Rescuers in Nepal pulled two workers alive from a tunnel at a hydropower plant Friday, raising hopes of reaching dozens of others believed to be trapped nine days after deadly floods swept away villages and submerged the Himalayan region in mud and debris. Search teams first heard voices from ins...
business
McLennan Community College will be closed Friday for fall break. Tarleton State University-Waco and Texas Tech University-Waco offices will be open for regular business hours....
schools
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service of McLennan County will offer Strong Hearts, Healthy Pressure, a two-session hypertension education program, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 20 and 22 at the McLennan County Extension Office, 4224 Cobbs Drive in Waco....
News
The Nasdaq ended lower on Tuesday, as chip stocks added to recent losses and investors parsed mixed quarterly results from Citigroup and other big U.S. banks....
News
St. Philip Catholic Mission Church, 13095 Old China Spring Road, will host its annual fall festival from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday.
library
Children's author and illustrator Jarrett Lerner will speak at 6 p.m. Oct. 21 at the Hewitt Public Library, 200 Patriot Court.
News
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will offer a Kids in the Kitchen: Holiday Baking class from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the local Extension office, 4224 Cobbs Drive....
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The Heart of Texas Storytelling Guild will host Walking Tales from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Oakwood Cemetery, 2124 S. Fifth St.
government
NEW YORK — Most Americans oppose using prediction markets to bet on U.S. elections and other government actions, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll that suggests the booming markets may lack broad public support as policymakers debate how to regulate…...
