Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship on constitutional grounds
The decision firmly rejected the executive order that Trump issued on the first day of his second term.
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Supreme Court will consider striking down assault weapons bans, in Connecticut and the Chicago-area
A Supreme Court that has expanded gun rights will consider whether bans on semiautomatic rifles, often called assault weapons, violate the Second Amendment. The justices said Tuesday they will take up appeals asking the court to strike down bans on the AR-15 and similar semiautomatic firearms in ...
Dust is on its way out, plus small rain chances return to forecast
FORECAST HIGHLIGHTSDUST HEADS OUT: Skies may still be a bit hazySTRAY SHOWER: Possible tomorrow through July 4th (10%)BETTER SHOT AT RAIN?: Slightly better chance Sunday into Monday (20%)FORECASTTODAYYesterday’s round of dust is on its way out. Skies will be a little less hazy today, as temperatu...
Roof of tutoring center collapses in eastern Pakistan, killing at least 14 children
A roof collapse at a tutoring center under construction in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore on Tuesday killed at least 14 schoolchildren, police and rescue officials said.Eight other children were also injured and were being treated at a hospital, senior police official Faisal Kamran said, addin...
Texas education board member from San Antonio threatens suit against GOP colleagues who trashed her online
A State Board of Education member from San Antonio has threatened to sue two other members of the board, alleging they’re harming her reputation by labeling her a “Marxist” and blaming her for spreading “gender confusion” among young people, the Texas Tribune reports. Marisa B. Pérez-Díaz, a Demo...
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday shut down President Trump’s attempt to reverse a 170-year-old constitutional right that gives American citizenship to babies born to undocumented immigrants. In a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court said that children born on American soil to undocumented parents are “‘s...
Aid workers warn of infectious diseases, overwhelmed hospitals after Venezuela quakes
Aid groups warned Tuesday that Venezuela's fragile healthcare system is being pushed to its limits nearly a week after two powerful earthquakes, with damaged and understaffed hospitals overwhelmed by the injured and deteriorating conditions in the disaster zone causing infectious diseases to spre...
Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump’s proposed limits
A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring that children born to people who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens. The justices relied on a long-settled ...
Consumer confidence ticks up as gas prices fall but Americans remain gloomy about the economy
Americans' attitudes toward the economy improved slightly this month as gas prices declined, but their outlook is still mostly negative by historical standards. The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index rose 0.6 point to 91.2 in June, a figure that is still below its ye...
Job openings stayed at a surprisingly strong 7.6 million in May; U.S. labor market proves resilient
U.S. job openings stayed at a surprisingly strong 7.6 million in May as the American labor market remains resilient in the face of the economic shock from the Iran war.Forecasters had expected employers to post just 7 million openings in May.The job market is sturdy but not exactly booming. Layof...
Supreme Court upholds state laws banning transgender girls and women from school athletic teams
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams, in another setback for transgender people.The court’s six-justice conservative majority, which has repeatedly ruled against transgender Americans in the past year, ruled that ...
Report: Harrison Barnes to sign one-year deal with San Antonio Spurs worth $8 million
Veteran forward and former NBA champion Harrison Barnes will reportedly remain in San Antonio for another season. Barnes intends to sign a one-year deal with the Spurs worth $8 million, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. The new deal was finalized with agent Jeff Schwartz of Excel Sports Managem...
The Latest: Trump's envoys are in Qatar for Iran war mediation
It’s been 123 days since the U.S. and Israel launched the Iran war, and the world again awaits another round of some sort of talks as President Donald Trump and Iranian officials disagree over what and even how they'll communicate. Trump’s special Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared ...
San Antonio restaurants, nonprofits collect donations to help Venezuela
Recovery efforts are still underway six days after twin earthquakes ripped through Venezuela. More than 1,700 people have died, and people across the globe are coming together to support the nation, including people in San Antonio.Restaurants and nonprofits in San Antonio have been working to col...
