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Texas has 32 proposed natural gas power plants tied to Al data centers, the report found — raising concerns about air pollution, water use and public health as the industry expands.
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A man is accused of setting his own home on fire before launching an attack on a nearby residence that included a blowtorch, a knife and a cinder block, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office. In a news release, the sheriff’s office said Jorge Medina Ibarra, 43, faces the following charge...
After weeks of complaints from frustrated fans, StubHub is being sued by customers who say the ticket reseller's inability to fulfill orders crushed their dreams of going to World Cup.Julia Reeker Moghal and Reuben Renteria, both of California, sued the ticketing giant this week in federal court ...
FORECAST HIGHLIGHTSHOT, BUT NOT BLAZING HOT: East coast hotter than SA, 90s again todaySPOTTY SHOWER: Today, Friday, Saturday, minimal impacts SUNDAY: Rain chances rise *slightly*FORECASTNYC, PHILLY HOTTER THAN SASure, it’s hot. But, it could always be worse. Yesterday, much of the east coast dea...
One of the region’s top academically performing school districts sits in the heart of the Hill Country flood recovery zone: the Hunt Independent School District.Students returned to class just weeks after the devastating July 4, 2025, flood that killed 119 people in Kerr County, including two chi...
Prosecutors are allowed to review medical records related to Tiger Woods ' March vehicle crash and subsequent arrest in Florida on suspicion of driving under the influence, a judge has ruled.Judge Darren Steele approved an agreement last week between Woods' defense attorney and the State Attorney...
Caitlin Clark was voted to start her third straight All-Star Game and will be joined by Indiana Fever teammates Kelsey Mitchell and Aliyah Boston, the WNBA announced Thursday.It's the second time in four years that three players from the same team were chosen to start the game, with Las Vegas doi...
The Starlighter, an all-ages venue in San Antonio’s Deco District, posted an urgent online plea for financial assistance, saying it’s having trouble making rent. The performance spot in the the neighborhood northwest of downtown shared a Facebook post from co-owner Jacob Guerrero, stating the bar...
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have donated $26 million to charities this week ahead of their Friday wedding at Madison Square Garden.The donations were spread out across 20 local and national charities, according to Swift's publicist, with many located in areas where the couple has deep ties. The...
Guadalupe County Animal Services will no longer accept stray animals because of a parvovirus outbreak sweeping through the county’s animal shelter that has led to the euthanasia of at least 45 dogs. In a Wednesday statement, the Guadalupe County Sheriff’s Office said 47 dogs in all were euthanize...
A skyscraper-scaling daredevil told police that he and his girlfriend climbed the Empire State Building’s antenna and unfurled a banner about love and peace because he wanted to “do something special” for their engagement, prosecutors said Thursday at the couple's arraignment on felony reckless e...
Alex Ovechkin is returning for a 22nd NHL season after re-signing with the Washington Capitals on Thursday."I’m back!” Ovechkin said.The league’s career goal-scoring record holder inked a deal with a $1 million salary and bonuses worth an additional $8 million. He receives a $3.25 million signing...
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding is slated to begin at 5 p.m. Friday at New York's Madison Square Garden and could last until 4 a.m. the next morning, according to a copy of a city permit obtained by The Associated Press.The application — for a “Special Event at MSG" — was approved Wednesd...
As nearly half of Americans express worry about their personal finances, U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls, a Republican representing a suburb southwest of Houston, instead chose to focus on his own good fortune when approached by a reporter on the steps of Capitol Hill. “Affordability — what are you talking ...
Black smoke from fires in flattened buildings and the smell of decomposing bodies spread across ruins Thursday, eight days after Venezuela’s devastating earthquakes, while rescue teams pulled on a thread of hope that they might still find survivors trapped beneath the rubble.As officials carried ...
The U.S. Supreme Court’s Tuesday decision to strike down caps on coordinated spending by political parties and candidates could boost GOP Senate nominee Ken Paxton, giving national Republicans a new tool to eat into James Talarico’s fundraising edge. The 6-to-3 decision eliminated federal limits ...
Having air conditioning at home is a luxury that keeps people comfortable during the hottest months of the year, and it’s debated whether the AC should stay blasting or be turned off when people head to work during the day.Some swear that turning off the AC when they’re gone for a few hours is th...
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate fell this week to its lowest level since mid-May, easing borrowing costs for prospective homebuyers. The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate fell to 6.43% from 6.49% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. One year ago, the average rate...
For the fifth year in a row, the San Antonio area ranks as Texas’ least-educated major metro, according to online finance blog WalletHub’s annual rankings. This year, the San Antonio ranks 100 out of 150 American metros, a stark contrast to Austin’s ninth-place spot in the same study. Meanwhile, ...
Across the United States, many Americans are celebrating their country's 250th birthday by closing their ears to all the partisan shouting. All the fingernails-on-chalkboard screeching out of Washington. All the clamor of social media agitprop.Instead, in varied ways, they are tuning into their o...
