Waco's sales tax rebates are flat as a pancake, and city Chief Financial Officer Blu Kostelich thinks he knows why. Locals are pulling back on visiting retail stores and full-service and fast-casual restaurants, his research shows.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio also outlined plans to allow passport applicants to complete almost the entire process online.
President Donald Trump threatened Iran on Saturday after the funeral of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei saw open calls for the U.S. leader's killing, further underlining the tensions gripping the Middle East as an interim deal to end the war buckles under repeated crossfire in the region.Tr...
While traveling with his 7-year-old daughter, David Streever got voicemails, a business card and a knock on the door of his home from federal immigration agents, over an email.
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WORLD CUP: The United States tumbled out of the World Cup on Monday, beaten by Belgium after allegations of political interference. FIFA suspended a red-card ban and allowed U.S. leading goalscorer Folarin Balogun to play after President Donald Trump asked…
DUBAI — The U.S. military said Wednesday it launched fresh strikes on Iran to keep the Strait of Hormuz open to shipping, hours after President Donald Trump said he believed an interim ceasefire with Iran to be "over."
NATO leaders unveiled arms deals worth tens of billions of dollars Tuesday, driving home the message that they are heeding U.S. calls to spend more to defend Europe even as President Donald Trump said he felt let down.
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More men are starting hair loss treatments in their 20s, not their 40s. The reason is simple: by the time you notice thinning, you've already lost a significant amount of hair. Male hair loss starts much earlier than you'd think.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is rejecting calls to negotiate peace with Kyiv, three sources close to the Kremlin told Reuters, with Ukraine's recent drone strikes on Russia's oil refineries and ports strengthening his resolve to keep fighting for now.
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INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Mikel Merino will be a Spanish hero forever.
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Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard, the longest-tenured AD in school history, is retiring after more than two decades at the helm.
Baylor picked up a commitment from four-star guard Samari Holmen, she announced on social media.
LONDON — Top-ranked Jannik Sinner will play for his second consecutive Wimbledon title after defeating seven-time champion Novak Djokovic, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4, in the semifinals Friday.
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The irony about the end of "JV Day" is that it's really saying goodbye to the varsity. Justin Verlander announced this week that he plans to retire at the end of this 2026 season. The longtime Detroit Tigers ace, who…
The Trump administration finalized a major change Friday to how threatened species are considered in agency actions, removing regulatory language aimed at preventing damage to wildlife habitats.
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WASHINGTON — U.S. inflation "stepped up further this spring" as the evolving impact of tariffs, a war-related rise in energy costs, and the booming artificial intelligence build out boosted price pressures last year, the Federal Reserve said Friday in a…
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UKRAINE WAR: Ukraine struck Russia's Ilsky oil refinery in the Krasnodar region and the UstLuga oil refining complex in the Leningrad region overnight, Kyiv's general staff said Friday. An oil terminal and an oil depot in the Rostov region came…
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The United States loosened export controls on the United Arab Emirates on Friday, making it easier to export Nvidia artificial intelligence chips, military equipment, commercial satellites and spacecraft in a boost to relations between the two allies.
LOS GALLARDOS, Spain — At least 12 people died trying to flee a wildfire in southern Spain and 23 were missing, officials said Friday, as firefighters battled to bring one of the country's deadliest blazes on record under control after…
The Texas Secretary of State's voter information database for McLennan County is corrupt.
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