One of the San Antonio Spurs’ most promising young talents could be heading to the Dallas Mavericks, according to online sports blog Bleacher Report. Although neither the Spurs nor NBA insiders have confirmed such talks, Bleacher Report speculated on Wednesday that sending Jeremy Sochan — the Spurs’ ninth overall draft pick last year — in […]
Mifepristone, a common abortion-inducing drug, will remain approved but under more intense restrictions while a legal challenge proceeds, a federal appeals court ruled late Wednesday. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals halted parts of a controversial court order that was set to go into effect Friday night, while affirming other parts. The Department of […]
Rather than govern, Sen. Ted Cruz trolls — and one of his favorite trolling pastimes is engaging in meaningless fights with celebrities. Among the Texas Republican’s notable feuds: Patton Oswalt, Al Franken, Ron Perlman. We could go on.
An alternate juror in the trial over the 2020 shooting of a Black Lives Matter protester in Austin called Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s threat to pardon the convicted murderer a “travesty” and an “egregious overreach,” the Associated Press reports. Jere Dowell told the wire service on Wednesday that prosecutors assembled a strong case against defendant […]
The 2021 animated film Encanto tells the story of Colombian family the Madrigals, all of whom possess mystical powers gifted to them by the magic of their home, the Casita — that is, everyone except 15-year-old Mirabel. However, when Mirabel finds out members of her family are losing their magic, she sets out to discover […]
Daddy Yankee’s 2004 mega-hit “Gasolina” is now officially a piece of American history. The song that catapulted Latin hip-hop into the mainstream this week became the first reggaeton song inducted into the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry. It joins the likes of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody,” President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1941 Christmas Eve radio broadcast and Wilt […]
Although late Tejano superstar Selena Quintanilla’s birthday, April 16, isn’t a holiday, it may as well be in San Antonio. For those who want to remember the singer’s life this Sunday, Slab Cinema is holding a free screening of the 1997 hit biopic Selena. It will take place in the public space in front of the Pearl’s […]
Saint City Culinary Foundation, a nationally lauded nonprofit that provides mental health services to hospitality workers, has closed its doors. Joel Rivas launched San Antonio-based Saint City in 2017 to assist people in the food and beverage industry, many of whom don’t have access to traditional health insurance options. However, he told the Current he could […]
Congrats, adventurous listeners. San Antonio’s live music offerings this week skew heavily toward performers that don’t fit into neat and tidy categories.
Days before the kickoff to San Antonio’s citywide party, a federal grand jury has indicted two former former members of Fiesta royalty on charges they conspired to commit wire fraud and money laundering, according to the Justice Department. The indictment names Kenneth “Ken” Flores and his father Antonio “Tony” Flores Jr. — both former Rey […]