OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Anyone firing up the grill this summer already knows hamburgers and steaks are expensive, but the latest numbers show prices have climbed to record highs. And experts say consumers shouldn’t expect much relief soon either. According to U.S. government data, the average price of a pound of ground beef rose to…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice has been sentenced to 30 days in jail after authorities said he and another speeding driver caused a chain-reaction crash on a Dallas highway last year. Prosecutors say Rice was driving a Lamborghini Urus SUV at 119 mph when he caused the March 2024 wreck.…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has passed two bills intended to boost the legitimacy of the cryptocurrency industry with new regulations as President Donald Trump has pushed to make the U.S. the “crypto capital of the world.” One of the bills would regulate a type of cryptocurrency called stablecoins. It has already passed the Senate with…… MORE
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern are in merger talks to create the largest railroad in North America that would connect the East and West Coasts. A person familiar with the talks who isn’t authorized to discuss them publicly said the merger discussions began during the first quarter of this year. Both…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has approved President Donald Trump’s request to claw back about $9 billion for public broadcasting and foreign aid. Democrats argued that the Republican administration’s animus toward foreign aid programs would hurt America’s standing in the world and create a vacuum for China to fill. The White House argued that the…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) — Chevron has scored a critical ruling in Paris that has given it the go-ahead for a $53 billion acquisition of Hess and access to one of the biggest oil finds of the decade. Chevron said Friday that it completed its acquisition of Hess shortly after the ruling from the International Chamber of…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — During a press conference at Spur Arena in San Angelo, Thursday, Governor Greg Abbott updated the overall death toll due to Texas Hill Country flooding to 135. 116 of those victims lost their lives in Kerrville.the governor says the number of missing has dropped to 100. Abbott also eluded to this being one…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says that Coca-Cola had agreed to use real cane sugar in its flagship soft drink in the U.S. at his suggestion. The switch from high-fructose corn syrup in Coke sold in the United States would put Coca-Cola in line with its practice in other countries, including Mexico. It wouldn’t…… MORE
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — An American aid organization says 20 Palestinians were killed at a distribution site in Gaza. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation said it believed that 19 died from trampling Wednesday at its food distribution center and one was stabbed. The group accuses Hamas of spreading panic but provided no evidence. Witnesses said…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill to cancel about $9 billion in foreign aid and public broadcasting spending is nearing passage in the Senate. Democrats are seeking to amend the bill during a series of votes that began Wednesday afternoon. But Republicans are expected to defeat most if not all of those attempts. The legislation would…… MORE
