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In the mountains of Venezuelas La Guaira state, workers have excavated new trenches at a cemetery to bury hundreds of people killed in the powerful twin earthquakes nearly two weeks ago, even as many
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The U.S. also revoked a license allowing Iran to sell oil after three tankers were hit by projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz.
Waco, TX (FOX 44) - The Texas Department of Transportation is asking Texans to help shape the future of travel across the state by weighing in on the draft 2027 Unified Transportation Program (UCP). As Texas continues to grow, public feedback will help shape transportation investments and funding...
Additional isolated to scattered storms are expected today. A few storms may become strong to severe with a threat for damaging wind gusts, with the main storm timing around 3 to 9 PM. Storms may also contain locally heavy rain and frequent lightning. Be ready to seek safe shelter, especially if ...
College campus surveillance video took center stage on the second day of the preliminary hearing for the suspect accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk.The purpose of the five-day hearing is for the judge to determine if there is enough evidence against suspect Tyler Robinson to pr...
Baylor Scott & White expanding beds, services to meet growing Brazos Valley needsWatch the full story here: Meeting the growth: Baylor Scott and White expanding services to serve the Brazos ValleyThe expansion includes eight new inpatient beds, a hybrid operating room, a 3T MRI machine added in p...
State-level changes at McLennan Community College could increase property tax bills for local homeowners.WATCH HERE: McLennan Community College considers property tax increase to offset state funding cutThe college's board is considering a tax increase to make up for a $3.1 million cut in state f...
Tap the brakes, Texas Tech. You’re treading dangerously close to being the “new Texas” — that is, the puffed-up, entitled jerk everybody else in the Big 12 hates.
Texas A&M men's basketball transfer Cade Phillips and head coach Bucky McMillan spoke with reporters Tuesday ahead of practice, discussing the Aggies' offseason progress, team chemistry, and expectations for the upcoming season.Phillips, a transfer from Tennessee, said his prior relationship with...
In the mountains of Venezuelas La Guaira state, workers have excavated new trenches at a cemetery to bury hundreds of people killed in the powerful twin earthquakes nearly two weeks ago, even as many of the bodies being laid to rest remain unidentified.CNN observed heavy machinery working at La E...
Temple Mall's doors are locked, closed by the City of Temple in late June over fire and building code violations but repairs are now underway as business owners find alternate ways to serve the community.Watch the story here: Temple Mall businesses adapt after city shutdown as fire code repairs...
Temperatures continue to hit upper 90s throughout Central Texas. But a bit of relief in the form of rain and storms entered our northeastern areas thanks to a cluster of storms that formed over Tyler and moved westward through Corsicana, dropping temperatures into the 70s temporarily. Unfortunate...
President Donald Trump arrived in Turkey for the NATO Leaders Summit Tuesday, where he praised the summit host while renewing disappointment in alliance members ahead of a summit expected to focus on defense commitments.Trump was greeted by Turkeys President Recep Erdogan a Trump ally in the reg...
U.S. Central Command forces say they have begun launching strikes against Iran Tuesday afternoon.The strikes were initiated to impose heavy costs for targeting and attacking commercial shipping near the Strait of Hormuz.Officials say the U.S. is hitting Iranian weapon launch sites, air defenses a...
Big 12 Media Days is in full swing at the headquarter of the Dallas Cowboys.Watch the full story here: Big 12 Media Days: Baylor's 2026 football season kicks offBaylor football takes the stage as we get the first look at the 2026 edition of the Bears.One of the biggest questions is that Baylor de...
President Trump arrived at the NATO summit in Ankara on Tuesday declaring that the war in Ukraine could be nearing its end, telling reporters alongside Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that he expects the fighting to be settled and that peace could come "hopefully soon."The president said h...
WACO, Texas (FOX 44) — Carter BloodCare set up a mobile blood drive at the Texas Sports Hall of Fame with some exciting incentives for donors! Tuesday morning saw Carter BloodCare set up shop in the Texas Sports Hall of Fame and take blood donors from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The list of incentives [...]
The Chicago entrepreneur, whose eponymous company transformed Black haircare in the U.S., died Monday at age 99, news media reported.
The U.S. Department of Justice cannot have the names and personal contact information for every person who worked during the 2020 election in Georgias Fulton County, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.The Justice Department in April obtained a grand jury subpoena seeking the names and personal contact...
