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The eight remaining abortion clinics in Texas are reporting a spike in the number of phone calls and longer waits for appointments after a federal court allowed enforcement of the last of Texas’ new abortion regulations.

Federal health officials on Monday urged the nation’s hospitals to “think Ebola” and launched a review of procedures for treating patients, while medical records showed that an infected Texas nurse repeatedly visited the room of a Liberian man as he was dying from the disease.

Social media brought activists from across the country together in St. Louis for a stance against injustice during Ferguson October, which was labeled a “weekend of resistance” by activists.

Each week, Sports Illustrated selects one cheerleader in the nation to shine the spotlight on during college football season, and the latest pick was Baylor’s own League City sophomore Casey Dervay.

Over the past six weeks, 15 Baylor students have worked to design a project that has the potential to become part of the Baylor game day experience for years to come.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but a new club on campus is fighting to raise money year-round for the cause.

he presidents of three Ebola-stricken West African nations made urgent pleas for money, doctors and hospital beds Thursday and representatives of nations gathered for financial meetings promised more help.

When the Clothes Brothers started their clothing company a year ago, they knew profit-maximization would not be their main objective.

Two Texas laws meant to prevent students from being prosecuted in adult court for minor infractions like disrupting a classroom are working as intended, court records show.

Baylor’s Department of Wellness and the Alcohol Awareness Advisory Board are putting on the first “Rethink Your Drink” 5K to bring alcohol awareness to the Baylor community.

According to a book written by Joshua Hays, research fellow for Baylor’s Institute for Studies of Religion, Star Wars themes mimic those taught in Scripture.

Activists throughout history have used the power of music, news coverage and social networking to spread movements, and the tradition continues with demonstrators in Ferguson, Mo.

The Baylor Counseling Center is breaking down barriers that exist between concerned counselors and distressed students with two new programs.

Throw away emails with unexpected attachments or links, create long strong passwords and lock all devices. These are steps Information and Technology Services recommends to keep devices and personal data safe.

Workers who fill customer orders for Internet retailer Amazon might be out of luck in their quest to be paid for time they spend going through security checkpoints each day.

The death of the first Ebola patient diagnosed in the United States renewed questions about his medical care and whether Thomas Eric Duncan’s life could have been extended or saved if the Texas hospital where he first sought help had taken him in sooner.

Walkway improvement and volunteer expansion are two goals the 2014-2015 freshman class officers said they intend to accomplish during their time in office.

For the second year in a row, Texas Christian University challenged Baylor to the I-35 Battle Royale Young Alumni Challenge, a competition to see which university can raise the largest amount of donations between Sept. 24 and today.

Expecting women in Waco seeking abortion will have to travel to other areas of Texas, as Planned Parenthood Waco relinquished its Texas abortion license Tuesday. The change comes after 20 years of operation.

An invention that promises to revolutionize the way the world lights its homes and offices — and already helps create the glowing screens of mobile phones, computers and TVs— earned a Nobel Prize on Tuesday for two Japanese scientists and a Japanese-born American.

Business Insider recently ranked Baylor’s Hankamer School of Business 11th in the nation among business schools for its networking power.

Baylor’s School of Social Work is heading to Houston to expand its services and opportunities offered to students, becoming the first satellite campus from Baylor University to occupy Houston.

Millions of Americans may qualify for waivers from the most unpopular part of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. But getting that exemption could be an ordeal.

For the second year in a row, Texas Christian University challenged Baylor to the I-35 Battle Royale Young Alumni Challenge, a competition to see which university can raise the largest amount of donations between Sept. 24 and Oct. 8.

Several businesses and residential homes in west Waco are slowly regaining power after the storm blew through Thursday, causing damage to 102 buildings.

Baylor’s Baugh Center for Entrepreneurship and Free Enterprise is bringing a well-known American political and cultural writer to speak with the Baylor community on today’s phenomena of growing consumerism.

For students to help overcome religious persecution, President and Chancellor Ken Starr said they should become educated and get involved to make a difference.

The Supreme Court unexpectedly cleared the way Monday for a dramatic expansion of gay marriage in the United States and may have signaled that it’s only a matter of time before same-sex couples can marry in all 50 states.

Baylor’s Louise Herrington School of Nursing was approved to purchase a new facility for nursing students in Dallas, and funding is now under way.