The strange journey of three suburban Denver girls who authorities say tried to join Islamic State militants in Syria has many in their close-knit east African community worried about whether their own children will be the next to be lured to terror.
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Two of Baylor’s age-old traditions will merge today as Chapel celebrates the nation’s oldest homecoming.
Students involved in Baylor’s Global Community Living Center have come up with a new fundraiser to raise hunger and cultural awareness in the community by supporting a local charity.
AT&T is being sued by the government over allegations it misled millions of smartphone customers who were promised unlimited data but had their Internet speeds cut by the company — slowing their ability to open web pages or watch streaming video.
An unmanned commercial supply rocket bound for the International Space Station exploded moments after liftoff Tuesday evening, with debris falling in flames over the launch site in Virginia. No injuries were reported following the first catastrophic launch in NASA’s commercial spaceflight effort.
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Paramedics rushed a student to the hospital after an accident that occurred around 3:30 p.m. Monday, on the corner of Seventh Street and James Avenue.
City planners in downtown Waco have proposed to change some downtown streets from their current one-way layouts to two-way, hoping to foster a sense of community activity.
In light of October being Domestic Abuse Awareness Month, a Baylor professor spoke with the Lariat about her experience in an abusive relationship, how she escaped and what she learned.
A Methodist pastor who was disciplined after he officiated at the wedding of his gay son will be allowed to remain an ordained minister.
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday recommended new restrictions for people at highest risk for coming down with the Ebola virus and symptom monitoring for those at lower risk, but some state governors and even the Army are carving their own paths.
A popular student responsible for a shooting at a Washington state high school invited his victims to lunch by text message, then shot them at their table, investigators said Monday.
An Army two-star general and 11 of his staff are being isolated at a base in Italy upon returning from serving in West Africa to help with the Ebola fight.
The menu at Penland’s dining hall features sustainable, locally sourced foods today and the chance for students to participate in National Food Day by taking a green pledge.
Baylor University is planning to hire a new Title IX coordinator this semester to aid the university with its federally required duties.
Baylor’s Model United Nations program is reaching out to high school students across the country to build both the program and the university.
Generations Adoptions has served the Waco community for 10 years, connecting children in need with families, and Saturday a gala will raise awareness to its cause.
Dr. Cheolho Sim, assistant professor of biology, has a laboratory that is as dark, hot and humid as a rainforest. He keeps various species of mosquitoes there and works on ways to prevent them from spreading tropical diseases.
Baylor students gathered Wednesday evening to celebrate Hispanic culture at the 27th annual Hispanic Heritage Month Banquet. The banquet featured Emmy Award-winning ABC News co-anchor John Quiñones as the keynote speaker.
Over 100 law schools will be in attendance today for Baylor’s first appearance in the Southwest Association of PreLaw Advisors caravan. The fair will offer opportunities for students to meet with advisers and ask questions about admittance and law programs at accredited schools from around the nation.
One Baylor professor examined political inequality in the contiguous states of America and has offered a possible solution to achieving equal representation for all.
Scholars and musicians from across the nation are gathering today to begin a weekend-long conference over music, faith and history at the 2014 Pruit Symposium.
An American arrested and held for nearly six months in North Korea for leaving a Bible at a nightclub returned home to Ohio on Wednesday to tears of joy and hugs from his wife and surprised children.
From Baylor to Berkeley to the border, and now back to Baylor, Macarena Hernandez has spent her life telling other people’s stories through media.
Mission Waco and the Baylor Dining Culinary Program are bringing a few lessons in culinary arts to Waco citizens in need.
The Humane Society of Central Texas is in the process of a $2 million renovation project that will help the organization attain its goal of becoming a “no kill” shelter.
Three nights of treats and spooky Halloween frights await those who choose to enter the haunted house on Fountain Mall.
Two weeks before Election Day, most of the nation’s likely voters now expect the Republican Party to take control of the U.S. Senate, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll. And by a growing margin, they say that’s the outcome they’d like to see.
A call for education in cultural competency at Baylor arose at a panel discussion Tuesday evening on campus.
The World Health Organization is pressing the search for an Ebola vaccine and hopes to begin testing two experimental versions as early as January on more than 20,000 front-line health care workers and others in West Africa’s hot zone — a bigger rollout than envisioned just a few months ago.
