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Permits and sources suggest Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce will be married in New York City next week, the New York Times reported.
Amid personal tragedy, longtime Pirates basketball coach William Cartwright IV is giving back with “a blessing yearly to one of our very own students in the La Vega ISD community.”

Mayor Zohran Mamdani's socialist picks for Congress just knocked off some Democratic incumbents in New York City. They included surprising defeats, especially that of Rep. Adriano Espaillat, chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. Espaillat lost to Darializa Avila Chevalier, who…

The U.S. Geological Survey, using predictive modeling to estimate the death toll, said it would most likely run into the thousands, with a substantial probability of exceeding 10,000.

There's something for almost every theater fan around Waco this weekend—from "Jesus Christ Superstar" to celebrating our nation’s 250th birthday, the children's favorite “Annie,” a Broadway cabaret show and more.

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Dear Eric: Our married son and wife share all their plans, ideas, life experiences with her family and we hear nothing. We watch our grandkids, help them at a drop of a dime, we even spiff up the house when…

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Angelina Guatemala, 64, counted on federal food stamps after retiring a couple of years ago in Ogden, Kansas.

There's something about a soldier.

Even though it's only the second installment in James Gunn's DC Universe reboot (which kicked off with last summer's "Superman"), "Supergirl" feels retro for recent history.
The Jacksonville Jaguars agreed to a three-year contract extension with tight end Brenton Strange worth up to $48 million, his agents told multiple media outlets on Wednesday.

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. — The wall behind Mauricio Pochettino's desk in his office at the U.S. men's national team hotel is covered in motivational phrases.
Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens said All-Star Jaylen Brown remains "a big part of us" following a failed attempt to trade for Giannis Antetokounmpo.

LIV players Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton are officially part of the field for next month's Genesis Scottish Open, a co-sanctioned event by the PGA Tour and DP World Tour.

Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves will sign a four-year, $185 million maximum contract to return to the team, multiple media outlets reported Wednesday.

Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua is returning to Waco.
Baylor football senior punter Palmer Williams and redshirt senior linebacker Travion Barnes have been named to the 2026 Preseason All-Texas Teams, as announced Wednesday by Dave Campbell's Texas Football.
Western Europe was in the grip of a heat wave Wednesday that claimed dozens of lives, disrupted power supplies, and closed schools and cultural landmarks, as forecasters warned the extreme temperatures could persist until the end of the week.

Growing up as an older sister to a younger brother who played football, Vanguard's Emmy Barber often shared a common thought among girls watching the sport.

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A U.S. appeals court upheld a court order Wednesday blocking the Justice Department from obtaining Michigan's voter rolls, dealing a blow to the Trump administration's push to boost the federal government's oversight of elections.
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NEW JERSEY: U.S. District Judge Evelyn Padin in Newark, New Jersey, dismissed a lawsuit Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Justice filed challenging policies that four New Jersey cities — Newark, Hoboken, Jersey City and Paterson — adopted to restrict…
WASHINGTON — A federal judge ordered President Donald Trump's administration Wednesday to explain why it placed a tarp over the Kennedy Center's façade after the Republican leader's name was removed from the building under a court order.
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