Ukrainian military conducts "manhunt" on Kadyrov's troops in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine's SBU says
The Ukrainian military is conducting a "manhunt" of Kadyrovtsi in Kharkiv Oblast, the personal troops of Chechen warlord Ramzam Kadyrov, a vassal of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, said local SBU official Lieutenant Colonel Roman Dudin, in an interview with the ArmyInform news agency published on May 11.
news.yahoo.comTrinity students secure jobs and internships for the summer
Stress and time management take on a whole new meaning at the end of the spring semester, a time when most students are wrapping up their classes while simultaneously solidifying their summer plans. The idea of securing a job or internship for the summer can be daunting. However, once secured, the excitement for hands-on experience...
trinitonian.comAl-Qaida-linked group in Mali says it has captured Russians
Islamic extremist rebels in Mali linked to al-Qaida said they have captured mercenary fighters from Russia's Wagner Group in fighting earlier this month. It's the first time that Mali's extremist rebels known as JNIM have claimed to capture Russian fighters. The Wagner Group fighters were seized in the first week of April in the mountainous Segou region of central Mali, said the JNIM statement, which called the fighters “criminals.”
news.yahoo.comRussian mercenaries are Putin's 'coercive tool' in Africa
When abuses were reported in recent weeks in Mali — fake graves designed to discredit French forces; a massacre of some 300 people, mostly civilians — all evidence pointed to the shadowy mercenaries of Russia's Wagner Group. The Wagner Group passes itself off as a private military contractor and the Kremlin denies any connection to it or even, sometimes, that it exists.
news.yahoo.comUS and France attack actions of Russian mercenaries in CAR
The United States and France are criticizing mercenaries in the Central African Republic from the Russian security company Wagner, accusing them of executing civilians, attacking U.N. peacekeepers and targeting predominantly Muslim communities
washingtonpost.comNotorious Russian Mercenaries Pulled Out of Africa Ready for Ukraine
Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyABUJA, Nigeria—The infamous Wagner Group—run by one of President Putin’s closest associates—is pulling dozens of battle-hardened mercenaries out of Africa to send them to Eastern Europe where Russian forces are threatening Ukraine, The Daily Beast has learned.According to two senior military officers in the Central African Republic (CAR) unprecedented numbers of Wagner mercenaries left the country for Eastern Europe in January and more a
news.yahoo.comSurvivors Say Russian Mercenaries Slaughtered 70 Civilians in Gold Mine Massacre
BARBARA DEBOUTABUJA, Nigeria—Prince Ngoma was just about to depart a mining site in Central African Republic’s (CAR) eastern village of Aïgbado when heavily armed Russian mercenaries in a pickup truck drove in, opened fire, and burned down the houses in the area.“They didn’t speak a word to anyone, only their guns did the talking,” said Ngoma, who was only there to meet a friend. “I saw people screaming and falling on the ground. It was only by luck that I survived.”For about 20 minutes at aroun
news.yahoo.comBrennan, Steele, Johnson and Alamo Heights all finish 10-0; Carrizo Springs secures first undefeated season since 1984; Davila leads Poteet to district title
At the end of the regular season, six teams from the greater San Antonio area finish with undefeated records: Brennan, Steele, Johnson, Alamo Heights, Shiner and Carrizo Springs.
Wagner vs. Smithson Valley kicks off District 27-6A play; Shiner’s Brooks brothers headline BGC Road Trip; Lanier playing ‘lights out’ in 3-0 start
The race to the playoffs officially begins in Week 4 of the high school football season, as district play kicks into high gear. Big Game Coverage (BGC) will be there every step of the way, starting with a pivotal battle between hard-nosed, smash-mouth football teams at Ranger Stadium on Friday night.
