TPR News Now: Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Flood risks continue as more rain pours over Texas; Mexico begins filing complaints over ICE deaths; Local artists talk about how they can shape Project Marvel
Flood risks continue as more rain pours over Texas; Mexico begins filing complaints over ICE deaths; Local artists talk about how they can shape Project Marvel
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President Donald Trump has endorsed MyPillow founder Mike Lindell for Minnesota governor, praising him as “one of America’s greatest and most hard working Patriots” and giving formal backing to a fellow election denier a day before the Republican president delivers a national address he says will...
Astronomers have discovered a faint, elusive planet orbiting a young star after more than a decade of cosmic hide-and-seek.In an unusual twist, two groups working independently detected the cold gas giant a few days apart late last year using different telescopes. It's the dimmest planet ever dir...
The ongoing floods and heavy rainfall west of San Antonio and the Hill Country remain a significant factor on Wednesday morning. KSAT has crews in the Alamo City, as well as in the surrounding areas, to check on the flooding and the road conditions. >> UPDATE: Flooding ongoing along Highway 90, H...
President Donald Trump says Immigration and Customs Enforcement should continue traffic stops after recent fatal shootings, seeming to contradict a new policy to halt them.Trump wrote early Wednesday on his social media site ICE is “doing a GREAT job, one that has to be done.”The Republican presi...
Water rescues remain a concern in Bexar County and surrounding areas as rain continues to fall across the region.Officials in Uvalde and Medina counties say there were no deaths following more than two dozen water rescues Tuesday. Creeks flooded quickly throughout Medina and Uvalde counties, and ...
WATCH LIVE RADAR ABOVEFORECAST HIGHLIGHTSFLOODING: Remains a major concern, especially along Highway 90 and in the Hill CountryMORE ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL: We continue to monitor Authority Radar, more rounds of heavy rain possibleSAN ANTONIO: Areas of heavy rainfall may develop during morning c...
A lead U.S. negotiator for the release of hundreds of people captured by Hamas during the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks in Israel will have a book out this fall. The Penguin Random House imprint Crown has scheduled Brett McGurk's “Brink: Inside the Race to Free the October 7 Hostages” for Oct. 6, nearly ...
Flood risks continue as more rain pours over Texas; Mexico begins filing complaints over ICE deaths; Local artists talk about how they can shape Project Marvel
Today @ 10:30 a.m., We’re celebrating National Ice Cream & National Hot Dog Day. Plus, a touch a magic & a dose of cute kid chefs.Lick Honest Ice Cream is celebrating National Ice Cream month with Cones for a Cause. Guests can donate at any Lick shop through the month & every dollar goes to a loc...
Two human rights groups say Trump administration sanctions imposed on the International Criminal Court over its investigations of Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza have illegally impeded their ability to advocate for Palestinians.The organizations say in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that they have ...
Former President Joe Biden will publish a memoir this fall, publisher Little, Brown and Company told The Associated Press.“Promise Me, America,” which Biden says will touch upon everything from the economy to his decision to drop his bid for reelection, is scheduled to come out Nov. 17.The timing...
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen went to Kyiv on Wednesday to mark Ukraine’s annual Statehood Day, pledging continued military and financial support for the country's independence as it holds out against Russia’s 4-year-old full-scale invasion.Ukraine’s sovereignty has been thre...
Editor’s note: This story contains profanity.HOUSTON — Not long after 7 a.m. on July 7, Buddy the dog howled.“He has a different bark for everything,” said Clara, who was born almost 55 years ago in Tamaulipas, Mexico, jumped the border into Texas 26 years ago, and has been living in this corner ...
In response to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that preserves birthright citizenship, Texas officials are wielding their authority to clamp down on birth tourism, primarily through investigating or suing health providers. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has requested the Attorney Gen...
Dough Baby, was a mere side gig designed to earn extra money. Two years and four months later, Dough Baby now stands as a brick-and-mortar on McCullough Avenue in Olmos Park. Dough Baby rises from farmers market to Olmos Park brick-and-mortar was first posted on July 15, 2026 at 5:00 am.©202...
The Rev. Rosedanny Ortiz, a Puerto Rican pastor now based in Texas, felt alone and uncertain about her future in the ministry after her United Methodist church closed due to COVID-19 complications and she suffered mental health crises.“I had so many mixed feelings, and all this personal struggle,...
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer fielded questions, criticism and even a bit of praise from lawmakers in the House of Commons for the last time Wednesday before he leaves office next week.Starmer bid farewell to the boisterous weekly Prime Minister’s Questions sessions where he has traded barb...
The British government announced plans Wednesday to introduce a six-hour social media curfew from midnight for 16- and 17-year-olds — though they will be able to override the proposed default setting.In its latest attempt to reduce the risks of online harm for children, Britain's Labour governmen...
