FRANKFURT, Germany — The only sounds were the cooing of pigeons and the occasional footsteps of passers-by as a group of readers sat quietly on the cobblestones outside one of the oldest buildings in the historic center of Mainz. There…...
The Lee Lockwood Library and Museum, 2800 W. Waco Drive, will present the TRo & Johnnie Music Revue at 2 p.m. Saturday. Doors open at 1 p.m.
The first padded practice of 2026 is in the books for the Cowboys and Dallas finished relatively unscathed when it comes to headline talent.
Few things boast a sleeker summer look than a slim, 200-page novel. And while not all of the offerings here are that brief, several are, and you have to imagine this trend might have to do with a desire to…...
Hit especially hard by the COVID pandemic, the experiences sector of the travel industry has returned to pre-pandemic levels of business, growing faster than much of the rest of the industry. A new report from Phocuswright shows that bookings in…...
Don’t look now, but Cody Bradford’s big-league return is creeping closer by the day.
The new library entrance is one of the latest examples of how Trump is redefining America's relationship with Canada.
BELTON, Texas (FOX 44) - Fans of pop culture and comic books came together for day one of the tenth annual Bell County Comic Con in Belton today, (August 1, 2026). The two-day event, back at the Cadence Bank Center in Belton, kicked off at 10 a.m. this morning and will go until 6...
FRANKLIN, Texas (FOX 44) — Franklin is home to a very special library, with only six like it in the state. The Robertson County Carnegie Library has sat in Franklin since 1914. It's one of six Carnegie Libraries in Texas that still operate as a library. Back in the early 1900s, s...
BELTON, Texas (FOX 44) - It's time for fans of comic books and pop culture to unite at the Bell County Comic Con for its tenth year! The event returns to the Cadence Bank Center in Belton on Saturday, August 1 and Sunday, August 2 from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. on both days. The [...]...
Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, July 25, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by Circana BookScan © 2026 Circana. (Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, published by PWxy...
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The 2026 WNBA All-Star Game is in the books and the push for the playoffs has officially begun.
Why not lease your next iPhone or MacBook? Apple says you can. The company is launching a new Apple Upgrade program, similar to leasing a car. Customers make monthly payments and return the device at the end of the term. Some iPhone plans will start at about $18 a month. RELATED ...
Just one in three Americans support the war on Iran, the lowest reading in a Reuters/Ipsos poll since the conflict's early days. Most respondents say Trump failed to explain goals....
When the White House sent thousands of armed immigration agents into Minneapolis earlier this year, it followed a playbook pioneered in Chicago. Now both cities are adding up the cost from those Department of Homeland Security surges and struggling to…...
Waco proposes budget cuts, could reduce library hours and close TX Ranger Hall of Fame & Museum one day a week KXXV
If a reading apocalypse is truly on the horizon, here are nine ways you can fight the “end of reading” right at home.
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Former Baylor infielder Jack Pineda's upward surge continued this week as he was promoted to the Omaha Storm Chasers, the Triple-A farm club for the Kansas City Royals....
Big Bear's famous bald eagle matriarch, Jackie, may still be in critical condition at a wildlife rehabilitation center after fighting with rival eagles. On Wednesday, the Friends of Big Bear Valley said on Facebook there was no update on her condition, but their most recent post ...
When the White House sent thousands of armed immigration agents into Minneapolis earlier this year, it followed a playbook pioneered in Chicago. Now both cities are adding up the cost from those Department of Homeland Security surges and struggling to…...
A federal judge has approved a $1.5 billion copyright settlement in which artificial intelligence company Anthropic will pay thousands of authors about $3,000 per book after using pirated copies of their works to train its Claude chatbot. District Judge Araceli Martnez-Olgun said...
Look, it’s happened to all of us: Late one night, you’re on the couch, an overwhelming menu of Netflix shows radiates unwatched on the screen, and you snatch up a handheld repository of short, attention-grabbing items. A poetry collection. That…...
CHICAGO -- At the end of a particularly difficult shift in the University of Chicago Trauma Center, Dr. Selwyn Rogers Jr. came home, put some Miles Davis on and started to write. During that shift in the summer of 2022,…...
Krys Malcolm Belc wrote a new book so he could stop worrying about his last one. The St. Paul, Minnesota, man’s new memoir, “What I Made for Dinner,” comes five years after his first, “The Natural Mother of the Child.”…...
ANAHEIM, Calif. — The first challenge writer Craig Fehrman faced as he considered writing a book on the Lewis and Clark Expedition was whether there was enough fresh material to warrant the project. After poring over the journals of Merriweather…...
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‘Enduring Spirit’: Acclaimed Waco artist Kermit Oliver reflects on his legacy ahead of new book about his life KWTX
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Texas' new history curriculum could give the state unprecedented control over textbooks.