Wagner vs. Smithson Valley kicks off District 27-6A play; Shiner’s Brooks brothers headline BGC Road Trip; Lanier playing ‘lights out’ in 3-0 start
The race to the playoffs officially begins in Week 4 of the high school football season, as district play kicks into high gear. Big Game Coverage (BGC) will be there every step of the way, starting with a pivotal battle between hard-nosed, smash-mouth football teams at Ranger Stadium on Friday night.
Annual Peanut Butter Bowl expands to 10 games, 20 high school football teams in 2021
The annual Peanut Butter Bowl, held in every high school football season since 2016 as a food drive to collect peanut butter and combat chronic hunger, has expanded to 10 games and 20 different teams this season including a pair of Austin schools.
Florida 8th grade student says teacher deemed outfit too revealing: report
A 14-year-old student in Florida says she was recently singled out by a teacher, who remarked that her outfit was too revealing and that she was "letting them hang out for the whole world to see," according to a report Tuesday.
news.yahoo.comGOP lawmaker asked whether vaccines have ‘tracking devices.’ He insists he was trying to debunk ‘wild’ claims.
Two days after Orange County's top health official laughed at GOP lawmaker Don Wagner for asking if vaccines have tracking devices, Wagner told The Post he did it to debunk virus "myths."
washingtonpost.comKiana Williams thrilled to start WNBA career with Dan Hughes, Seattle Storm
Wagner alumna and Stanford grad Kiana Williams is excited to start her professional basketball career with the Seattle Storm, where she can learn from WNBA legend Sue Bird and former San Antonio Silver Stars coach Dan Hughes.
South San boys earn District 27-6A’s final playoff berth with two wins on last day of regular season
SCHERTZ – For the first time in three years, the South San boys basketball team is heading to the playoffs after defeating both Wagner and Smithson Valley on the final day of the regular season to clinch District 27-6A’s final playoff berth.
HIGHLIGHTS: Wagner boys keep season alive with double-overtime victory over Clemens
WATCH: It ain't over till it's over! @WagnerboysBball's Jasean Jackson (@jjack_210) converts a 4-point play to send their game against @SamuelClemenBB into overtime & @DavonteDurst hits an enormous three in Double OT to lift the T-Birds to a thrilling 70-65 win! #KSATsports pic.twitter.com/o7XIAcD6Nc
City of Converse honors fallen 9/11 heroes with stair climb
SAN ANTONIO – The City of Converse and Judson ISD honored those who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001, with a stair climb at D. W. Rutledge Stadium. The stair climb began following a brief remembrance ceremony Friday morning. The stair climb was closed to the public due to COVID-19, and participants started in waves. Also on Friday, a special wreath-laying ceremony to honor LTC Karen Wagner will be held at Fort Sam National Cemetery. Wagner, who graduated from Judson High School in 1979, died at the Pentagon during the attack.
UIL denies star football players’ appeal for transfer to Judson
SAN ANTONIO – The University Interscholastic League (UIL) State Executive Committee has turned down an appeal by former Brandeis quarterback Jordan Battles and former Wagner running back L.J. Butler to play football for the Judson Rockets this season. After hearing testimony via Zoom on Tuesday afternoon from the players' parents, athletic directors, principals and both of their former head coaches, the committee determined that both players had transferred to Judson primarily for athletic purposes. Battles enrolled in Judson last February after leading the Broncos to the UIL State quarterfinals in each of the last two years, while Butler transferred in June after developing into one of the Thunderbirds' primary offensive weapons. The District Executive Committee for District 27-6A voted unanimously against both players suiting up for Judson on Aug. 12.
UIL denies star football players' appeal for transfer to Judson
UIL denies star football players' appeal for transfer to JudsonPublished: September 8, 2020, 6:11 pmThe University Interscholastic League (UIL) State Executive Committee has turned down an appeal by former Brandeis quarterback Jordan Battles and former Wagner running back L.J. Butler to play football for the Judson Rockets this season.
