US recession a growing fear as Fed plans to keep rates high – mySA

WASHINGTON (AP) — After scaling 40-year highs, inflation in the United States has been slowly easing since summer. Yet the Federal Reserve seems decidedly unimpressed — and unconvinced that its fight against accelerating prices is anywhere near over. On Thursday, stock markets buckled on the growing realization that the Fed may be willing to let … Read more

Houston Rockets lose to Miami Heat, 111-108

Kevin Porter Jr. missed a 3 in the closing seconds that would have tied it. HOUSTON — Tyler Herro matched the Miami record with 10 3-pointers and scored a career-high 40 points to help the Heat beat the Houston Rockets 111-108 on Thursday night. A night after making nine 3-pointers and scoring 35 points in … Read more

Stars snap Caps’ win streak at 5, keep Ovechkin from scoring

Jake Oettinger made 45 saves to backstop the Dallas Stars to a 2-1 comeback victory over the Washington Capitals. DALLAS — Jake Oettinger made 45 saves to backstop the Dallas Stars to a 2-1 comeback victory over the Washington Capitals on Thursday night and deny Alex Ovechkin another milestone goal. Jamie Benn tied it early … Read more

San Antonio Spurs in Mexico City a mix of NBA business, pleasure – Houston Chronicle

MEXICO CITY — The Palacio de Bellas Artes. Chapultepec Castle. The Museo Nacional de Antropologia. For a museum nerd intrigued by different cultures, this has always been Spurs coach Gregg Popovich’s challenge when visiting Mexico’s centuries-old capital city. “They have a multitude of museums down there, a lot of art, that kind of thing,” Popovich … Read more

340th Flying Training Group welcomes new honorary commanders – aetc.af.mil

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas–The 340th Flying Training Group revitalized its honorary commander program, inducting three local civic leaders during a Dec. 12 ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph to serve as honorary commanders for the headquarters and the group’s two Joint-Base San Antonio squadrons: the 39th Flying Training Squadron and the 433rd Training Squadron. The … Read more