nov. 3 midterm elections. In early European trading, Germany's DAX gai...
