San Antonio airport to get 420 pound ‘autonomous security robot’

San Antonio – It’s a few guns shy of RoboCop, but the San Antonio International Airport thinks a nearly 5′ 5″ tall, 420-pound “autonomous security robot” will help improve its security. The San Antonio City Council agreed Thursday to lease a K5 robot from California-based company, Knightscope, to check on alarms set off by opened … Read more

Steve Sarkisian’s contract extension makes him among highest-paid college football coaches, includes cars, private plane access

The contract makes Sarkisian among the top paid coaches in all of college football. AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian got paid, y’all. Amid the retirement of Alabama head coach Nick Saban, Texas reported last month it agreed to a four-year contract extension with Sarkisian to lock him in Austin, but didn’t release financial … Read more

VIDEO: New species of green anaconda discovered in the Amazon in Brazil

Scientists have discovered a new species of green anaconda in the Amazon in Brazil. A video that you can watch at the top of this article shows Dutch biologist Dr Freek Vonk swimming alongside a 26-foot southern green anaconda (Eunectes murinus). The newly discovered species is the northern green anaconda (Eunectes akayima). Credit for the … Read more

Mid-century modern homes are time capsules

SAN ANTONIO – Driving the serpentine streets of Shearer Hills/Ridgeview is like looking through a retro lens. “I was flabbergasted. I was like, ‘Wow, look at all these beautiful mid-century modern homes,’” said Andrea Duarte, recalling the time she was making the move from a big city apartment to San Antonio. “It had that very … Read more