Pope Leo XIV's planned trip to South America next month will go ahead as scheduled, the Vatican has confirmed, despite the 71-year-old pontiff's recent surgery for lung cancer. RELATED STORY | Vatican says pope has lung cancer and lower lobe of his right lung was removed Tests confirmed a diagnos...
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As a new report shows inflation is making travel by both car and plane more expensive, nearly half of Americans say higher prices could ruin their winter travel plans. According to a new WalletHub survey, 49% of Americans said higher travel costs could ruin their upcoming plans. ...
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U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace's former fianc and two of his business associates were charged with sex crimes and voyeurism on Wednesday over an episode the South Carolina congresswoman described in detail during a speech last year on the House floor about how crimes against women are not ...
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WACO, Texas (FOX 44) - The Heart O’ Texas Fair & Rodeo has returned to Waco, and we at FOX 44 News will be there! This annual event is held at the Extraco Events Center in Waco, located at 4601 Bosque Boulevard, and will take place from October 8th – 18th in 2026. The Fair [...]...
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Iran is trying to hit military sites in Britain and the suspected plot to attack a U.S.-run military air base in September is not unique," the head of the MI5 spy agency said Tuesday, as he warned that both Tehran and Moscow are expanding their attacks against the U.K. Ken McCall...
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Fort Hood, Tx (FOX44) - An Army sergeant caught on a Ring camera striking a young child has entered a guilty plea during his court martial at Fort Hood. Sgt Paul A. Thames was sentenced by a military judge to one year in prison and a bad conduct discharge. A statement issued by A...
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WACO (FOX 44) - There's a reason why your liver has its name: you can't live without it. That's why liver health is front and center in October - for National Liver Awareness Month. FOX 44's Vince Erickson welcomed in a local expert to show us what we need to know about taking ca...
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WACO, Texas (FOX 44) - One of the pioneers of change for the Waco Hispanic/Latino community is Alice Martinez Rodriguez, who served over a quarter century on the Waco City Council until retiring in 2007. You can be assured her legacy will live on for years to come – and that lega...
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The federal government is planning to dramatically shrink its most influential health survey, and some researchers worry that the changes will underestimate how many Americans are disabled. At least half the survey questions could be axed. The cost-saving change is part of an ong...
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TEMPLE, Texas (FOX 44) - A Temple woman fell in love with dance, and now she's embracing Hispanic Heritage with every step and twirl of her dress. Folklórico is a broad term meant to encapsulate the many different styles of dance across the regions of Mexico. In Temple, a woman h...
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According to the American Heart Association, nearly 6 in 10 Americans believe that only those with special training should perform Hands-Only CPR. Wallis Marsh, an inaugural member of the Nation of Lifesavers class, says that many individuals worry they may do something incorrect...
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WACO, Texas (FOX 44) — Jesse's Tortilla Factory in Waco has been pumping out tortillas the old-fashioned way since the 1950's, and that's not changing anytime soon. Jesse's Tortilla Factory was opened up in 1958 by Jesse and Esther Contreras, and now nearly 70 years later, their ...
