One dead, another injured in separate vehicle crashes involving a pedestrian
One person was reportedly hit while running from a crashed vehicle.
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Baby sloth sits on Santa’s lap at San Antonio Zoo
SAN ANTONIO – When Santa makes his rounds tonight, you can bet he’ll be stopping at the San Antonio Zoo. That’s what Santa himself told little Aluna, the zoo’s baby sloth. Aluna got to sit on Santa’s lap for the first time last week and the zoo posted the adorable video on its social pages. … Read more
Texans fall to Browns, 36-22, at NRG Stadium | See highlights
Houston fell behind early and couldn’t recover, dropping to 8-7 on the season. HOUSTON — Amari Cooper set a franchise record with 265 yards receiving and scored two touchdowns and a 2-point conversion to move the Cleveland Browns closer to a playoff berth with a 36-22 win over the Houston Texans on Sunday. Cooper’s performance … Read more
The NBA’s annual Christmas slate awaits. Teams insist it’s special to be picked
Of the 10 teams picked for Christmas this year, 9 also played on Dec. 25 last year. A few other franchises have been waiting a while to be part of the lineup. MIAMI — Erik Spoelstra was part of 12 Christmas games as a staff member, assistant coach or head coach in his first 20 … Read more
Finding new dimensions, sisterhood, and healing in ‘The Color Purple’
It’s not a secret that Fantasia Barrino did not want to play Celie again. The “American Idol” winner hadn’t had the best time doing “The Color Purple” on Broadway. The protagonist of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel tells her story of sexual, physical and psychological abuses in the early 20th century South in a series … Read more
Texas State Aquarium guests bid Scuba St. Nick farewell until next year
The 20-year tradition is beloved by many in the Coastal Bend. CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Saturday was the final day of a very unique Christmas tradition over at the Texas State Aquarium. Scuba St. Nick took his last dive into the aquarium’s water exhibit this season, and we are sure it was a nice change … Read more
Eagles fans have long turned the page on snowball fiasco. ‘No one was trying to hurt Santa Claus’
In 1968, the Philadelphia Eagles Santa Claus incident was barely a footnote in the team’s loss to Minnesota. But it would later snowball into a national story. PHILADELPHIA — It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. You know what that means in Philadelphia: Santa and snowballs and a time of month that cursed Philly … Read more