WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden is hosting executives from Live Nation, Airbnb and other companies at the White House on Thursday to highlight his administration’s push to end so-called junk fees that surprise consumers. Biden prioritized the effort to combat surprise or undisclosed fees in his State of the Union address and has called for … Read more
LAS VEGAS – Nine more women are accusing Bill Cosby of sexual assault in a lawsuit that alleges he used his “enormous power, fame and prestige” to victimize them. A lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court in Nevada alleges that the women were individually drugged and assaulted between approximately 1979 and 1992 in Las Vegas, … Read more
One San Antonio man was injured after robbers followed him from a bank and grabbed the cash he’d just taken out. It happened at 11 a.m. SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio Police are searching for two robbers they say targeted a man Wednesday morning after following him from a bank to his workplace. The robbers … Read more
Kristian Ray Belmudez is back in custody on murder charges mere days after being released. SAN ANTONIO — A 19-year-old man has been re-arrested for allegedly killing two teens at a San Antonio motel, just a week after the Bexar County district attorney dismissed murder charges on the basis of “incomplete evidence.” Kristian Ray Belmudez … Read more
LONDON – American novelist Barbara Kingsolver won the prestigious Women’s Prize for Fiction Wednesday with “Demon Copperhead,” the Dickens-inspired tale of a boy’s struggle against the odds in a corner of America scarred by opioid addiction. Kingsolver’s Appalachian coming-of-age tale was announced as winner of the 30,000 pounds ($38,000) award at a ceremony in London. … Read more
The SEC announced home and away games Wednesday night. HOUSTON — Whether it’s “Gig ‘Em Aggies!” or “Hook ‘Em ‘Horns!,” we now know the biggest football rivalry in the Lone Star State will resume in 2024. The Texas Longhorns are scheduled to face the Texas A&M Aggies at Kyle Field in the 2024 season after … Read more
Mykola Drozd came to the U.S. after Russia invaded and annexed Crimea in 2014. He works several jobs to support himself and his daughters. SAN ANTONIO — Geekdom and Frost Bank welcomed more than a dozen Ukrainians to a downtown San Antonio workshop in an effort to inspire innovation for the families as they consider … Read more