Stephon Castle visits the White House; Meet-and-greet with Spurs’ Castle in Del Rio announced

Castle visited the White House to celebrate UConn’s NCAA Championship. SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio Spurs‘ Stephon Castle and his UConn teammates visited the White House to celebrate their 2023-24 NCAA Championship with President Joe Biden. The rookie shared a personal photo of him inside the White House, and the White House shared pictures of … Read more

Raygun is the top ranked breaker in the world? The sport’s governing body explains

Raygun, a 37-year-old university lecturer from Sydney, failed to score any points at the Paris Olympics in routines that included a “kangaroo” dance. Australian breaker Rachael Gunn, or “b-girl Raygun,” holds the top spot in her sport’s latest world rankings despite Olympic performances that led to online ridicule. On Tuesday, the sport’s governing body issued a … Read more

Paris Olympics were targeted by three foiled attack plots, prosecutors say

In all, five people, including a minor, were arrested on suspicion of involvement in the three foiled plots against the Summer Games. PARIS, France — French authorities foiled three plots to attack the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris and other cities that hosted the summer events, the national counterterrorism prosecutor said on Wednesday. Olivier Christen … Read more

TIMELINE: Remembering Sept. 11, 2001 — 23 years later

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following information was provided by the 9/11 Memorial & Museum and the George W. Bush Presidential Library. Wednesday marks the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. That morning, 19 terrorists hijacked four California-bound commercial airplanes shortly after their departures from airports in Boston, Newark and the Washington, D.C., … Read more

San Antonio 110 9/11 Memorial Climb | Hundreds paying tribute to first responders who sacrificed their lives on 9/11

This is one of the largest 9/11 memorial climbs in the country and world. SAN ANTONIO — As we observe the anniversary of 9/11, the San Antonio 110 9/11 Memorial Climb is once again happening at the Tower of the Americas Wednesday morning. Hundreds in the community will be able to pay tribute to the … Read more

Big winner! 1 lucky ticket sold in Sugar Land hits Mega Millions jackpot worth $800 million

This is just the third Mega Millions jackpot won this year. Before the Sugar Land, Texas, winning ticket, the last winner was sold in June in Illinois. SUGAR LAND, Texas — The land of sugar got a little sweeter after someone who bought the ticket there won the $800 million Mega Millions jackpot! The winning … Read more