By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON The Federal Reserve kept its key rate unchanged Wednesday at about 3.9% despite stubbornly high inflation, while providing little hint about the central bank’s next moves. “Inflation remains elevated,” the Fed said in a statement released afte...
government
By BEN FINLEY and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN The Associated Press WASHINGTON The cost of the Iran war to American taxpayers has grown to $47.1 billion, according to a new estimate the Pentagon has provided to Congress. The fallout from the conflict has become a key issue in the midterm e...
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Midland College, in partnership with Mil2Civ , Workforce Solutions Permian Basin , and 432 Run Crew , invites the community to its Veterans Day Celebration on Saturday, Nov. 7, at the MC PE Building and surrounding parking lot. With the theme “Veterans Helping Veterans and Their ...
safety
URDA, Spain (AP) — A high-speed train slammed into another that had stopped on the tracks in Spain Wednesday, killing at least 68 people and injuring dozens in the second deadly rail collision this year. The regional government of Castilla La Mancha confirmed the death toll and s...
business
MIDLAND Midland Chamber of Commerce is partnering with the Federal Reserve System to draw responses to the 2026 Small Business Credit Survey, a nationwide effort to better understand the financial challenges and needs of America’s small businesses. The annual survey, which runs t...
government
JERUSALEM (AP) — Anxious Israelis watched election results near completion Wednesday, as no clear winner emerged and weeks of negotiating could lie ahead for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and an array of opposition parties trying to unseat him. Arab-led parties made a histori...
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By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN The Associated Press Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers union to improve working conditions in the nation’s fruit and vegetable fields and coined the phrase “Sí, se puede!” that became a widespread rallying cry, has died. She was 96. Hue...
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton made a campaign stop Wednesday at Mama’s Kitchen in Odessa. #tdi_1 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item1 { background: url(https://www.oaoa.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/IMG_1979-160x120.jpg) 0 0 no-repeat; } #tdi_1 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item2 { backgro...
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By Shruthi Baskaran-Makanju Orders for Circus Peanuts rose 350% last Halloween, leading the old-school candies highlighted in DoorDash’s annual order data. It is the loudest of several Halloween candy trends pointing the same way, toward flavors with more edge and wrappers with m...
schools
Odessa’s newest middle school was dedicated Wednesday. Vasquez Middle School held a dedication with members of the community and Gilbert Vasquez in attendance. #tdi_2 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item1 { background: url(https://www.oaoa.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/IMG_7216-160x120.j...
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Sauerkraut, cornbread dressing or potato filling? One side on the Thanksgiving table gives away a family’s hometown. Photo credit: Depositphotos By Lucy Brewer Every region has a Thanksgiving dish that gives away where the cook grew up. In Baltimore it’s a bowl of sauerkraut next...
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CANYON Upcoming concerts at West Texas A&M University will celebrate both National Saxophone Day and a changing of the guard in the jazz program. WT Jazz Band I and II will perform at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 5 in Mary Moody Northen Recital Hall. Admission is free. The WT Saxophone Studio ...
schools
SAN ANGELO Angelo State University students can now prepare to join the rapidly growing video game and digital entertainment industry as ASU has added a new Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) in video game art and animation degree that is now enrolling students for the upcoming sprin...
