Holiday airfare prices are climbing fast, and travel experts warn this is not the year to wait on booking flights for the November or December holidays. "Thanksgiving and Christmas. That's basically what I'm looking for, and it's really expensive," said airline passenger Srinivas Grandhi, who is...
government
President Donald Trump is continuing a midterm campaign push less than a week until Election Day as Republicans try to maintain control of the House and Senate. Trump has crisscrossed the country holding near-daily rallies in the final month of the campaign in an effort to drive ...
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Apple once scoffed at the idea of a laptop with a touchscreen. But that all changed on Wednesday when the tech giant announced the MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display, its first laptop with a touch-sensitive display. For years, PC makers have been releasing touchscreen computers ...
parks
President Donald Trump is rallying in South Carolina for a second time this month in the final days of the midterm campaign. Trump will appear in Rock Hill, which is south of Charlotte and near the North Carolina border, to shore up support for Sen. Darline Graham in South Caroli...
business
DoorDash is buying rival Instacart in a deal worth roughly $17 billion, signaling that the delivery wars continue to heat up. The deal, announced Thursday, marks an end for Instacart as an independent company. Instacart went public in 2023 and benefited from a pandemic-era boom f...
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A report alleging efforts to recruit a candidate who shares the same name as Alaska Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan has injected fresh controversy into one of the nation's most closely watched U.S. Senate races, where control of the chamber could ultimately be at stake. The controve...
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Anyone planning to dress as Wolverine for Halloween may want to think twice before heading to the airport. Transportation Security Administration officers recently stopped a passenger at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport who was attempting to bring Wolverine-style claws throug...
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Finally, rain is on the way. We won't get a tremendous amount over the next three days, but any precipitation is welcome, considering most of Central Texas and the Brazos Valley remain in a drought. Moisture from the remnants of Tropical Storm Vance will bring stormy weather to t...
government
From affordability and education to preserving what residents value about their community, Waco voters are weighing a range of issues as they prepare to cast their ballots in the midterm election. Along Austin Avenue and near the McLennan County Courthouse, residents shared what ...
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For job seekers, the search for a new position can feel scary enough on its own. But experts warn that some of the biggest frustrations in today's job market aren't just competition from other applicants. They're "ghost jobs" and increasingly sophisticated online scams. According...
schools
The Baylor New Play Initiative has announced 10 semifinalists for next year’s $15,000 Kirk New Play Prize competition, selected from a field of 865 entries submitted from 38 states....
government
Standout football players from Groesbeck, University and Vanguard picked up honors as the top vote-getters in this week’s Trib Player of the Week fan poll....
