Baylor News
https://youtu.be/KSitYnLqFzY?si=ZTFXkJJGN1EnG0rnBy Braden Murray | Executive Producer, Irma Peña | Managing EditorThis week, airport shuttles are…
During International Business Week, experts discussed the evolving challenges of global trade and encouraged Baylor students to build relationships, take risks, and use Baylor’s trade compliance courses to gain a competitive edge.
At Baylor, where students still juggle LSAT prep sessions and attend debate tournaments, the news lands differently. Anastasia Keeler, Austin senior and a political science major, doesn’t see the shift as liberation, but as a risk.
“In class, students can get caught up in grades and deadlines,” Linville said. “Here it’s just about experimenting and trying things out. The Riso helps show that creative work doesn’t have to be perfect to be meaningful.”
Waco News
By Cameron Stuart | Radio DirectorAlmost two and a half years after a hit-and-run accident…
By Emma Whitaker | Reporter Since “Green Book” won Best Motion Picture, Best Performance by…
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By Morgan Harlan | Staff WriterA man was shot by a Waco police officer who…
State News
Texas voters turned out in historic numbers Tuesday, delivering victories for State Rep. James Talarico and forcing a runoff between Attorney General Ken Paxton and incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in the state’s U.S. Senate contest that claimed national attention. The total early-voting turnout of more than 2.5 million marks the highest ever for a midterm primary election. The results also kicked off the 2026 midterm cycle.
INTERNATIONAL
The Iran war is now in its 46th day. Iran responded by restricting access to Hormuz, which carries about a fifth of the world’s seaborne oil, and moving to toll vessels transiting the strait. Waco drivers are already feeling it. The local average hit $3.38 a gallon last week, up 21 cents in seven days and 75 cents year-over-year, according to AAA data.
Gas prices in Texas have surged more than 70 cents per gallon since the U.S. went to war with Iran three weeks ago. The near-total shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz has driven oil prices up more than 40%, pushing the national average to its highest point since 2023 and sending diesel past $5 for the first time in three years.
The largest U.S. military operation in the Middle East in decades unfolded as American and Israeli forces struck Iran Saturday, killing its supreme leader and triggering retaliatory strikes from the Gulf to Israel. The White House said the campaign is aimed at dismantling Iran’s military and toppling its government.
Dr. Joshua Alley, assistant professor of political science, said part of the Trump administration’s interest in Greenland has to do with America’s national security strategy.
