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People shop for air conditioners during a heat wave last week in New York City. Many people who live in public housing can't afford such units or the utility bills that come with them — and there's no federal requirement for air conditioning.

Withering heat is more common, but getting AC is still a struggle in public housing

5:01am August 01, 2023

by Jennifer Ludden

Many people in public housing are especially vulnerable to extreme heat, and there's no federal requirement for air conditioning. That leaves some tenants struggling to pay for it on their own.

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A Delta Air Lines plane is seen waiting in April at the Austin-Bergstrom International airport in Austin, Texas.

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A Texas airport worker died after being sucked into the engine of a Delta plane

2:07pm June 26, 2023

by Emily Olson

For the second time in nearly seven months, an airport worker was killed after being pulled into an operating jet engine. The latest incident occurred Friday night in San Antonio, Texas.

The Dingers' Matthew Carrillo shares a high five with a teammate.

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Sandlot baseball is about having fun and building community — and everyone's a winner

6:10am December 10, 2022

by Ben Abrams

The amateur sport is booming, with at least 21 new teams formed in 2022 alone.

In this image taken from Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022, police body camera video and released by the San Antonio Police Department, Erik Cantu looks toward San Antonio Police Officer James Brennand while holding a hamburger in a fast food restaurant parking lot.

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A now ex-police officer is charged after shooting a teenager eating in a parking lot

4:44am October 12, 2022

by The Associated Press

A now-former San Antonio police officer was charged Tuesday with aggravated assault by a peace officer for shooting and gravely wounding a teen eating a hamburger in his car in a parking lot.

A young girl is shown staying at a shelter on Martha's Vineyard, Mass., after she and dozens of other migrants arrived by plane unannounced Wednesday.

Migrants on Martha's Vineyard flight say they were told they were going to Boston

3:03pm September 15, 2022

The plane flight carrying dozens of migrants and paid by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is the latest move by Republican officials to send migrants to Democrat-controlled cities.

People gather at a makeshift memorial for the 53 migrants who died this week in San Antonio.

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Driver in the San Antonio tragedy didn't know the truck's AC failed, complaint says

4:59pm July 01, 2022

by Joel Rose

The suspected driver of the truck packed with migrants, including 53 who died earlier this week in San Antonio, was unaware that the air conditioning unit had failed, according to court documents.

Police block the scene where a semitrailer with multiple dead bodies was discovered, Monday, June 27, 2022, in San Antonio.

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More than 40 are reported found dead in back of tractor trailer in South Texas

11:07pm June 27, 2022

by The Associated Press

A U.S. official says at least 40 people have been found dead inside a tractor-trailer in a presumed migrant smuggling attempt in South Texas.

Head coach Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs, center, is congratulated by head coach Frank Vogel, right, and assistant coach David Fizdale, left, of the Los Angeles Lakers after Popovich tied the NBA record for all-time wins of 1,335 by an NBA head

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Gregg Popovich ties the NBA record for most coaching wins

2:27pm March 08, 2022

by The Associated Press

The San Antonio coach will try to set the record for most coaching wins on Wednesday.

Texas state Rep. Matt Krause launched a statewide inquiry into school library titles dealing with topics like race, gender and sexuality.

A Texas school district is reviewing 400 library books after a GOP lawmaker's inquiry

3:53pm December 08, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

State Rep. Matt Krause launched an inquiry into school library books on topics like race and gender earlier this fall. A San Antonio district says it's reviewing some 400 titles that were on his list.

Visitors walk around the outside of the Alamo in San Antonio.

'Forget The Alamo' Author Says We Have The Texas Origin Story All Wrong

2:22pm June 16, 2021

by Dave Davies

In a new book, Bryan Burrough and co-writers Chris Tomlinson and Jason Stanford challenge the historical lore of the Alamo — including the story that Davy Crockett refused to surrender.