Moscow demands that Belarus free 33 detained Russians
In this photo taken from video released by Belarusian KGB, State TV and Radio Company of Belarus on Wednesday, July 29, 2020, Belarusian KGB officers detain Russian men in a sanitarium outside in Minsk, Belarus. (Belarusian KGB, State TV and Radio Company of Belarus via AP)MOSCOW The Kremlin demanded Friday that Belarus quickly release 33 Russian private security contractors it detained on terrorism charges, dismissing accusations of plots during the Belarus presidential campaign as bogus. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia expects Belarus to quickly free the detainees. He frequently accused the Kremlin of harboring plans to incorporate Belarus with Russia and vowed to resist them. Belarus election officials have blocked his two main challengers from being registered to run against him.
Wagner grad Kiana Williams still hopeful for senior season at Stanford
SAN ANTONIO After her junior season was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic, Wagner grad and current Stanford senior Kiana Williams has been diligently training at home in San Antonio in preparation for her senior season. MORE INSTANT REPLAY FEATURES
Judson RB L.J. Butler discusses decision to leave Wagner
UNIVERSAL CITY As he prepares for his first season with the Judson Rockets, running back L.J. Butler discusses his difficult decision to leave Wagner. Wagner will compete against Judson in District 27-6A. Butler is the second high-profile player to transfer into Judson this offseason, alongside former Brandeis quarterback Jordan Battles. MORE LOCAL FOOTBALL COVERAGEBrackenridges Willie Hall preparing for final season as head coachYMLA Lions preparing for first varsity football season
Wagner, Cole basketball teams honored by UIL with State Championship trophy
Wagner, Cole basketball teams honored by UIL with State Championship trophyPublished: June 11, 2020, 11:40 amWith the boys state basketball tournament officially canceled, the UIL honored all of the remaining qualifiers, including the Wagner Thunderbirds and Cole Cougars, with trophies.
Wagner QB Isaiah Williams builds practice net from scratch with his grandfather
Wagner QB Isaiah Williams builds practice net from scratch with his grandfatherPublished: June 8, 2020, 1:24 amDue to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Wagner quarterback Isaiah Williams has had to get creative to stay in shape. With help from his grandfather, Williams built his own practice net from scratch and now has a means of training for both football and baseball.
Wagner QB Isaiah Williams builds practice net from scratch with his grandfather
SAN ANTONIO Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Wagner quarterback Isaiah Williams has had to get creative to stay in shape. With help from his grandfather, Williams built his own practice net from scratch and now has a means of training for both football and baseball.
Wagner QB Isaiah Williams builds practice net with his grandfather
SAN ANTONIO – With the coronavirus pandemic closing the majority of training facilities across the country, Wagner high school quarterback Isaiah Williams and his grandfather decided to build a practice net in their backyard in order to continue preparing for the upcoming season.
Wagner’s Braelon Seals commits to Blinn College
SAN ANTONIO – For the second week in a row, a Wagner basketball player commits to play college basketball next season. This week, it’s senior Braelon Seals, who’s heading to Blinn College where he plans on studying Kinesiology with the goal to become a basketball coach.
Kirby teen combats vandalism with encouragement to his community
KIRBY, Texas - A Kirby 17-year-old Life Scout with Troop 1412 is hoping to inspire others to be positive problem-solvers after someone vandalized his community service project Monday. Anthony Quiboloy spent at least 20 hours creating large concrete foundations in a park near the Kirby Senior Center. "There was trash around here, and I didn't really like that, so we did trash can slabs to go with it." Over the weekend, Quiboloy, his family, volunteers and others in his troop worked on measuring, building and pouring the slabs. Jessica Wagner, Quiboloy's mother and the advancement coordinator for the troop, said the project was expensive and exhausting all around.