Who are the statistical leaders among Central Texas pro ballplayers, coming out of the All-Star break? Let’s go stat-by-stat and break it down.
The jury is still out on whether an estimated 440,000 U.S. millionaires minted by stock market gains last year will translate into a golden era for the luxury goods sector....
Based Elin Hilderbrand’s book, the series follows a food blogger who invites friends from various times in her life to help her deal with the death of her husband....
As the American political world heats up in advance of the upcoming very critical midterms, political leaders and aspirants of every description are happily using every trick in the book against their opposition, from name calling to scary warnings of…...
Before “The Big Bang Theory” ended, creator Chuck Lorre envisioned a sequel featuring a portal to other universes in the comic bookstore, aiming to explore a bigger genre with special effects and computer graphics....
U.S. Coast Guard crews suspended their search late Wednesday for three people missing a day after a boat capsized in the cold, choppy waters of San Francisco Bay while carrying 20 family members and friends who went out to scatter the ashes of a loved one.Suspending a search is o...
Ask Claude to make a pamphlet critical of President Donald Trump or Britain's King Charles III, and Anthropic's chatbot would oblige.Prompted to do the same for Thailand's king, Saudi Arabia's crown prince or China's leader, and the artificial intelligence model declined.It is a ...
This Lorena assistant principal covers 3 decades of Texas/Red Dirt music in his new book, from Pat Green and Randy Rogers to Wade Bowen, Cody Canada, Stoney LaRue and more....
In April, Chiara Barzini appeared at North Figueroa Bookshop with Matthew Specktor to talk about her book “Aqua.” Barzini, a journalist, translator and the author of the short story collection “Sister Stop Breathing” and the novel “Things That Happened Before…...
Daniel Mason fans know what to expect from his new novel: the unexpected. Mason’s last book, “North Woods,” set on the same spot in Massachusetts over the course of about 400 years, was my favorite fiction of 2023. It’s absolutely…...
Health officials in Michigan say lettuce and salad greens may be behind a diarrhea outbreak as cases rise above 3,000.Lettuce and salad greens have repeatedly come up during the investigation into the Cyclospora parasite, but officials caution that other foods cannot be ruled out...
If you’re a baseball fan from Central Texas and you’re not tuning in to Tuesday’s Major League All-Star Game, what are you even doing?
LOS ANGELES — Emily Ratajkowski's viral essay detailing her sex life as a single mom just landed her a seven-figure book deal. According to Page Six, the model's essay in the Cut had publishers champing at the bit in a…...
NASCAR driver Ryan Ellis is on a mission, and this one is not about winning on the track. He is steering kids toward a lifelong love of reading.He spoke with Scripps News about his own memories of childhood reading, and what it means to him to help kids connect with the hobby."I ...
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CHICAGO — As you progress through your summer reading, ask yourself: Do I really want to tackle “The Odyssey”? The Christopher Nolan-directed, star-jammed adaptation of the Greek epic arrives in movie theaters on July 17. And yet, do you want…...
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 league hates....
Shoppers hunting for the latest tech are facing a new reality: the components powering their favorite devices are getting more expensive, and those costs are being passed along at checkout. "Apple abruptly raised prices on pretty much all of its iPads, its MacBooks, even some hom...
The best part of summer reading is that you can read anything. And the most challenging part? You can read anything, so what will you choose? We’ve assembled 16 books coming out this month that offer a little bit of…...
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas (FOX 44) - To say Earl Rudder was a military hero would be an understatement. Rudder's heroics on D-Day, June 6, 1944 leading "Rudder's Rangers" to victory at Pointe Du Hoc at Normandy is well documented in the history books, and in-depth in Tom Hatfi...
Former Baylor standouts Max Muncy and Shea Langeliers both earned starting spots in the 2026 MLB All-Star Game, as announced Saturday evening on Fox.
Unstaffed coffee shops, ramen eateries and flower outlets are spreading across South Korea as owners turn to robots and self-service to overcome rising labor costs....
Looking for a book about the United States this summer? Historians and authors have some recommendations for history-minded books every American should read before Labor Day....
FORT WORTH, Texas — Taylor Sheridan met his latest collaborator at the gym. The Fort Worth-raised creative opened up about his new book, “How to Not Die in Prison,” on a recent episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience.” The book…...
For more than a decade, teams with the Library of Congress and the National Institute of Standards and Technology have been planning and preparing to bury a time capsule outside Independence Hall in Philadelphia as part of the nation's 250th birthday celebration.The America 250 t...
BELTON, Texas (FOX 44) - Belton’s youngest patriots are invited to celebrate Independence Day with their own Mini Parade! The Library’s Mini Parade will take place around the Belton Public Library on Thursday, July 2. Check-in will start at 10 a.m., and the parade will begin at 1...
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