LEON COUNTY, Texas (FOX 44) - UPDATE: Central Texans are being asked to help a Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper in need. According to the Leon County Sheriff's Office, Trooper Kurt Kelm was injured while conducting a commercial vehicle inspection on Interstate 45. While he was inspecting...
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An outbreak of tornadoes killed at least two people and left a path of destruction in Illinois and Indiana on Sunday after a tornado earlier in the day killed a person in Kansas.Nearly three dozen tornado reports were logged by the Storm Prediction Center in Illinois and Indiana, as supercell thu...
Lionel Messi broke the World Cup scoring record with his 17th goal in defending champion Argentinas match against Austria on Monday, after he had missed a penalty kick earlier in the game.The goal for a 1-0 lead came in the 38th minute and two days before Messis 39th birthday, and amid the concer...
A federal judge has blocked an attempt by the Trump administration to subpoena Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and other state officials, calling it an effort to harass and retaliate against them.In a ruling unsealed Monday, U.S. District Judge Patrick Schlitz found the dominant purpose of the subpoenas ...
The Iranian national football team left a handwritten note in its locker room following its group stage match against Belgium on Sunday.The note stated that the players came to the United States with pride, competed with honor, and leave with dignity.RELATED STORY | Visa denials, high ticket pric...
WACO, Texas (FOX 44) - The best youth golf tournament in Texas, the Texas Youth Classic, is returning for a second-straight year - and FOX 44 is once again the proud official media sponsor! The event spans from Tuesday, June 30th to July 1st, with registration open until this Thursday! If you wou...
If you're looking to save money on produce, have you ever thought about growing your own? It might seem like an intimidating task but it can as simple as using the scraps from your last dinner.Whether you have a farm or just a kitchen counter top, re-growing your produce can save you money. Inste...
Copperas Cove, Tx (FOX44) - Copperas Cove police have arrested a man accused of ramming a woman's pickup with his own as she drove with two daughters in her vehicle. An arrest affidavit stated police were called Saturday night shortly before 11p.m. The victim told police the suspect, identified a...
Many homeowners in Central Texas are discovering their standard insurance doesn't cover flood damage sometimes too late.Watch Full Story Here: Avoiding damage debt: What Central Texas homeowners should know about flood insuranceTio Gonzales knows the feeling well. The Hewitt homeowner has watche...
WACO, Texas (FOX 44) - The McLennan County Alzheimer's Expo is back for 2026, providing valuable resources for those affected by a growing disease. For more information about this event, you can watch our interview above.
Texas students may soon attend social studies and reading classes that minimize racial, geographic and cultural diversity while emphasizing the Bible.The State Board of Education has two pivotal votes slated for this week that would usher in these changes: one on a rewrite of Texas social studies...
NEW YORK (AP) Clive Davis, the record company lawyer who became one of the music industry's most powerful figures, launching or resurrecting the careers of such superstars as Janis Joplin, Whitney Houston, Carlos Santana and Alicia Keys, has died, his family confirmed. He was 94.Earlier this yea...
France gritted its teeth Monday for a week of record-busting temperatures, sweltering in a heat wave combining daytime highs above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) and sleep-robbing sweaty nights.The national weather service, Meteo France, said most of the country the largest in the E...
Rockdale, Tx (FOX 44) - A Milam County Grand Jury has returned a murder indictment against 23-year-old Raymond McBride Jr in the death of Coby Ward who was killed April 17. McBride has remained in the Milam County jail since his bond was revoked after he had initially bonded out following his arr...
U.S. stocks are drifting near their records Monday after trading resumed following a three-day weekend for Wall Street.The S&P 500 slipped 0.3%, coming off its 11th winning week in the last 12, and pulled 1.7% below its all-time high set early this month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 1...
Pope Leo XIV said Monday that wars are being sustained more easily than people are fed, urging governments to strengthen resources to combat hunger after a severe funding shortfall by the United States and other countries.Addressing the governing body of the U.N. World Food Program in Rome, Leo p...
Five people have been arrested, accused of vandalism at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, according to a Trump administration official.The pool, which recently underwent $15 million in renovations, has drawn criticism after algae started to consume the pool. The new blue coating at the bottom...
