NEW YORK – The CEO of Penguin Random House, the world’s largest trade publisher, is stepping down. Markus Dohle’s decision, effective at the end of the year, comes just weeks after a federal judge blocked the company’s attempt to buy rival Simon & Schuster. “Following the antitrust decision in the U.S. against the merger of … Read more
SAN ANTONIO — Conference USA champions — University of Texas at San Antonio — will be honored on Friday with a river parade. They also earned a program-record 30 all-conference and all-freshman team accolades on Tuesday. They’re calling this the Rowdy River Parade. Get it? That’s the name of their mascot, and of course, there’s a … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – A former San Antonio lawyer was indicted on Thursday on wire fraud and money laundering charges, according to federal authorities. Christopher John Pettit, 55, is facing five counts of wire fraud and three counts of engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity, a news release from the U.S. … Read more
Tyler Seguin scored with 29 seconds left in overtime and the Dallas Stars beat the Ottawa Senators 4-3. DALLAS — (AP) — Tyler Seguin scored with 29 seconds left in overtime and the Dallas Stars beat the Ottawa Senators 4-3 on Thursday night to avoid their first three-game losing streak of the season. Seguin took … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – Multiple drive-by shootings targeting the same home on the Northeast Side led to several juveniles arrested this week, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were first alerted Friday, Dec. 2, to a KIA vehicle that was stolen and involved in a criminal incident the night before, according to the sheriff’s … Read more
TOKYO – Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa said Friday that K-Pop star T.O.P. will be among the eight people who will join him on a flyby around the moon on a SpaceX spaceship next year. The Japanese tycoon launched plans for the lunar voyage in 2018, buying all the seats on the spaceship. He began taking … Read more
The Gamecocks coach has been a vocal supporter of Griner since her imprisonment began, usually tweeting daily about the imprisonment. COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gamecocks basketball coach Dawn Staley has issued her first reaction to the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner from a Russian prison. Staley tweeted Thursday morning “God’s grace is SUFFICIENT! @britneygriner is … Read more