Russia sent two cosmonauts and an American astronaut to the International Space Station from Kazakhstan on Tuesday, resuming crewed flights from a recently repaired launchpad with a rare joint attendance by the heads of NASA and Russia's space agency.
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The United States on Tuesday reinstated its blockade on vessels transiting to and from Iranian ports and coastal areas in the Strait of Hormuz.According to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), the blockade went into effect at 4 p.m. ET and there are now more than 20 U.S. Navy warships and "hundreds of...
Also in the 2026 class are coaches Jay Wright, Tubby Smith and Ted Owens, as well players Danny Ainge and Walt Hazzard.
A 28-year-old man died in Florida Tuesday after he was struck by a semi trailer truck. The man was fleeing from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to state officials.The man died while attempting to cross State Road 16 near a gas station. He was one of four people who fled the sc...
More wet weather is likely for Central Texas and the Brazos Valley Wednesday as a storm system slowly lifts north from southwest Texas. The heaviest rain will be in the Hill Country and southwest Texas. This is where major flooding is likely, especially west of Austin and San Antonio. For us, we ...
CAIRO — President Donald Trump stepped back Tuesday from a proposal to charge a 20% transit fee to guard the vital Strait of Hormuz waterway as part of the conflict with Iran, saying he would instead seek investment deals with…
BIDDEFORD, Maine — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement told officers on Tuesday to suspend most vehicle stops around the country, two sources briefed on the matter said, after agents shot and killed two men six days apart during stops in…
Scammers are impersonating the Bell County Sheriff's Office, calling residents and claiming they missed jury duty and must pay a fine or face arrest.Watch Full Story Here: Bell County residents warned about jury duty phone scam targeting local numbersThe Bell County Sheriff's Department has recei...
Subaru of America is recalling more than 541,000 of its Crosstrek, Forester, and Ascent SUVs due to an inaccurate label attached to the vehicles.According to a notice published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration this week, the now-recalled vehicles were made with a certificatio...
Killeen, Tx (FOX44) - The trial of man held in the 2024 death of a 68-year-old woman found with multiple gunshot wounds in her wrecked car began Monday in a Bell County courtroom. Dimani Phillip Gaddis is charged in the death of Vivian Delois McClain. It was on August 24, 2024 about 4:33 a.m. tha...
Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil is suing the federal government and several private groups, alleging they were part of a conspiracy to suppress criticism of Israel through a campaign to dox, jail and ultimately deport student activists.The civil rights suit, filed Tuesday, names the Heritage ...
* Republican insiders expect Blanche to win confirmation before the August recess * Blanche told lawmakers the anti-weaponization fund is dead, people familiar with the process said * A Miami judge on
The US House will vote Tuesday on a measure to enact year-round Daylight Saving Time across the country, springing Congress forward into an issue that has long stumped lawmakers and spurred impassioned pleas by parents, farmers and others with sharply divergent views.If the measure passes, it wil...
The air-raid sirens over Kyiv now sound after the explosions, not before. Russia has moved its ballistic-missile launchers close enough to cut the flight time to the capital to roughly three minutes too fast for the city to be warned in time.Even so, Ukraine's air force said Tuesday it shot down...
HEWITT, Texas (FOX 44) — The Hewitt Public Library opened its doors in 2016, and since then it's made itself a central piece of the Hewitt community. In 2025, the Hewitt Public Library was awarded the Achievement of Excellence by the Texas Municipal Library Directors Association (TMLDA). Accordin...
Russia sent two cosmonauts and an American astronaut to the International Space Station from Kazakhstan on Tuesday, resuming crewed flights from a recently repaired launchpad with a rare joint attendance by the heads of NASA and Russia's space agency.
Lindsey Graham, 71, died late on Saturday, a day after his 10th trip to Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022.
WACO, Texas (FOX 44) – The Waco Independent Film Festival (Waco Indie) has announced the film lineup and events schedule for this year's event! The Festival was recently was named as one of MovieMaker Magazine’s “50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee”. Waco Indie’s in-theater screenings will take...
WACO, Texas (FOX 44) - Waco's Advocacy Center for Crime Victims and Children is inviting you to an inspiring afternoon of connection, impact, and community. The organization's third annual Spill the Tea Luncheon will be taking place at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday at the Ridgewood Country Club, located a...
A woman who runs several cat-themed social media accounts mocking U.S. Vice President JD Vance filed a lawsuit alleging she was barred from hearing him speak.
The space between stars just got a little sweeter.Astronomers have detected a type of sugar in space that's also found in raspberries and self-tanners. The sugar, called erythrulose, lurks in what's called the interstellar medium: thin clouds of gas and dust littered between stars.Sugar does more...