ANKARA — NATO leaders unveiled arms deals worth tens of billions of dollars in Turkey on Tuesday, driving home the message that they are heeding U.S. calls to spend more to defend Europe even as President Donald Trump said he…
Mads Pedersen of Denmark won Stage 4 of the Tour de France on Tuesday, while Torstein Traeen of Norway took the overall lead on the three-week race's first stage held entirely in France.
As companies race to build the infrastructure behind AI and the internet, communities are weighing new investment against questions about electricity, water and long-term costs.
An Idaho woman who said her toddler twins died last year after being vaccinated faces murder charges connected to their deaths, authorities said.A grand jury indicted Andrea Shaw, who is accused of suffocating her 18-month-old twins in May 2025, on two counts of first-degree murder on June 29, ac...
Sen. Mitch McConnell, 84, has been communicating by phone with colleagues as he recovers in the hospital from an undisclosed medical issue.Senate Majority Leader John Thune said in a statement that he and McConnell "had a lengthy and substantive conversation that covered a variety of topics" on M...
Livestock Risk Protection insurance is giving Texas ranchers a financial safety net when cattle markets shift and the federal program has drawn attention from as far away as France.Watch Full Story Here: Texas rancher insurance program draws French intern to Hillsboro for the summerFor farmers a...
Got a nasty stomach bug that wont go away? It could be cyclosporiasis, a parasitic infection that causes weeks of debilitating diarrhea, cramps and bloating.This infection tends to occur during the warm summer months, but several states are reporting increases in cases beyond what they would norm...
LIMESTONE COUNTY, Texas (FOX 44) - A Tinder meetup in Limestone County resulted in some armed robbery arrests. Deputies with the Sheriff's Office responded to the 11000 block of Stewart Road in Tanner on Sunday after receiving a report of an armed robbery. The preliminary investigation revealed t...
BELL COUNTY, Texas (FOX 44) - A raccoon found east of Temple has tested positive for rabies. The Bell County Sheriff’s Office says its Animal Control Division responded to a report of a raccoon exhibiting signs of illness during the last week of June. The animal was safely capturedand submitted f...
After all this, after all the promising performances and all the signs of progress, the U.S. men’s national team is right back where it started.
Thousands of Sony PlayStation users are urging the company to reconsider its decision to phase out physical game discs by 2028.Last week, Sony announced it would stop producing physical discs for its video game consoles and move future consoles to digital-only platforms. In the days that followed...
A controversial Utah school where celebrity Paris Hilton says she was abused has had its license revoked after a state investigation found staff failed to protect the juveniles in its care.The Provo Canyon School was notified Monday by the Utah Department of Health and Human Services that the lic...
The United States is revoking a waiver of sanctions that allowed the sale of Iranian oil, according to a US official.It comes after Iran allegedly fired on three commercial vessels Tuesday in Oman's territorial waters near the Strait of Hormuz. A U.S. official described the strikes as a gross vio...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a recall for frozen GreenWise Organic Blueberries due to possible E. coli contamination.The product, GreenWise Organic IQF Blueberries 10 oz was shipped to Publix retail stores throughout 8 states including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Nort...
A toddler discovered in a backyard pool in a Phoenix suburb in February was declared dead before being found breathing hours later in a room that serves as the hospital morgue, according to recently released police records.Two Gilbert police officers saw possible signs of life multiple times, but...
A high-rise under construction in New York City and nearby buildings have been evacuated after structural columns buckled on the 21st floor of the 33-story building, sending bricks falling onto the street below, according to the fire department.Inspectors also found multiple cracks and sagging fl...
ROSEBUD, Texas (FOX 44) - The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has required all customers within the City of Rosebud to boil their water prior to consumption. The city says this Boil Water Notice is due to an eight-inch water line leak. Customers must boil their water before washing thei...
The IOC advised Olympic sports bodies on Tuesday to end a three-year program vetting Russians for neutral status ahead of qualifying events for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.The move was expected since the International Olympic Committee advised two months ago that athletes from Belarus, Russia's...
It was a difficult night for the United States men's national team, bowing out of the 2026 World Cup in the round of 16.
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Six SEC schools have new coaches after one of the wildest spins of the coaching carousel in college football history.
There is no denying that Midway’s Peyton Philipp is one of the best pitchers in the state. On Tuesday, she was recognized as one again.
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