U.S. stocks are drifting Wednesday as the countdown ticks toward this afternoon’s announcement from the Federal Reserve on what it will do with interest rates. The S&P 500 rose 0.1% and pulled within 1.1% of its all-time high, which was set earlier this month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average w...
parks
Families with loved ones buried at Mission Burial Park on Southeast Military Drive are speaking out after discovering what they believe are wild hogs tearing up the South Side cemetery grounds. Analiesa Montoya said she and her family couldn’t find her father’s grave marker Tuesd...
schools
A Northside Independent School District parent says ongoing school bus delays and missed pickups are disrupting her son’s education and leading to attendance warnings, highlighting transportation challenges the district says are tied to traffic and staffing shortages. Brianne Arm...
safety
The Venezuelan man shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer last month in Austin has pleaded not guilty to a federal charge of assaulting a federal officer while resisting arrest. Wilber Rafael Garces Perez entered the not guilty plea in a court filing Tuesday, ...
safety
A San Antonio family says they are beyond frustrated that it took the San Antonio Police Department months to arrest an alleged hit-and-run suspect whom they not only knew very well, but whose poor decision resulted in a life of severe pain and suffering. Up until Sunday morning,...
safety
In the southern Gaza Strip , where Israeli airstrikes are still a regular occurrence despite a ceasefire, residents of the city of Khan Younis were following the results of Israel’s election closely, hoping that anyone but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will form the next gove...
News
Shares of Wendy’s jumped 15% at the opening bell Wednesday after noted investor Nelson Peltz made an offer to buy the struggling burger chain. Wendy’s shares are down 25% in the past year following a years-long decline. The chain, founded in 1969 by Dave Thomas and named after hi...
News
President Donald Trump told Texans they'd better accept data centers in their communities and floated making Venezuela the 51st state as he stumped for Republican Ken Paxton , while Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico said a “corruption crisis” plagues U.S. politics. Socia...
News
Actor-comedian Russell Brand said allegations of sexual misconduct have had a “devastating” impact on his life, as he testified in court Wednesday at his trial on charges of rape and sexual assault . Brand entered Southwark Crown Court alongside his wife, Laura Gallacher, telling...
safety
Iran-backed Houthi rebels say Saudi-led airstrikes have killed 13 people in a busy market in northern Yemen. Yemeni officials, meanwhile, appealed for international support to protect civilians in Taiz as the Houthis tightened their siege of the city. Separately, a police officer...