US envoys arrive in Qatar for meetings on Iran, with tensions high over Hormuz
Two U.S. envoys arrived in Qatar on Tuesday for talks with mediators about the implementation of an initial deal to end the war in Iran, an official said.The visit by Steve Witkoff, U.S. President Donald Trump’s special Mideast envoy, and Jared Kushner, his son-in-law, comes after a weekend of cr...
Hill Country woman finds new purpose after deadly July 4 floods
It’s been nearly a year since the deadly floods in the Texas Hill Country, and many families are just barely getting adjusted to their new lives. Sports coach Michelle McGuire said the night of July 3, 2025, began peacefully, sharing a photo from her backyard.“It’s so beautiful here. I’m so grate...
The Latest: Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump’s restrictions
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens.The decision, in line with the longstanding ...
Kerr County to discuss flood warning improvements ahead of one-year mark of Guadalupe River flood
Kerr County commissioners are expected to discuss flood warning system agreements during a Tuesday morning meeting, weeks after the county became the first in Texas to install and test new state-funded flash flood warning sirens and sensors under Senate Bill 3.The agenda item is listed as: “Consi...
Cypriot natural gas could start flowing from ExxonMobil's discoveries by 2033
Natural gas could start flowing by 2033 out of two undersea deposits discovered by ExxonMobil off Cyprus, a senior executive with the company said Tuesday, helping to turn the east Mediterranean island nation into a new European energy hub.The largest U.S. oil company and its consortium partner, ...
Residents displaced after fire at West Side apartment complex
Several families were forced out of their homes after a fire at an electrical panel knocked out power to a building in an apartment complex on the West Side.The fire started at around 6 p.m. Monday outside the apartment building on West Commerce Street near Monterrey Park, according to the San An...
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Gojek co-founder sentenced to 10 years in Indonesia over school laptops corruption case
Indonesia's anti-graft court on Tuesday sentenced one of the co-founders of ride-hailing and payments giant Gojek to 10 years in prison after finding him guilty in a high-profile corruption case stemming from his time as education minister.Nadiem Anwar Makarim was convicted of pushing his ministr...
Man detained after 2 children shot while sleeping in Northeast Side home, SAPD says
San Antonio police said a man was detained after two children were shot while sleeping in a Northeast Side home.Officers responded to the shooting around 4:30 a.m. Tuesday in the 4000 block of Comanche Sunrise, which is located near Glacier Sun Drive. Upon arrival, the officers discovered bullet ...
San Antonio’s Habitat for Humanity builds 1,500th house, celebrates 50 years in the business of making homeowners
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Screwworm: Fact vs. fiction
Subscribe to The Y’all — a weekly dispatch about the people, places and policies defining Texas, produced by Texas Tribune journalists living in communities across the state.LUBBOCK — Ever since the New World screwworm burrowed into the U.S. earlier this month, speculation followed its trail. The...
Pope issues plea to breakaway traditionalist group to back off bishop consecrations
Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday issued a plea to a breakaway group of traditionalist Catholics to call off its plan to consecrate new bishops without his consent, describing the move as a schismatic act and a “sin of extreme gravity.”“I plead with you and ask you with all my heart: please turn back!” Leo...
Why most Black Americans say they never fly the American flag, according to a new AP-NORC poll
Jerry Esters proudly displays the American flag each day on his Detroit home. A few miles away, Yvonne Pistochini says there is no scenario under which she would allow the Stars and Stripes to cast its shadow where she lives.Both are Black.For Esters, the flag represents the opportunities that al...
UK boosts military spending by $20 billion but critics say it's not enough
Self-flying fighter jets, uncrewed submarines and drones will be at the center of Britain’s future military under a defense plan announced Tuesday that includes a 15 billion pound ($20 billion) spending boost.Like other NATO countries, the U.K. is under pressure to increase defense spending to co...
