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Damaging winds and heavy rains from Hurricane Lowell were pelting Hawaii's western islands early Tuesday, bringing the threat of floods, mudslides and tornadoes. The islands of Kauai and Niihau were under a hurricane warning Tuesday, while Oahu, the state's most populated island ...
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Lindsay Clancy's defense lawyer, Kevin Reddington, said he hopes President Donald Trump will consider a pardon for the Massachusetts mother who killed her three kids after the case ended in a mistrial last week. Reddington made the statement on Tuesday during an interview with Ge...
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Ed Beck has plenty of stories to tell, and at 101 years old, he is still making the effort to tell them. Beck joined the Army in 1944 at age 18. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge, where he and other American soldiers were surrounded by German forces. "They said I was the enemy...
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Researchers at the University of Miami found that alcohol-linked cancer deaths in the United States more than doubled from about 11,000 in 1990 to more than 23,000 in 2023. The study found the impact extends beyond liver cancer, with growing numbers of deaths tied to colorectal, ...
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Academic studies show that as many as half of all jurors experience trial stress, and states are examining programs in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania as models for providing mental health support....
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Items of interest around the Waco area, in brief.
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Shake Shacks Halloween-themed milkshake is drawing attention for more than its seasonal flavor. The burger chains new Reeses Peanut Butter Cup Shake features frozen custard, fudge sauce and peanut butter cups, totaling 1,900 calories. The calorie count caught the attention of the...
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Thieves stole four paintings from the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer on the French Riviera, but dropped two of them as police gave chase early Tuesday....
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A new Pew Research Center survey found that 37% of Americans say it is unlikely the United States will elect a woman president in their lifetimes. That is up significantly from 2023, when 26% said they did not think it would happen. The percentage of Americans who said it is very...
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Canada's retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods took effect just after midnight on Tuesday.
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While a presidential run is not at the top of his agenda, Hunter Biden is leaving the door open. The son of former President Joe Biden was asked about his future plans Sunday during an interview on WABCs The Cats Roundtable. Biden named several Democrats he said would be a good f...
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Eight months ago, American aircraft launched from 20 bases as a special operations team entered Caracas and removed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from a fortified compound. Dozens of Venezuelan and Cuban personnel were killed. Congress never authorized the operation....
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North Korea and Russia opened their first road bridge Monday in a carefully choreographed display of friendship, a structure that both sides cast as an important milestone in their partnership....
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Following the Supreme Court’s decision early this year that President Donald Trump’s tariff regime was unconstitutional, many corporations have seen substantial windfalls in the form of federal refunds for the tariffs they paid....
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LONDON (AP) Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, were surprised by the way Buckingham Palace released a letter that made clear they remain non-working members of the royal family even though they have returned to the United Kingdom. The letter, sent on behalf of King Charles III to...
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Thieves stole four valuable Renoir paintings Tuesday from a small museum on the French Riviera, but abandoned two of them as they fled, the local mayor said. Police are searching for the perpetrators. A group of well-equipped and well-informed thieves entered the Renoir Museum in...
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LEON COUNTY, Texas (FOX 44) - If you see an open flame near a portion of Highway 79 in Leon County, there is no need to be alarmed. The Sheriff's Office says it is informing residents and travelers of an upcoming flaring operation in the area of Highway 79, near County Road 218, ...
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Until recently, Alejandro Betancourt faced U.S. money laundering investigations. Sources say he was key to U.S. planning ahead of Maduro’s ouster.
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The Canadian government began collecting tariffs Tuesday on billions of dollars worth of U.S. goods as part of an escalating trade war between the two nations. The new tariffs, with rates of up to 50%, are intended to match U.S. tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump on Canadi...
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A Mount Calm man says a letter from Lone Star Transmission revealed plans for a 345-kilovolt line that could bisect land his family has owned for more than 50 years. Don George, a longtime Mount Calm resident and Limestone County landowner, said the letter arrived looking like ro...
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The heat dome continues to dominate Central Texas. As many residents head back to work they will find sweltering temperatures waiting for them at lunchtime. The heat advisory has been expanded to include the I-35 corridor and additional counties to the east. With a high of 101 de...
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Republicans will descend on Dallas this week for a two-day convention dreamed up by President Donald Trump to rally his supporters for this years midterm elections. Trump has said he wanted to channel the kind of political extravaganza that each party holds every four years to fo...
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Vigilantes are disabling Flock cameras in at least three dozen states, and while I don’t condone property damage, I understand the outrage.
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Steve Smith is retiring from the 10 Court of Appeals in Waco, capping almost 50 years as an attorney or judge.
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For decades, staying with one company for most of a career was considered the gold standard. Frequent job changes often raised red flags for employers and could leave workers labeled as unreliable or uncommitted. But career experts say that perception has changed dramatically. In...
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The Waco area's Red Wagon BBQ got a glowing Texas Monthly review, Natural Grocers is now available for home delivery via DoorDash, Velvet Taco has closed, and other business items....
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In our everyday interactions, we all hit relationship speed bumps — the kind that slow us down, jostle us a bit, but also teach us something about life and love....
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Q: My ex shows up for everything that involves our daughter, even when it happens during my parenting time. Soccer practices, school events, sometimes even routine appointments. When I say something, she tells me, “I'm her mother. I have every…...
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Dear Eric: My special friend and I are in our late 70s and have lost our longtime spouses. We are blessed to have found each other on a hiking trip and for two years have been inseparable....
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Data centers have requested roughly as much electricity across the middle swath of the United States as it takes to power every home in the country, but much of that demand may be an illusion....
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At Chain of Lakes Elementary School in Winter Haven, Florida, Josette Smith's 9-year-old son, Ethan, gets to do what he loves most: crafts, math and science....
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The Big 12 Conference dropped its federal lawsuit against member institution Texas Tech on Monday, according to multiple media reports.
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Michigan quarterback Bryce Underwood's hold on the starting job is "absolutely not set in concrete," head coach Kyle Whittingham cautioned on Monday.
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Hours after No. 16 Michigan's last-second win over Western Michigan, the Big Ten Conference shared a statement on social media on Saturday night explaining the controversial decision that one second remained on the clock....
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Down 5-0 in the first set against former champion and No. 8 seed Iga Swiatek of Poland, it seemed Qinwen Zheng's Cinderella run through the U.S. Open was coming to an end....
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The 2026 NFL season kicks off on Wednesday with a Super Bowl rematch, launching a wide-open title chase that will include a record nine international games played across four continents before a champion is crowned on Valentine's Day in Los…...
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Iran threatened Monday to retaliate against any new U.S. attacks on its assets, warning that energy infrastructure across the Gulf, including U.S. oil and gas interests, was vulnerable....
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If there's anything I've learned in my young time covering high school sports in Central Texas, it's that you never know what you're going to get.
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President Donald Trump said Monday that Canada-based airplane maker Bombardier would no longer be allowed to sell in the United States unless it started manufacturing in the country....
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A federal appeals court ruled that the U.S. Constitution does not guarantee the right to clean drinking water in a Friday decision rejecting Jackson, Mississippi, residents' lawsuit over the city's lead-contaminated water system....