Heat as oppressive as British colonial rule is bearing down on the eastern U.S. heading into the long Fourth of July weekend, prompting some communities to cancel, postpone or otherwise alter their Independence Day plans.Dangerous, record-breaking heat will continue across much of the central and...
Eileen Castle's swimming pool, one of the only ones for blocks around, was once a refuge for neighborhood children on hot summer days.But even as temperatures soared this week, Castle, 82, said she won't be filling the pool — not with the data center behind her house buzzing with the sound of its...
Bexar County jurors found a 41-year-old man guilty and later sentenced him to a decade in prison following a deadly hit-and-run crash more than two years ago, according to the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office. Jonathan Acosta was convicted of causing a deadly collision, which is considered...
A San Antonio emergency room doctor is urging families to take holiday safety seriously this Fourth of July weekend — warning that fireworks, grills, pools and extreme heat can quickly turn a celebration into a trip to the ER.The reminders come after first responders and doctors saw several holid...
Albanian police clashed with protesters Thursday as an anti-government demonstration — part of protests triggered by plans for a luxury development linked to U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner — turned violent. Police fired tear gas and pepper spray at protesters who were pel...
A year after floods swept through the Texas Hill Country, killing 139 people and upending survivors’ lives, a new report shows more than half of families who applied for federal disaster aid never got it. Released by watchdog group Sabotaging Our Safety (SOS), the analysis blames the Federal Eme...
This World Cup has given U.S. soccer fans plenty to cheer about — even if a new survey shows most Americans are still on the sidelines. New polling from Ipsos Sports, provided exclusively to The Associated Press, shows that the World Cup has excited soccer fans and piqued many Americans’ interest...
California is finally nearing the end of the ballot counting from its June 2 primary, a tediously slow process that is largely the result of multiple changes over the years intended to boost turnout by making voting easier and more accessible.State data and experts who study voting trends suggest...
If you couldn’t snag tickets to Kanye West’s show at the Alamodome this weekend, not to worry — San Antonio has more than enough ways to fill your Fourth of July. We gathered a full roundup of Independence Day events happening across San Antonio, featuring fireworks displays, cookouts, live music...
Rescuers pulled a 43-year-old security guard alive from a collapsed basement early Thursday, ending a grueling dayslong operation that became a symbol of hope after the devastation of twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela eight days earlier.Hernán Alberto Gil Flores emerged to safety covered in ...
Tesla car sales surged in the past three months in a possible sign damage from a customer revolt over Elon Musk and boycotts are mostly behind it.The electric vehicle maker run by Musk reported Thursday that it delivered 480,126 cars to customers, a jump of 25% over the 384,122 figure a year ago ...
Amanda Anisimova served three of her 20 aces in the deciding tiebreaker to hold off Sofia Kenin 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (3) and reach the third round at Wimbledon on Thursday as Kate, the Princess of Wales, visited the All England Club.Anisimova, who was consoled by Kate a year ago after being routed by Ig...
An explosive device was detonated Thursday in a cafe in the Syrian capital of Damascus, killing at least nine people, Syria's Health Ministry said. The explosion near the main courthouse complex left 20 others wounded, the ministry said as reported by Syria's state-run Al-Ikhbariya network.No gro...
A rush rescue mission to save a NASA space telescope remains grounded, this time because of a last-minute launch problem.Northrop Grumman ’s rocket-launching plane took off from the Marshall Islands in the Pacific on Thursday, following weather delays all week. While in flight, the team observed ...
San Antonio police and Crime Stoppers are seeking leads in connection with a far West Side shooting that “destroyed” a 32-year-old man’s eyes. The shooting happened around 3:45 p.m. on June 6, at the intersection of Culebra Road and Roft Road. The man stopped at the intersection’s red light while...
The Trump administration is proposing a new rule on Thursday to keep hospitals from charging markups on discounted drugs for Medicare patients and says that could save consumers $1.1 billion next year, according to estimates obtained by The Associated Press.The rule would apply to hospitals that ...
U.S. applications for jobless aid inched down last week as layoffs remain at historically healthy levels.The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits in the week ending June 27 fell by 1,000 to 215,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That’s fewer than the 225,000 new applicat...
Judges at the European Union's top court dismissed an appeal by Google over a landmark, 4.1 billion euro ($4.5 billion) antitrust fine imposed for throttling competition and reducing consumer choice through the dominance of its mobile Android operating system.The case has been tangled up in court...
Millions of Americans are expected to take to the skies and roads for the Fourth of July holiday week, with AAA projecting 5.85 million travelers flying domestically.The San Antonio International Airport was off to a steady start on Thursday morning, as a KSAT crew captured travelers leaving San ...
The Trump administration is proposing a new rule to keep hospitals from charging markups on discounted drugs for Medicare patients and says that could save consumers $1.1 billion next year, according to estimates obtained by the AP. The rule expected Thursday comes as the Republican administratio...
For decades, all that separated the U.S. from Mexico was barbed wire.Now, after a massive infusion of cash from Congress, President Donald Trump's administration is swiftly building what it has dubbed a “smart wall,” a combination of 30-foot-tall (9-meter-tall) steel fencing and an array of sophi...
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