Shortly before the Super Bowl, the U.S. suspends avocado imports from Mexico
The suspension would not affect game-day consumption as those avocados had already been shipped.
View ArticleSatirist P.J. O'Rourke, panelist on NPR's 'Wait...Wait Don't Tell Me,' dies...
O'Rourke authored more than 20 books, including Parliament of Whores and Give War a Chance, both of which reached #1 on the New York Times bestseller list.
View ArticleIn the first 2 days of early voting, slightly more Democrats cast more...
In the first two days of early voting, Bexar County residents cast 12,426 votes with a slight majority in the Democratic Primary compared to the Republican Primary.
View Article3 decades of turmoil bring Ukraine to perhaps its greatest crisis
Since its independence from the Soviet Union, Ukraine has wavered between the influences of Moscow and the West, surviving scandal and conflict with its young democracy intact.
View ArticleSan Antonio’s Ready to Work program ready for launch after final city council...
San Antonio’s $180 million job training program SA Ready to Work is nearly ready to open applications after the San Antonio City Council approved several final contracts Thursday.
View ArticleRussia invades Ukraine as explosions are heard in Kyiv and other cities
The Russian invasion stirs international condemnation, roils global markets and a promise by Ukraine's president to defend the country.
View ArticleSan Antonio’s Grand Hyatt Hotel may go up for sale to pay off city-backed...
The Grand Hyatt Hotel next to San Antonio’s Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center is going up for sale — and there’s already a potential buyer.
View ArticleFire destroys former San Antonio brothel seeking historic designation
A vacant property that history advocates have been fighting to save caught fire late Wednesday night in San Antonio. 503 Urban Loop — a former brothel and later orphanage — found itself at the center...
View ArticleBiden announces new sanctions as Russia attacks Ukraine
The next round of sanctions from the White House targets banks and export controls, which would cut Russia off from critical technology such as semiconductors.
View ArticleProtests in Downtown San Antonio over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Members of Ukrainian San Antonio demonstrated in Main Plaza on a rainy, chilly Thursday to call on world leaders to do more to stop the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
View ArticleTexas Matters: The Race For Texas Attorney General
The gloves come off in the primary fight to be Republican nominee for Texas Attorney General. And we hear from Rochelle Mercedes Garza — a Democrat seeking the AG nomination.
View ArticleSelect Russian banks are being booted off the SWIFT bank messaging system
The U.S. and European allies are ramping up sanctions against Russia that include moving to cut off certain Russian banks from the key bank messaging system.
View ArticleU.S. couple traveled to Ukraine to welcome a new life — but days later, they...
Jacob and Jessie Boeckmann of Costa Mesa, California, were in Kyiv this past week to witness the birth of their adopted daughter when they woke up to the sound of explosions.
View ArticleRussians and Ukrainians meet as sanctions rattle Russia
Russia's central bank sharply raised a benchmark interest rate to combat steep losses in the ruble's value as sanctions crimp Russian economic activity.
View ArticleSome Democrats are voting in the Texas GOP primaries. Will it make a difference?
Texas voters who go to the polls Tuesday will be asked in which primary they want to participate – the Republican or the Democratic? Texas has an open primary system, so voters are free to choose. But...
View ArticleRead President Biden's full State of the Union remarks
Read President Biden's first State of the Union address, according to prepared remarks from the White House.
View ArticleRussian forces in Ukraine attack and seize Europe's largest nuclear power plant
The head of the U.N. atomic watchdog says there was no release of radioactive material after a projectile hit a building at the plant facility.
View ArticleTexas Matters: Russians react in Texas, extremists' Kremlin connection and...
How Houston’s Russian Community is dealing with the invasion of Ukraine. What’s the Kremlin Connection with groups in Texas that seek to disrupt and divide. And the Supreme Court appears likely to...
View ArticleRussia-Ukraine war: What happened today (March 4)
A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
View ArticlePeople are booking Airbnbs in Ukraine — not to stay, but to lend their support
As the idea spread, more than 61,000 nights were booked, grossing nearly $2 million. One host in Kyiv says the donations have helped pay staffers who have fled and buy food for elderly neighbors.
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