Baylor News
Today, Vertical Ministries is a 1940s revival, a living room worship movement and a campus-wide ministry. With a history as rich as its mission, Vertical holds a special place in the hearts of Baylor students, echoing roots planted by generations before.
Family CARE is free to all Texas families, as the project is grant funded. The researchers travel around the state, working to provide services to families that need it. If families do not have access to technology for the video conferences, Family CARE provides them with an iPad.
“I know for a fact that about 80% of our cases could benefit from forensic genealogy,” he said. “This will be one of the multiple tools we will use in attempt to solve these cases.”
“That’s the most fundamental category with which we ought to interact with one another,” Foley said. “You are a person created in the image of God, and therefore worthy of my love.”
Waco News
Twitter blurbs: No-kill shelter says adoptions and fosters are crucial; City animal shelter running at 100 percent capacity and looking for volunteers
By Amanda Hargett-Granato | ReporterOn the 90th anniversary of the fatal accident, Baylor students, alumni…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://vimeo.com/200451144″][vc_column_text]By Rylee Seavers | Staff Writer On Friday night, Waco Friends of Peace/Climate gathered…
Twitter blurbs: 1000 Friends of Waco meeting discusses plans for Greater Downtown Waco; Greater Downtown Waco growth discussion at roundtable today
State News
Trump encouraged voter turnout and touts policy victories, saying, “Pretend I’m on the ballot.” He also announced that if Republicans win the House and Senate, every adult U.S. citizen would receive a $5,000 dividend.
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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.