Mexico formally requested that U.S. state attorneys general criminally investigate cases of migrants who have died in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody or during raids, the Mexican government said Tuesday.The request follows the death of Mexican immigrant Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, who was...
Confirmed cases of Ebola in Congo have reached 2,011, including 754 deaths, according to government data released overnight in what authorities say is the fastest-growing outbreak on record.Health workers at the Bunia General Hospital went on strike on Wednesday, the latest group to have walked o...
France’s National Assembly is set to give final approval Wednesday to a bill allowing adults with incurable illnesses to receive lethal medication, the culmination of years of debate over end-of-life care.The lower house of parliament is widely expected to approve the measure after backing it in ...
Survivors and family members of victims of a deadly bar fire in Bangkok visited a nearby police station on Wednesday to seek compensation, gather belongings and share statements from the blaze.The fire, which broke out on Sunday night, killed at least 32 people and left more than 70 injured, 15 o...
Kathryn Ruemmler, the former top lawyer at Goldman Sachs who was White House counsel to President Barack Obama, is set to face questioning before a House committee Wednesday about her relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.Ruemmler is the latest prominent figure called before the House Oversight Commi...
Stock indexes were mostly rising in premarket trading on Wall Street Wednesday and oil prices rose modestly after Iran threatened to block Middle East energy exports in retaliation for the U.S. resuming its blockade of Iranian ports. Futures for the S&P 500 inched up 0.1% before the opening bell,...
The U.S. reimposed a naval blockade on Iran and intensified its airstrike campaign Wednesday in retaliation for Tehran’s attacks on ships trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. The American strikes hit an Iranian army barracks, killed at least seven troops and wounded more than 260 people a...
Dylan Cease started a parade of pitchers that shut down a slew of baseball's best batters in a display of the pitching dominance that rules the sport.“I thought before the game about starting with a changeup and I thought it would be funny," he said.He didn't. And the hitters were not laughing.Ce...
Heavy rain on Tuesday brought flooding and travel concerns across Sabinal.Drivers spent much of the day navigating standing water, flowing creeks and flooded roadways, forcing many to adjust their travel plans. Some even said they had to turn around after encountering impassable roads.The rain al...
Dozens of community members gathered Tuesday evening at Concepción Park to pray for 7-month-old Ozana Cisneros and her family as investigators continue searching for answers in the high-profile case.The vigil came one day after the Texas Department of Public Safety discontinued the AMBER Alert is...
Many people look at large puddles created by heavy rains on some streets and just drive right through them without a second thought.But driving through them could end up being an expensive decision.Customers at Cambridge Auto Center consistently come in with an issue to the vehicle after driving ...
An iconic gay nightclub wants more time to install a fire sprinkler system after it says the mayor hasn’t followed through on her promise to help raise the necessary money — originally estimated at $550,000. Under an agreement with the city, the Bonham Exchange has until Aug. 1 to have a complete...
The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office warned residents on Tuesday about a contractor scam that has left multiple residents out of thousands of dollars.The suspect, identified as Sergio Alejandro Morales-Villareal, is wanted for theft of property valued between $2,500 and $30,000, according to the she...
Mexico has launched legal action in the U.S. over the deaths of 17 Mexican nationals in ICE custody or during enforcement operations, following President Claudia Sheinbaum's pledge to step up the country's response.
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WATCH LIVE RADAR IN VIDEO PLAYER ABOVEFORECAST HIGHLIGHTSFLOOD RISK CONTINUES: Rain resumes tonight, Wednesday, and Thursday. Flooding likely in spotsSAN ANTONIO: Localized bullseyes 6″+WEST OF SA & HILL CO: Localized bullseyes 10″+BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON: Rain ends for San Antonio, flood risk cont...
If you are looking for a job, a major hiring event is happening this Friday, July 17.Officials say the new 1 million-square-foot JCB Texas facility currently being built on the South Side is looking to fill multiple positions by the beginning of August.JCB is a global company based in the United ...
A federal appeals court on Tuesday ended more than 60 years of federal oversight of a Louisiana school system that had been ordered to eradicate segregation.The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals lifted a decades-old desegregation mandate for the Concordia Parish School Board, handing a victory to...
One person died, three people were missing and 16 were rescued from the waters off San Francisco after a pontoon boat sank Tuesday afternoon while carrying mostly family members as part of a memorial service, authorities said.Crews arriving on the scene near Alcatraz Island found a three-deck pon...
Heavy downpours in South Texas washed out highways and stranded motorists Tuesday as forecasters warned that a threat of more severe weather could bring dangerous flooding to already drenched counties near the border with Mexico.Storms dumped up to a foot of rain in some rural areas of Texas, lea...
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