KILLEEN, Texas (FOX 44) - Tuesday, July 14, 2026 marks 13 years since Killeen Police Officer Robert “Bobby” Hornsby made the ultimate sacrifice while serving the community. The Killeen Police Department is remembering his service, honoring his sacrifice, and reflecting on the impact Officer Horns...
Waco, Tx (FOX44) - Investigators seeing two vehicles stopped at gas pumps with no gas purchased led to two traffic stops and arrests for marijuana possession. An arrest affidavit stated a DPS Special Agent was conducting surveillance on a convenience store and gas station at US Highway 77 and Pri...
Warren Buffett didnt give anything to the Gates Foundation this year, instead directing nearly $6 billion in shares of Berkshire Hathaway to four foundations related to his own family.Buffett, who was a founding trustee of the Gates Foundation, started The Giving Pledge with Bill Gates and his th...
McLENNAN COUNTY, Texas (FOX 44) - Preparing for hurricanes is essential in saving lives, protecting your property and surviving prolonged power and supply outages. McLennan County Emergency Management Coordinator Ryan Dirker shares how we can be well-prepared for hurricane season. You can watch o...
“The star of ‘The Next Pro,’ the ‘Dancing with the Stars’ reality spinoff, isn’t some 20-something dancer but judge Shirley Ballas,” Bruce Miller writes in his review.
U.S. Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan appeared before a House appropriations panel Tuesday, marking the first time Supreme Court justices have testified before Congress since 2019.The justices testified in support of the Supreme Court's latest budget request, which calls f...
The Trump administration ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to pause most traffic stops after deadly incidents in Maine and Texas, the Associated Press reported Tuesday.Scripps News has sought confirmation from the Department of Homeland Security.In a statement to Scripps News, th...
Calvert, Tx (FOX44) - The life and service of Giles Cotton who went from slave to Texas legislator has been commemorated with a historical marker in Robertson County. The marker was unveiled at Bethlehem Cemetery near Calvert. Cotton who was formerly enslaved, served as a Texas State Representati...
A Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton from South Dakota has become the worlds most expensive fossil sold at auction, after fetching a record $50,130,000 at Sothebys in New York Tuesday.The skeleton, which is about 67 million years old, is nicknamed Gus after the late Gary Gus Licking, a cattle rancher fro...
President Donald Trump took a day to reverse his plans to charge a 20% toll on cargo going through the Strait of Hormuz, saying that Middle Eastern countries will instead make investment and trade deals with the U.S.Based on highly productive conversations with Middle East leadership, I have deci...
To combat heat stress on cows, dairy farmers have installed fans and water-mist systems, but these increases in cooling measures have caused significant rises in energy expenses.
KILLEEN, Texas (FOX 44) - An unaccompanied burial will be taking place for a U.S. Army Veteran at the Central State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen. According to the Texas Veterans Land Board, Corporal Donald Ray Simons was born on September 18, 1936, and served from July 1958 to July 1961. Corporal...
Love it or hate it, the Never Ending Pasta Pass is back at Olive Garden.Its been six years since the chain last offered the promotion.Fans will be scrambling this week for a chance at the bottomless bowls. The limited-edition passes cost $100 and give diners 13 weeks of never-ending pasta.RELATED...
Security and police presence will be increased for Wednesdays England-Argentina World Cup semifinal match in Atlanta.The matchup is considered one of the tournaments highest-risk games because of longstanding tensions between the two nations stemming from the 1982 Falklands War.Videos circulating...
Jordan Spieth returns to Royal Birkdale with memories of one of golf's most dramatic closing stretches -- and confidence that his next run is closer than recent results suggest.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman was attending a scheduled launch Tuesday of a U.S.-Russian crew to the International Space Station, a sign of the ongoing cooperation in orbit between Moscow and Washington despite tensions over Russia's military action in Ukraine.Isaacman 's trip to the Russia-l...
The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo continues to outpace the response efforts, the World Health Organizations emergencies chief said on Tuesday after returning from a trip to Bunia, in Ituri province, which is one of the worst hit areas.Perhaps the most alarming finding is that many of the newly ...
The Trump administration finalized a rule Friday that changes how agencies enforce the Endangered Species Act and eliminates a key protection for imperiled wildlife against logging, oil drilling and other activities.The administration narrowed the definition of "harm" under the landmark law a ch...
An experimental drug might help slow early Alzheimer's disease in a markedly different way than today's treatments by lowering levels of a brain protein called tau, researchers reported Tuesday.Tau is one part of a toxic duo fueling Alzheimer's but prior attempts to develop drugs that can target...
Financial disclosures reveal that most of Trump’s crypto gains were deposited into traditional stocks and bonds, indicating a preference for safer investments despite his public crypto endorsements.
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