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A roughly 40-hour sea journey on a dinghy with a dying phone. Detention in South Korea. That’s just part of what Chinese dissident Dong Guangping endured to escape his native country. He arrived late last week in Canada, a destination he had eyed for more than a decade. Dong had ...
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Alex Murdaugh will be back in court again Monday on charges he killed his wife and son, appearing at a pretrial hearing that will likely be short on substance but long on spectacle as the true crime sensation continues to captivate.Murdaugh’s murder convictions and sentence of li...
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The Supreme Court is wrapping up a term that has focused on President Donald Trump's expansive claims of presidential power.Trump's efforts to restrict birthright citizenship, fire the heads of most independent agencies at will and remove a sitting Federal Reserve governor are am...
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A Southeast Side pastor said he is thankful that no one was injured after a fire broke out at his home Saturday night, and for the outpouring of support from community members.The Archdiocese of San Antonio shared news of the fire on Facebook, leading to thousands of people engag...
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Jarren Duran singled home the winning run to cap a three-run rally in the 10th inning after Boston blew a two-run lead in the ninth, and the Red Sox finished a four-game sweep of the rival New York Yankees with a 5-4 victory Sunday night.Boston starter Sonny Gray took a no-hitter...
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It is rare that a New York Yankees-Boston Red Sox game gets preempted for anything, especially on network television. That was the case though Sunday night due to a rain delay at the PGA Tour's Travelers Championship, and with Scottie Scheffler in contention.An NBC Sports spokesm...
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A South Texas nun was detained Sunday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement while reportedly on the way to celebrate Mass, Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church said on Facebook.Sister Letty was released from ICE custody Sunday night after she was detained earlier that mornin...
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Red Sox pitcher Sonny Gray lost his bid for a no-hitter against the New York Yankees when Amed Rosario singled with one out in the eighth inning Sunday night.Rosario grounded a clean single up the middle on Gray's 97th pitch against his former team. Boston holds a 2-0 lead.Gray s...
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A child drowned Sunday at Boerne City Lake, the Boerne Fire Department said in a city bulletin.Emergency dispatchers received a 911 call just before 6:30 p.m. reporting a child who was in the water and had not resurfaced, according to the bulletin.Witnesses told officials that tw...
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Vietnam is increasingly using broadly written laws to arrest activists, dissidents and others that authorities consider a threat to the Communist Party's rule, according to a new analysis released Monday by a human rights group. The 88 Project, which focuses on rights issues in V...
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Scottie Scheffler made an 8-foot par putt on the 18th hole Sunday and pumped his fist with more emotion than he showed all day, just for the right to return Monday at the rain-delayed Travelers Championship to face a sudden-death playoff against Viktor Hovland.The final round was...
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Haeran Ryu recovered from a rough start to secure her first career major title, winning the Women's PGA Championship by two strokes over Ina Yoon on a windy Sunday at Hazeltine National Golf Club.Ryu shot a 2-under 70 to finish at 13-under 275 and become the sixth South Korean to...
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A mix of rescue teams and civilians on Sunday peered at a mountain of rubble almost indistinguishable from the other ruins lining swathes of the northern Venezuelan coast following two devastating earthquakes. In the days since Wednesday's devastating 7.2 and 7.5 quakes, search t...
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Stephen Eustáquio scored in the second minute of second-half stoppage time, and Canada beat South Africa 1-0 on Sunday for its first knockout match victory in a World Cup.A tense match at SoFi Stadium appeared to be headed for extra time until Eustáquio — who plays professionally...
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Usually the primary is the main event, but this year Democrats and Republicans are preparing to rain money down on Bexar County voters. Here’s 5 races to watch, plus three more interesting races....
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Southwest Research Institute wants to turn 180 acres of Westside farmland into a full-scale testing ground for NASA’s planned moon base.
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Pakistani security forces Sunday carried out an “intelligence-based” ground operation along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, followed by “calibrated strikes” against militant hideouts and safe havens, killing 29 fighters, officials said.In a post on X, Information Minister Attaul...
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Texas Democrats spent their 3-day convention in Corpus Christi rallying party activists, training volunteers and making the case for Democratic policies and candidates across the state ahead of the 2026 midterm elections....
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President Donald Trump on Sunday surveyed several of his construction projects around the nation's capital, suggesting afterward that his redevelopment of the East Potomac Golf Links would enable it to host a premier tournament.“When completed, this Course will have the ability t...
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The Texan said he hopes the proposed changes, written with a Democratic senator, can save athletics from a stark separation between the haves and have-nots.Ted Cruz bill to regulate college sports in NIL era advances was first posted on June 28, 2026 at 3:00 pm.©2021 "San An...
