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The need to reform Social Security — to keep by far the most important government assistance program solvent — has long been obvious.
The need to reform Social Security — to keep by far the most important government assistance program solvent — has long been obvious.
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HEWITT, Texas (FOX 44) - Hewitt's calling card for making it a great place to live is its proximity to big city attractions and amenities with a small town feel. One of the great attractions is the Hewitt Public Library - which earned the 2025 Achievement of Excellence from the Texas Municipal Li...
As children lose access to school meals for the summer and grocery prices remain high,25 Newsis partnering with Shepherd's Heart for the annual "Feed the Need" food drive to help support local families.Watch Full Story Here: Feed the need: 25 News and Shepherd's Heart team up to fight summer food...
Killeen City Council is set to vote on an ADA transition plan that would improve accessibility across the community, following a settlement agreement reached with the Department of Justice in 2021.Watch the story here: Killeen city council to vote on ADA transition plan aimed at improving access...
Naeten Mitchell was prepared for the rigors of college after what he learned at Temple. After a breakout year at New Mexico State, he's ready to step up at Colorado.
HEWITT, Texas (FOX 44) — In Hewitt, Fire Chief Jonathan Christian has brought about millions of dollars in change, including a new fire engine and a fire station. Coming to the Hewitt Fire Department, Fire Chief Jonathan Christian had a plan. The department was already making big changes, such as...
HEWITT, Texas (FOX 44) - While the City of Hewitt is second to none when it comes to its public services, it also boasts a couple of landmarks! The Hewitt Baptist Church was founded in November 1894 with the help of Whitehall Baptist Church. Hewitt Baptist joined the Waco Baptist Association and ...
The U.S. continued strikes against Iran Monday, according to U.S. Central Command.The strikes, which have now continued for three consecutive days, were directed by President Donald Trump. The U.S. is seeking to "degrade" Iran's ability to attack commercial shipping and civilian vessels in the St...
The R&A confirmed to Golfweek that the following policy covering “serious misconduct” is in effect this week at Royal Birkdale.
WACO, Texas (FOX 44) - A McLennan Community College (MCC) music professor is one of five finalists for Keyboard/Pianist of the Year in the 2026 Texas Country Music Awards! The College is celebrating the recognition of Music Industry Careers professor and alumnus Shane Hall, who was recognized for...
Showing ample guts and resolve along the way, the Midway 10U softball all-stars are state champions.
For the first time in more than a decade, a different name sits at the top of the fast‑food satisfaction rankings.
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster announced Monday that he would appoint Darline Graham Nordone, Lindsey Graham's sister, to serve out the remainder of his term in the Senate.The appointment comes after Graham, the Republican Senator from the state, died over the weekend from heart complications...
There is nothing like getting a break from all the heat here in Texas during the month of July. This week should bring below normal temperatures and above normal precipitation. It may not rain at your house every day this week, but there should be some scattered activity around through Friday.Ton...
Birdies are hard to come by, but what if I could create the perfect, 18-hole course for my own game? That idea begat the Waco Birdie Challenge.
DUBAI — President Donald Trump told reporters Monday the United States attacked Iran's capabilities related to the Strait of Hormuz amid renewed military action between the two countries.
WACO, Texas (FOX 44) - Organizers for the 2026 ATG Expo in Waco have made the difficult decision to postpone this year's event. The event will not be taking place on September 12–13. Event organizers say circumstances outside of their control resulted in the Expo being once again moved from June ...
Fort Hood, Texas (FOX 44) - Increased aircraft sound along with the sounds of detonations will return next week as B-52's again will drop bombs on the Fort Hood impact area. B-52 Stratofortress aircraft from the 20th Bomb Squadron out of Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, will conduct training ...
Were going to miss this World Cup when its over next week.We were treated to two brilliant quarterfinals over the weekend, which saw both England and Argentina advance to the last four at the expense of Norway and Switzerland.For England, it was all about one name: Jude Bellingham. Ive given up o...
