Speaker Mike Johnson is closing up the House early, sending lawmakers home Wednesday to campaign for the midterm elections after what he claims is the most productive Congress in decades. But not without a scathing rebuke from GOP Rep. Thomas Massie for all the unfinished business. Massie’s resol...
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About 100 older adults gathered at San Antonio’s Central Library to learn how artificial intelligence works, how it can help in daily life and how to use it safely as scams increasingly target seniors online. The AI Skills Jam for Older Adults was hosted by OpenAI, AARP and Senio...
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Human-caused global warming thinned glaciers and thawed mountain permafrost, likely helping to destabilize the Himalayan slope that collapsed last month and unleashed catastrophic flooding across Nepal, according to a report released Thursday. The report by the World Weather Attr...
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FORT WORTH — What’s left of grasslands and ranch land is black ash, tree debris and smoke. More than 23 days later, the fire in Palo Pinto and Jack counties continues to burn, but it’s fully contained, meaning response crews have eliminated all fuel along the fire’s perimeter on ...
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A Florida woman who was paid $750,000 by a fund for people sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein has pleaded guilty to falsifying records she used in her application for the money. Jennifer Percival, a scholar who has written books on autism, entered the plea in federal court in New...
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The House overwhelmingly approved a bill Wednesday that aims to have artificial intelligence data centers pay for their substantial energy needs as lawmakers used what was expected to be their final day in Washington before the midterm elections to address a growing voter concern...
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The Conservation Society announced Wednesday that the four-night event, commonly known as NIOSA, will not be held in 2027 as organizers reconsider its future and how to continue funding the nonprofit’s historic preservation work....
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The decision comes after university officials consolidated seven ethnic studies departments into two earlier this year. Faculty within the College of Liberal Arts were told most majors could be consolidated into one before the fall 2027 semester....
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Tierra Walker died after suffering multiple health problems, including seizures, blood clots and dangerously high blood pressure during the first four months of her pregnancy....
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The mayor pitched last-minute across-the-board cuts, drawing outcry from those who say she ran out the clock on more substantive discussions. Intellectual exercises, ‘wild goose chases’ and a budget deadline: Divided San Antonio leaders are out of time was first posted on Septemb...
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A San Marcos councilman was arrested in Austin after allegedly biting a security guard during an altercation, according to an affidavit for his arrest. On Sept. 13, Austin police officers initially responded to a different assault in the 300 block of Lavaca Street in downtown Aus...
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The Trump administration has awarded contracts to begin work on President Donald Trump’s planned takeover of the East Potomac Golf Links in Washington, Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee said Wednesday. Rep. Jared Huffman of California, the panel's top Democrat, r...