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Around 13% of Bexar residents over the age of 65 are living with the disease.
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Gulf countries like Saudi Arabia and Qatar that poured a fortune into soccer and infrastructure experienced unceremonious exits from the World Cup, proving that big money doesn’t guarantee success on the sport's biggest stage.Saudi Arabia is out at the earliest point. Again. Bott...
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The San Antonio metropolitan area was identified as the only Texas metro without a pathway to earn land surveying technician credentials.Alamo Colleges District seeks approval for city’s first land surveying certificate program was first posted on June 28, 2026 at 2:00 pm.©2...
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When Serena Williams played her first professional tennis match in nearly four years recently, another elite female athlete in her 40s was on hand for the occasion.Skier Lindsey Vonn has a special understanding of what Williams is going through as she prepares to play both single...
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South Korea coach Hong Myung-bo resigned Sunday after the team's quick elimination from the World Cup drew a harsh condemnation from the country's president, who called the coach “incapable” and ordered a complete review of the national team program. South Korea won its opening m...
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Efforts by local and international rescue teams to pull survivors from the rubble grew increasingly desperate in Venezuela on Sunday, four days after two powerful earthquakes shook the northern state of La Guaira.The government reported more than 1,400 dead from the quakes Saturd...
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Revelers filled San Antonio’s Pride Cultural Heritage District on Saturday night for the annual Pride Bigger Than Texas Festival and Night Parade, which stretched well into the wee hours. Here’s a look at all the fun. Photos by Julián P. Ledezma. The post All the beautiful people...
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If the World Cup was the NCAA basketball tournament, then teams like Morocco and the Netherlands would have some serious anger toward the selection and seeding committee right now. England, Mexico, Portugal and Spain might not be all that happy, either.Lionel Messi and Argentina,...
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Residents got an update on a new flood warning system, but some still have questions about who will be responsible for it.
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A long and dangerous heat wave will blast a large swath of the central and eastern United States this week, the National Weather Service said, with temperatures rising ahead of the July Fourth holiday and feeling even hotter because of the high humidity that's arriving with it.Al...
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In a setback for Warner Bros.′ revamped DC movie operations, “Supergirl” was absolutely no match for “Toy Story 5” at the box office, opening a distant second to the Pixar blockbuster. After a near-record debut for an animated movie, “Toy Story 5” remained No. 1 at the box office...
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Two people were hospitalized after a hit-and-run crash on the East Side, according to the San Antonio Police Department.The crash happened just before 1:30 a.m. Sunday at North Cherry and Nolan streets.Police said a 58-year-old woman and a 65-year-old man were traveling south on ...
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Khadijah Farrakhan, longtime wife of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, died on Saturday, the Nation of Islam has announced. She was 90. “Mother Khadijah” worked alongside her provocative and charismatic husband for decades, helping lead their religious and sociopolitical mo...
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A pedestrian was hospitalized after a crash on the city’s West Side, according to the San Antonio Police Department. The crash happened just before 11 p.m. Saturday in the 6600 block of Commerce Street. Police said the pedestrian, identified as an 18-year-old man, was walking acr...
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The remains of at least 117 dogs were found on the grounds of a California “no-kill“ animal shelter, many of them with gunshot wounds, authorities said.The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office said Friday that it also discovered 21 canine skulls, hundreds of bones and other remains d...
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This article was originally published by the Texas Observer, a nonprofit investigative news outlet and magazine. Sign up for their weekly newsletter, or follow them on Facebook, X, and Bluesky. Four years ago, after authorities in San Antonio found 53 immigrants dead in a trailer...
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This article was originally published by the Texas Observer, a nonprofit investigative news outlet and magazine. Sign up for their weekly newsletter, or follow them on Facebook, X, and Bluesky. At least 135 public schools have closed or have been approved to close all across Texa...
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Israel’s Cabinet unanimously approved a proposal on Sunday to designate violence against Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during World War I as a genocide.The step, which still needs approval in Parliament, reflects deteriorating ties between Israel and Turkey. Turkey has fiercely...
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Two people were killed in a multi-vehicle crash on the Southwest Side, according to the San Antonio Police Department. Officers were dispatched just before 3:30 a.m. Sunday for a wrong-way driver call at Southwest Loop 410 and Medina Base Road. While en route, officers were notif...
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All 14 people on board were killed in Saudi Arabia when a helicopter belonging to the world's largest oil company crashed on Sunday morning, according to the Saudi Ministry of Energy.The accident occurred around 6 a.m. in Ras Tanura, and everyone killed was a Saudi national, the ...
