Oil prices have fallen to levels seen before the Iran war, but airfares have not followed suit.According to Deutsche Bank, airfares are up 15% to 20% from a year ago, while jet fuel prices have fallen 35% since April.The consumer price index put out by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showed t...
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is formally requesting that Sen. Mitch McConnell provide an update on his health amid speculation about the 84-year-old senators condition.McConnell has been hospitalized since June 14 but has not disclosed why. Senate Republicans insist he is conscious and communicatin...
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a man in Houston after he attempted to evade arrest in his vehicle during an operation Tuesday, the agency said.The Department of Homeland Security said in a statement that Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national, ignored comma...
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the U.S. will give a license to Ukraine to manufacture Patriot air defense systems to help counter Russian missile attacks, a huge coup for Ukraine which has badly needed the technology for the war now in its fifth year.Well give them the right to make P...
Just in time for summer, Krispy Kreme and the Girl Scouts are teaming up for a sweet treat.The doughnut chain will offer three new flavors inspired by Girl Scout cookies: Thin Mints, Lemon-Ups and Coconut Caramel.The Thin Mints doughnut is a glazed doughnut dipped in chocolate icing, topped with ...
Oil prices have fallen to levels seen before the Iran war, but airfares have not followed suit.According to Deutsche Bank, airfares are up 15% to 20% from a year ago, while jet fuel prices have fallen 35% since April.The consumer price index put out by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showed t...
Democrats are working to gain control of the Senate for the first time since 2014, but the path is steep requiring wins in 8 of 11 competitive races.It has been a dozen years since Democrats led the Senate. Half of those required wins involve defending seats Democrats already hold in Minnesota, ...
Air temperatures creep closer to the triple digits today and tomorrow. The positive side is that dew points will take a temporary dive to the mid 60s in the afternoon. That will lower the heat index, therefore keeping feels like temperatures in the low 100s.As we move closer to the weekend, moist...
Iran targeted American military sites in the Gulf on Wednesday after the U.S. launched strikes on several places in Iran and reinstated sanctions on its oil sales. Washington said it was responding to Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz.The crossfire raised fears that the war in Iran...
James Wolff is not his real name, but the former spy who writes under that nom de plume is the author of “Spies and Other Gods,” a splendid mystery set in the world of espionage. It’s got a unique way…
If you've ever pirated music from LimeWire on your parent's desktop PC, bought an American Apparel LBD from a thrift store in a pinch or chatted with your crush on AOL Instant Messenger, Gabrielle Korn's "Long Island Girls" may be…
On some level, the hero of David Heska Wanbli Weiden’s “Wisdom Corner” knows he’s too violent. But can he get that message from his bruised knuckles to his brain? “I’d gotten in two fights in a week,” Virgil Wounded Horse…
Back in May, the Big 12's football coaches unanimously voted to support a 24-game College Football Playoff in the future.
If quarterback DJ Lagway is healthy, Baylor is in for a good year.
However it plays out, it'll be a "monster" season in the Big 12.
Baylor kicks off its first football game in less than two months, and a key defensive piece is still on the sideline.
FRISCO, Texas — No self-respecting Red Raider would ever want to be compared to those dreaded Texas Longhorns, and yet that's the danger zone in which Texas Tech finds itself.
STEMfest will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 18 at the Mayborn Museum, 1300 S. University Parks Drive.
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.
Waco Family Medicine, 1600 Providence Drive, will hold a free car seat instruction class from 2 to 4 p.m. July 22.
Mission Waco is collecting new and gently used lawn equipment to support Creekside Community Village and Mission Waco's Street Sweep program, which aims to provide "meaningful work and dignified income."
The Community Race Relations Coalition will host "Neighbors Walking with Neighbors," an invitation to build relationships across lines that have often separated people, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. July 23 at St. Alban's Episcopal Church parish hall, 305 N. 30th…
Texas State Technical College's Culinary Arts program in Waco, at the corner of Eighth Street and Campus Drive, returns for the summer semester with "Lunch at the Ritz" from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday and Friday.
South Waco Community Center, 2815 Speight Ave., will host a free community educational seminar and property deed workshop from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
The annual Greater Robinson Chamber of Commerce banquet will start at 5:30 p.m. July 23 at the Texas Sports Hall of Fame, 1108 S. University Parks Drive.
At Baylor, jersey numbers mean something.
The Trump administration is delaying tens of millions of dollars in federal research grants to some of Texas' biggest universities.
Jersey numbers between zero and 10 aren't handed out willy-nilly at Baylor; they’re systematically given to leaders on the roster as voted on by the rest of the team.
FRISCO, Texas — Baylor kicks off its first football game in less than two months, and a key defensive piece is still on the sideline.
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.
FRISCO, Texas — Despite parting ways with quarterback Brendan Sorsby, Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuire was in a rather jovial mood Tuesday at Big 12 football media days. The Red Raiders, the defending Big 12 champions, initially signed Sorsby…
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...
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...
DALLAS — Gov. Greg Abbott is launching a teacher-led commission to help shape the future of education in Texas ahead of the 2027 legislative session, the governor’s office announced Tuesday.
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