Harker Heights, Tx (FOX 44) - Harker Heights police say one man is dead after a shooting early Sunday morning in the 700 block of Edwards Drive. Police were called at 3:28 a.m when the victim arrived at the Seton Hospital emergency room, brought in by private vehicle. Despite life saving efforts ...
SOMERVILLE, Texas (FOX 44) - Methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia items were found during a traffic stop in Somerville late Sunday night. The Burleson County Sheriff's Office says the traffic stop was conducted on Highway 36. The vehicle pulled over did not have a front license plate. During th...
Former President Joe Biden is in an uphill battle to try to stop the Justice Department from sharing recordings it collected of him speaking to his ghostwriter in 2016 and 2017, during which his speech and memory faltered.Court decisions on Friday and into next month are poised to revive question...
The Supreme Court on Monday reinstated a murder conviction in the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz.The justices, by a 6-3 vote, granted an appeal from New York prosecutors who had urged them to undo a federal appeals court decision that overturned the verdict. The three liberal justices...
A polarized Colombia gave conservative political outsider Abelardo de la Espriella a razor-thin lead in a runoff election that will be challenged in the coming days by the ruling partys progressive candidate.De la Espriella, a business owner and lawyer who earned U.S. President Donald Trumps endo...
LEON COUNTY, Texas (FOX 44) - UPDATE: Central Texans are being asked to help a Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper in need. According to the Leon County Sheriff's Office, Trooper Kurt Kelm was injured while conducting a commercial vehicle inspection on Interstate 45. While he was inspecting...
U.S.-Iran negotiations are underway, with officials from both countries and mediating nations Pakistan and Qatar reporting good progress following the first high-level talks over the weekend in Switzerland.Vice President JD Vance was on site as negotiations kicked off. Other key members of the US...
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, once hailed as a maestro for directing a booming economy but who later received some of the blame for the housing bust and financial meltdown that occurred after he left office, has died, according to his wife, Andrea Mitchell. He was 100.Greenspan ...
The first work day of summer will certainly feel like summer. We are going to have another hot and humid afternoon. But before we get there, a wave of storms is passing to the north of Central Texas this morning. The south end of that wave will grace our area, giving a brief opportunity for morni...
For years, President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance argued against deals that provided financial concessions to Iran, saying that giving the regime money fuels terror. But now the agreement theyve reached to end the war with Tehran is poised to hand the r...
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Monday that he will resign, forced out by his own party after missteps and mistakes soured voters goodwill for a prime minister who won a landslide election victory two years ago on a promise of steady leadership and economic growth.Starmer says he wi...
Half of millennials and one-third of Gen Xers are still financially dependent on their parents, according to a new survey.
Like many Americans, I have found it harder and harder to make ends meet over the past year amid skyrocketing inflation. My grocery and energy bills have more than doubled. Amid this reality, personal travels have largely been put on…
Vincent van Gogh painted one of his masterpieces, “Starry Night Over the Rhone,” on the banks of this mighty river. Not far from where van Gogh set up his easel in the late 1800s, the new Lumiere riverboat docked during…
The latest travel trends can provide inspiration for your next family getaway. Here are five to consider. Sight-doing If you’d prefer to “do” something rather than just “see” something, this trend may speak to you. It’s about diving a little…
GEOQUIZ: The Mississippi River passes along or through how many U.S. states? ANSWER: 10 (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana) ©2026 Chicago Tribune. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
Nearly 15 years ago, I went on a solo trip to Peru, hiking through the Andes to Machu Picchu. Much to my surprise, many of the other travelers I met along the way were shocked that I was making the…
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One of the features of the opening 10 days of the World Cup has been a surge in unfortunate own goals with the United States benefiting twice and the tournament total of seven already the second highest in the history…
Let's hear it for the toys! Woody, Buzz and the gang are sending the summer box office to infinity and beyond.
BOSTON — The U.S. electric grid's mounting reliability problems have contributed to higher power bills for millions of homes and businesses. Fixing it could offer a massive payout opportunity for the executives charged with that task.
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A Temple truck driver died Thursday after losing control of his vehicle while avoiding a detached tire on State Highway 36, Texas Department of Public Safety officials said.Jonathan Aaron Thomas, 42, was driving a 2013 Mack truck southeast on SH 36 when he swerved to avoid a tire that had come lo...
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