Week 9 KSAT Elite 12 BGC Supercut Part 1: Plays from Clemens, Steele, Brandeis
SAN ANTONIO - Check out some highlights from Week 9 of the high school football season featuring some of our 2019-20 KSAT Elite 12 recruits. This week we have plays from:Clemens' Jackson MaciasSteele's Wyatt Begeal and Daryn McKnightJohnson's Ty Reasoner and Justin RodriguezBrandeis' Jordan BattlesWagner's Isaiah Williams and Joerell ButlerReagan's Zane RabaSouthside's Aaron MartinezHarlan's Kannon Williams and Jacory LoganBoerne Champion's Bowen FjordHere's the full list of senior players who made this year's KSAT Elite 12. Go here for the latest high school football coverage with our Big Game Coverage section. Copyright 2019 by KSAT - All rights reserved.
Week 8 KSAT Elite 12 BGC Supercut Part 2: Plays from Steele, Roosevelt, Southside
SAN ANTONIO - Check out some highlights from Week 8 of the high school football season featuring some of our 2019-20 KSAT Elite 12 recruits. This week we have plays from:Steele's De'Quavion ThomasBrandeis' J. Nova RangelJohnson's Ty Reasoner and Justin RodriguezWagner's LJ ButlerSouthside's Michael Hernandez and Caleb CamarilloJohn Jay's Xadrian HuertaRoosevelt's Rashod OwensAlamo Heights' Aaron ProctorChampion's Luke BoyersSmithson Valley's Luke GombertHere's the full list of senior players who made this year's KSAT Elite 12. Go here for the latest high school football coverage with our Big Game Coverage section. Copyright 2019 by KSAT - All rights reserved.
Week 6 KSAT Elite12 BGC SUPERCUT (Part 1): Plays from Wagner, Antonian, Poth Pirates
SAN ANTONIO - Check out some highlights from Week 6 of the high school football season featuring some of our 2019-20 KSAT Elite 12 recruits. This week we have plays from:Wagner's Joerell BrownAntonian's Devin Grant, Locke Lynd and Khalil WarfieldPoth's Kolton JamesSouthwest Legacy's Marcus CantuHere's the full list of senior players who made this year's KSAT Elite 12. Go here for the latest high school football coverage with our Big Game Coverage section. Copyright 2019 by KSAT - All rights reserved.
Olympic Figure Skater Says She Was Assaulted When She Was 17
A U.S. Olympic figure skater is speaking out, saying she was sexually assaulted when she was a teenager. Ashley Wagner, 28, who won the bronze medal at the 2014 Winter Games, said it happened at a party when she was just 17 years old. She accused John Coughlin, a two-time U.S. pairs figure skating champion, of kissing and fondling her while she pretended to be asleep in bed. The prominent skater died by suicide last January after being suspended from all sanctioned skating activities as he faced sexual misconduct allegations from three different women. RELATED STORIESMystery Surrounds What Happened to Jeffrey Epstein Inside Jail Cell: Today on Inside EditionDid Disgraced Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein Try to Hang Himself in Jail?
BGC Game of the Week Preview: Wagner vs Veterans Memorial
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Veterans Memorial’s first season of play at the varsity level has been a dream. After losing the first two games of the season to Floresville and Champion, the Patriots have run the table in District 13-5A with six straight wins. They’ve done it with a balanced attack, amassing more than 1,200 yards on the ground and 931 yards in the air. Now, the Patriots prepare for a showdown against perennial powerhouse Wagner with a chance to clinch their first-ever district title. But since that game, the Thunderbirds have reeled off seven straight wins by averaging 66.5 points per game, compiling over 3,200 yards on the ground.
BGC Preview 2018: Wagner vs Brackenridge
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – One of the big games in our Big Game Coverage Friday night on KSAT 12 will feature the Wagner Thunderbirds against the Brackenridge Eagles. ”It’s a very tough opponent coming up,” Wagner senior slotback Karlton Black said. “It’s honestly a big motivation,” said Brackenridge senior outside linebacker Isaac Anaya. “They’re very dangerous,” Wagner senior linebacker Gregory Steptoe said. We’re ready to come out and show what we’ve got.”“The two best teams in the district going head-to-head," Brackenridge senior defensive lineman Samuel Lopez said.