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Windows PC users in San Antonio and across the globe woke up Friday to blue screens on their computers, wreaking havoc across critical industries, including air travel, banking, media, healthcare and government agencies. The outage is the result of a software issue with Austin-based cybersecurity behemoth CrowdStrike. CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz wrote on social media […]
Employees at the largest housing provider for unaccompanied migrant children sexually abused and harassed minors in its care over the course of years, the U.S. Justice Department alleges in a lawsuit filed this week. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Austin, maintains that federal authorities uncovered a pattern of “severe” and “pervasive” harassment extending back […]
At least three athletes with connections to San Antonio will compete in the Paris 2024 Games, and two are veterans. The 2024 Olympic Games will begin July 26, bringing together competitors from more than 200 countries. Here’s a rundown of athletes with Alamo City ties.
Popular North Side eatery Max & Louie’s New York Diner will open a shop next door specializing in baked goods, homemade ice cream and coffee. The satellite operation, called Melvin’s, is expected to launch in early October, Max & Louie’s owner Drew Glick said this week on locally operated podcast The More You Know, the […]
Sign up for the We the Texans newsletter to receive twice-monthly updates on our year-long initiative dedicated to boosting civic engagement and chronicling how democracy is experienced in Texas. MADISON, Wisconsin — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, warned his fellow Texas Republicans on Thursday not to take his reelection for granted. “Texas is a battlefield,” […]
San Antonio Spurs starter Keldon Johnson is hosting yet another free basketball camp for Alamo City youth next week. The camp will take place July 25 and 26 at San Antonio’s Cornerstone High School, running 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days. The program is free for boys and girls from ages 8 to 15.
The Lone Star State has once again received a dismal assessment on the health of its residents. A study released Thursday by New York-based healthcare research institute Commonwealth Fund ranked Texas second from the bottom in an assessment of women’s health and reproductive care in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Only Mississippi ranked lower. […]
Texas ranks high among U.S. states for its workforce and economy but dead last for quality of life in an annual survey published by CNBC. The business-news channel’s America’s Top States for Businesses in 2024 report ranks the Lone Star State at No. 1 for workforce as well as technology and innovation. Texas also ranked second for […]
San Antonio street artist Colton Valentine on Thursday completed yet another mural dedicated to Silver and Black superstar. Chris Paul, who signed a one-year deal with the Spurs earlier this month, is the latest San Antonio player to earn the treatment. Valentine’s mural depicts the 12-time All-Star dribbling a basketball on a Fiesta-colored backdrop with […]