Democrats and outside watchdogs are planning a massive presence at the polls on Election Day driven by concerns that President Donald Trump will further leverage the vast resources of the federal government to interfere with a midterm that could hobble his final two years in office. They won't be...
parks
A heavy law enforcement presence has been established on the far West Side after three people fled a traffic stop, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office . Deputies were conducting a traffic stop Monday morning near Stevens Parkway and Potranco Road. All three people fled...
government
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva 's comeback to win Brazil’s presidential runoff Sunday is already facing its first hurdle as his competitor, Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro challenges the results, setting the stage for a possible showdown between the country’s two polarizing ...
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A Swiss woman being treated for Ebola in Nigeria was medically evacuated to Switzerland with her husband Monday, officials said, as Nigerian authorities continued monitoring 52 people who had been in contact with her. Nigerian Health Minister Muhammad Pate said the woman, the cou...
business
Artificial intelligence giant Anthropic filed papers Monday for what could be the biggest initial public offering of stock ever even as its top executive warns that advanced AI could pose an existential threat to humanity. The filing sets up the San Francisco company for a Wall S...
government
Jury selection is underway in the capital murder trial of Shane James , who is accused of killing six people and injuring three others during a series of shootings in December 2023. James’ defense attorneys plan to pursue an insanity defense, raising questions about how Texas law...
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The annual Love Purse luncheon happened Friday , where city leaders, advocates and survivors of domestic violence gathered for a conversation regarding the resources available for people needing to escape an abuser. Love Purse is an organization that has collected and donated mor...
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Before there was Nine Inch Nails or Marilyn Manson or Fear Factory or Rammstein , before the term industrial rock was being used by many in mainstream circles to describe music that combines electro-collages of avant-garde mechanical sounds with that of rock ’n’ roll and metal: T...
government
Israelis entered the final 24 hours of an intense election season on Monday, as reports circulated that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may have clashed with the Israeli military over initiating a possible escalation with Iran immediately before the vote. Tensions flared over r...
safety
A ceasefire agreement in Gaza has not stopped what a group of independent experts commissioned by the U.N. say is genocide carried out by Israel in the territory, the team said in a new report Monday. They also accused Israeli forces of crimes against humanity, including torture ...
government
Senate Majority Leader John Thune says he wouldn't be offended if some Republicans didn't want to campaign with him. He knows that he's taken intense criticism from the party's base — and from President Donald Trump — for his chamber's inability to pass voter legislation this yea...
government
Since launching the war with Iran nearly eight months ago, U.S. President Donald Trump has struggled to quell soaring energy costs, undermining Republicans' attempt to keep control of Congress in the midterm elections next week. Low gas prices were a key campaign pledge during Tr...
schools
Serbia's populist strongman Aleksandar Vucic dominated the Balkan country's politics for 14 years. Then came the students. The long-ruling authoritarian leader on Sunday conceded the defeat of his right-wing Serbian Progressive Party to a grassroots movement of university student...
