This week we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Only a little more than three of my lifetimes have passed since the signing. Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration. John Adams and Benjamin Franklin helped edit it. Adams…
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Temple, Tx (FOX44) - Temple police report automatic license plate reading cameras that have helped find missing persons and stolen vehicles were tampered with. Police did not specify how much damage had been done to them, but dd report a 22-year-old Belton man was arrested in connection with the ...
It’s a lot easier than it used to be putting together rosters for Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game. That doesn’t mean quality can’t slip through the cracks.
Festivities commemorating the 250th anniversary of American independence from Great Britain kick into higher gear across the United States on Friday as celebrations are balanced with efforts to stay safe as much of the country bakes under extreme heat.President Donald Trump will travel to South D...
Dear Eric: My spouse is unable to say "Oops, sorry." He automatically denies having done the thing or blames me or my son — even if he literally just did it in front of me/us.
TRAVEL
Dear Heloise: I love to cook, but my doctor warned me about using too much salt.
Despite juggling packed calendars and busy lives, folks still take pride in their homes. That means spring cleaning, of course, but also making sure to try new ways to keep things clean year-round. There's deep cleaning the house in one…
WASHINGTON LANDMARKS
WORLDVIEW | CLIMATE
Most people expect medicine to work because of what's behind a pill or recommended treatment plan, but sometimes people feel better even when a remedy contains no active ingredient at all. A sugar pill eases pain, a fake cream reduces…
PERSONAL FINANCE
The gender income gap remains alive and well. Just ask older women collecting Social Security.
GUN VIOLENCE
SPOTLIGHT| FOOD AID
OFF THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA — The warning came booming over the airwaves, in a voice unmistakably from the American south: "Warship! Get out of our waters!"
AMERICA AT 250
NEW YORK — A Russian couple of daredevil artists climbed to the top of the Empire State Building's towering spire Wednesday in New York City to unfurl a large banner urging world peace in what appeared to be an elaborate…
ENTERTAINMENT
Ciarre Campbell faces murder and aggravated assault charges in the death of his mother, Nateal Campbell, according to Fulton County, Georgia, police records.
FOURTH OF JULY
Alex Ovechkin passed on retirement to return to the Washington Capitals on a one-year deal.
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Jaylen Brown said goodbye to Boston on Thursday, admitting he was "still processing how this all went down," a day after being traded to the Philadelphia 76ers.
Matthew Brabham's racing career could have gone any number of ways.
It's a lot easier than it used to be putting together rosters for Major League Baseball's All-Star Game. That doesn't mean quality can't slip through the cracks.
America has caught World Cup fever, and it is showing up in an unlikely place: trade data.
Michigan transfer J.P. Estrella will remain with the Wolverines following head coach Dusty May's departure to the NBA, the big man told ESPN on Thursday.
St. John's forward Donnie Freeman will miss the 2026-27 season after tearing his Achilles tendon during a workout.
Waco native Kenrich Williams is set to return to the Oklahoma City Thunder after reaching an agreement on a one-year, $5 million deal, according to a Thursday report from NBA insider Chris Haynes.
LeRoy Irvin, who spent the 1980s at cornerback for the Los Angeles Rams, has died at 68.
Former Baylor center James Nnaji is expected to continue his college career at George Mason, according to a report by DraftExpress on Thursday.
BAYLOR FOOTBALL
WASHINGTON — Democrats head into November's midterm elections with potential advantages, including the unpopularity of President Donald Trump and voter anger with Republicans over high prices.
KYIV — Russia launched hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles at Ukraine's capital Kyiv in the early hours Thursday, killing at least 25 people, wounding scores more and damaging about 130 buildings in the deadliest attack on the capital…
VENEZUELA
WASHINGTON — Individuals and corporations will be able to donate shares of stock to "Trump accounts," the government-backed newborn investment accounts created as part of President Donald Trump's landmark tax and immigration law, officials said Thursday.
US ECONOMY
BOSTON — A U.S. appeals court lifted a judge's order Thursday requiring President Donald Trump's administration to reinstall dozens of exhibits that it removed from national parks on topics such as slavery and climate change.
Waco native, Baylor University class of '03 alumna and Democracy Forward President and CEO Skye Perryman, 44, highlighted in Time magazine's "100 Most Influential People of 2025" and the Washington Post's "50 People Shaping Our Society in 2026," was back…
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