He survived 2 natural disasters in Venezuela's La Guaira. Now he vows never to return
Venezuelan merchant Grian Serrano has survived two of the country's worst natural disasters: the devastating 1999 mudslides that ravaged the coastal state of La Guaira and, 26 years later, two powerful earthquakes that struck the same region.Bruised around his left eye and across much of his body...
How some in Palestinian diaspora find connection, identity and resilience in traditional embroidery
Decades later, Samar Kabouli still fondly recalls gathering with women in her family and sipping cardamom-spiced coffee as they embroidered fabric with colorful threads in traditional Palestinian patterns. Born in Lebanon to Palestinian refugees, Kabouli had never seen her parents’ homeland. But ...
US stocks trim their losses for June
U.S. stocks are trimming their losses from a rocky June on Tuesday.The S&P 500 rose 0.6%, though it's still heading for its first losing month following two fabulous ones. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 135 points, or 0.3%, as of noon Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 1.2% highe...
Republican Tom Kean Jr. said he was treated for depression during absence from Congress
New Jersey Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. revealed Tuesday that he spent months away from Congress being treated for depression. “It is physical, it is emotional, and until you experience it yourself, it is difficult to fully understand how powerful this illness can be," he said on the House floor....
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He's a prize-winning presidential historian who wrote an entire biography of Thomas Jefferson. But even Jon Meacham needs to think for a moment before defining what it means to be a “Jeffersonian.”"Well for a long time, before the civil rights movement, it meant to be more inclined toward states'...
Man sentenced to life in prison for fatal 2025 nightclub shooting, DA’s office says
A 65-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a man last year on the South Side, the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office said Monday.Ruben Cantu fatally shot Ricky Marquez Jr., 42, during a nightclub parking lot altercation on Feb. 2, 2025, at Papi Gallo Cantina, accordi...
Saibari's shootout winner sends Morocco past the Netherlands, earliest World Cup exit for the Dutch
Ismael Saibari scored the decisive goal in a penalty shootout, and Morocco sent the Netherlands to its earliest World Cup exit, eliminating the Dutch 3-2 after a 1-1 draw on Monday night.With the shootout tied at 2-all after four rounds, Morocco goalkeeper Yassine Bounou made a strong save of Cry...
Team Mexico looks to make history — and put history behind them — in round-of-32 clash with Ecuador
It’s win-or-go-home time for Team Mexico as they prepare to face Ecuador in the World Cup knockout round of 32 on Tuesday.Mexico has not won a knockout match since 1986, but the team heads into the knockouts unscathed from group play and with the 13th-best odds to win it all, per DraftKings Sport...
Yes, it’s hot! But here’s the thing: it could be a lot worse...
FORECAST HIGHLIGHTSSAHARAN DUST: Less dust tomorrow & the rest of the weekSTEADY WEATHER: Very little will change through July 4thCOASTAL SHOWERS: Some spotty rain closer to the coastJULY 4TH: Partly cloudy, mid-90s FORECASTTUESDAYTomorrow will be pretty much a repeat of today’s weather, with one...
Why is Mayor Jones pushing to cut Botanical Garden, Book Festival funding?
With a nearly $158 million budget shortfall to close over the next two years, Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones has pointed to some unexpected places to cut deep.The city has not publicly revealed a full list of specific budget cuts being considered, but some possibilities have come up during budget discuss...
550,000 Texans lost food stamp access since the ‘Big Beautiful Bill.’ Food banks are feeling the strain.
Families are becoming increasingly reliant on local food banks after cuts to Texas’ Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) were enacted last year in the federal spending bill, sometimes referred to as the “One Big Beautiful Bill.”More than 15% of SNAP recipients last year are no longer ...
Explosion in Monaco reportedly wounds Ukrainian tycoon with ties to Russia
An explosion at an apartment building entrance in Monaco reportedly wounded a Ukrainian tycoon with ties to Russia and two other people, the chief prosecutor in the exclusive Mediterranean country said Tuesday.A search was underway for a suspect who fled on foot after the blast late Monday, Prose...