* Options under consideration include travel bans, visa revocations and increased sanctions, State Department official says * Rubio and other US officials are pressuring countries to diplomatically
A Vermont man who was 17 when he and a friend killed a pair of married Dartmouth College professors 25 years ago will have a chance at parole in about 20 years, when he reaches the age of one of his victims, a judge ruled Monday.Lawyers for Robert Tulloch, now 43, and prosecutors reached an agree...
Twelve states have sued to block Paramounts takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, kicking off a high-stakes antitrust battle that could impede the media mega-merger.California Attorney General Rob Bonta said the antitrust lawsuit, filed Monday in the Northern District of California, is necessary be...
Wildfires raging across Europe have killed hundreds of people over the last decade, and climate change is set to push the death toll even higher in the coming years.A wildfire in southern Spain killed at least 11 people overnight into Friday morning, making it one of the country's deadliest on re...
A federal judge has found that President Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax returns was filed for an improper purpose.Judge Kathleen Williams found that President Trump effectively controlled the IRS and treasury as head of the Executi...
SpaceX will launch the world's largest rocket for the second time in 2026 as the race heats up for Elon Musk's spaceflight company to be ready for NASA's next moon mission.
The people have spoken: Trib readers vote for their favorites around Waco and Central Texas.
In 2010, a 2yearold boy was critically injured after a large rock fell and struck him in the head during a family visit to a Tennessee state park.Now, more than a decade later, his family is celebrating a major milestone and a remarkable new chapter."It's hard to explain, but I do think about it ...
Ukraine as well as 9 other countries have announced a coalition to protect Europe from ballistic missiles.This comes after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to Paris to ask European leaders for help against Russia's missiles which have targeted his country for more than four years ...
Yes, the World Cup is rigged. Oh, calm down. It’s not what some of you think.
Items of interest around the Waco area, in brief.
A pair of 2026 Baylor players were selected in the Major League Baseball Draft on Sunday, and they’re headed to a pair of iconic franchises and longtime rivals.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (FOX 44) – The Texas Department of Public Safety says Highway 6 drivers in College Station should expect overnight closures and new traffic patterns as work continues on the Big 6 project. Northbound Highway 6 will be fully closed between Barron Road and Harvey Road from 7:...
President Donald Trump said Monday that the Strait of Hormuz is open and will remain open, as he ordered the U.S. military to reinstate a blockade on Iranian ships and ports."We are reinstating the THE IRANIAN BLOCKADE, so named because it is only stopping Irans ships or customers from entering o...
Ryan Blaney won almost everything in a race that crossed into Monday, but he had to wait until nearly 2 a.m. to get it done at the end.
Police said Monday they are investigating the death of South Africa World Cup soccer player Jayden Adams, after his body was discovered this weekend at a property in the city of Cape Town.The 25-year-old Adams died two weeks after helping South Africa reach the knockout stage of a World Cup for t...
ICE officers shot and killed a motorist in Maine on Monday as they attempted to serve a warrant for a different person, lawmakers said.The man killed by ICE, a 26-year-old native of Colombia, was not the individual specified in the agency's warrant, Maine's Sen. Angus King said on Monday.Sen. Kin...
Dozens of people working at an Ebola treatment center in northeast Congo went on strike Monday over unpaid salaries and bonuses.The striking staff at Rwampara General Hospital in Ituri province includes epidemiologists, case investigators, drivers and gravediggers who say they have not been paid ...
President Donald Trump is working to gain unprecedented control of the 2026 U.S. midterm elections this fall through a series of new assertions of presidential power.
The need to reform Social Security — to keep by far the most important government assistance program solvent — has long been obvious.
Sam Neill, a smoothly elegant and versatile actor whose career moved from art film to blockbuster as he dodged velociraptors in Jurassic Park and played Holly Hunters husband in The Piano, has died. He was 78.In 2023, Neill disclosed he had been diagnosed with angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, ...
Sam Neill, the actor best known for playing Dr. Alan Grant in the "Jurassic Park" franchise, has died. He was 78.
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