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NASA is racing to save an aging telescope from falling back to Earth with a daring rescue mission. The $30 million salvage operation gets underway as soon as this week with the planned launch of a robotic lifesaver. NASA hired startup Katalyst Space Technologies to boost the Swif...
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After democratic socialist Claire Valdez defeated an establishment-backed candidate in New York's congressional primary last week, her elated supporters quickly turned their attention to a new target.“You're next!” they chanted when an image of House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeff...
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Families watched in shock as a skydiving plane carrying their loved ones on what was meant to be a thrilling introduction to parachuting crashed in northeastern France on Sunday, killing all 11 people on board, authorities said. The dead included five parachuting instructors, fiv...
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Comedian Bill Maher will be awarded the prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Sunday in what might be one of the last major onstage moments at the Kennedy Center for the next several years.The award has been presented since 1998 as a way to recognize those who have m...
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The 250th anniversary of America's liberation from a king kicked off with a campaign-style rally on the National Mall by President Donald Trump, whose face already stares down from banners fluttering from federal buildings across the nation's capital.The images illustrate how the...
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France saw around 1,000 additional deaths last week at the height of its record-smashing heat wave, the country's public health agency said Sunday, as new temperature highs sparked wildfires in Germany and Berlin police used water cannons to cool down the crowds. Temperature reco...
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FORECAST HIGHLIGHTSSUNDAY: Hot & dry, heat index near 100SAHARAN DUST: Thick plume of Saharan Dust arrives.JULY 4TH: Hot, mostly sunny, and low rain chancesEXTENDED OUTLOOK: Staying steady in the 90sFORECASTTODAYSouth-Central Texas continues a hot, dry pattern into July. Expect h...
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Serena Williams had to talk herself into accepting Wimbledon's offer to play singles.The All England club was holding one last wild card entry and the 23-time Grand Slam singles champion — who had already announced she'd play doubles with her sister Venus — had a decision to make...
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Ukraine kept up its heavy drone assault on Russia, setting fire to a major oil refinery in the south and killing at least two people, Russian authorities said Sunday. Kyiv's campaign of massive long-range strikes has choked Russian fuel supplies and military deliveries, in what a...
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Historic documents show that early settlers from Texas, then controlled by Spain, contributed cattle, funds and soldiers to the American cause.The ‘whole story’ of America’s epic 250th anniversary includes an important chapter about Texas was first posted on June 28, 2026 at 5:00...
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Dozens of Iraqi political officials have been arrested on corruption charges, Iraq’s state-run Iraqi News Agency reported Sunday.It said the arrests were based on a statement made by former Deputy Minister of Oil Adnan al-Jumaili, who was arrested last month, and “included member...
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George Russell is firmly back in Formula 1 title contention after turning his controversial pole position into a dominant win at the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday.Russell controlled the race throughout and held off a challenge from Red Bull's Max Verstappen. His Mercedes teammate...
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The time has come for country music superstar Alan Jackson to hang up his signature Stetson hat.The genre traditionalist from Newnan, Georgia, whose career kicked off in the 1980s and exploded shortly thereafter in the oft-cited '90s country wave with heartfelt songs for the work...
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Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard launched drone and missile attacks Sunday targeting Bahrain and Kuwait in response to U.S. airstrikes that hit the Islamic Republic, and threatened a “complete halt” could come to negotiations to end the war if Washington continues its atta...
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Austria and Algeria played to a thrilling 3-3 draw Saturday night in what amounted to a win-win result in their World Cup group-stage finale, allowing both to advance to the knockout round while eliminating Iran from the tournament.The game was tied 2-all in the closing minutes, ...
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Iran has been eliminated from the World Cup, narrowly failing to advance past the group stage in a politically charged tournament where the team played its matches amid tight restrictions imposed by the United States.Iran missed the round of 32 by one spot in heartbreaking fashio...
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Pride Month celebrations peak Sunday with big parades in New York, San Francisco and some other cities on the anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall uprising, which accelerated and transformed the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement. Pride events often mix celebration and calls to action, r...
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A new Mississippi law will authorize the state's top law enforcement agency to compile a list of all immigrants illegally living in the state. What's to be done with that information is a bit open-ended. But the law set to take effect Wednesday is sparking alarm among immigrant a...
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The home of a Southeast Side pastor was damaged in a fire Saturday afternoon, according to the Archdiocese of San Antonio.The rectory, where Father Jimmy Drennan resides, was in flames when he returned from Saturday Mass, the archdiocese said in a Facebook post.The San Antonio Fi...
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Three firefighters died and two were injured while tackling fires on the Colorado-Utah border, the U.S. Wildland Fire Service reported Sunday.The agency — created earlier this year to streamline firefighting and fire reduction across public lands — said the firefighters had been ...
