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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate Wednesday for the first time since 2023 in an effort to quell stubbornly-high inflation , a move that could spur a sharp response from the White House. The quarter-point i...
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By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON The Federal Reserve just raised the cost of money — bad news for borrowers, good news for savers. The Fed increased its benchmark interest rate Wednesday by a quarter-point, the first rate hike since the summer of 2023. The hike will...
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By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. Scientists have discovered a crater on the moon that’s bigger than the Roman Colosseum and is the result of a powerful impact two years ago that initially went undetected. The steep-sided hole — about 728 feet across and up ...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Annie Dillard, the Pulitzer-Prize winning author and essayist renowned for her poetic explorations of nature, love, spirituality and the art of writing in the “Pilgrim at Tinker Creek,” “The Maytrees” and numerous other works, has died. She was 81. Her literary ag...
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That was more like it. After an opening-season lost to UTRGV, the UTPB football team looked more like the Falcons that fans remembered from the past three years in Saturday’s 69-14 blowout win against Western New Mexico. Much credit will be given to UTPB’s offense (and rightfully...
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UTPB middle hitter Nickilah Whatley was named the Lone Star Conference Defensive Player of the Week. Whatley had 13 blocks and 12 digs to lead a 2-0 record at the LSC Challenge Weekend against UT Dallas and St. Edward’s. Whatley added 13 kills – eight in a sweep of UTD – three se...
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Tierra Walker died, killed by preeclampsia when she couldn’t access an abortion in Texas in 2024. Now, her family is suing. (Social media) By Terri Langford, The Texas Tribune The family of a 37-year-old pregnant San Antonio woman who died of preeclampsia is claiming in a new law...
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By RYAN J. FOLEY The Associated Press The Trump administration has ordered caregivers for migrant children to stop reporting human trafficking concerns directly to the office created to help victims, a change that critics say could make some vulnerable minors easier to deport. Th...
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The Compass Academy volleyball team swept Buena Vista in a nondistrict game Tuesday at home. The Lady Cougars won by scores of 25-13, 25-12, 25-19. Compass Academy improved to 25-4 overall. The Lady Cougars will next face Odessa High at 5 p.m. Friday at OHS Fieldhouse. The post H...
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By MIKE CATALINI The Associated Press The Trump administration has cut or frozen up to $177 billion in federal grants since the president took office for his second term, according to a tracking tool released Wednesday by a pro-democracy nonprofit and a group of researchers and s...
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exas Education Commissioner Mike Morath speaks at Oak Run Middle School in New Braunfels on Aug. 14, 2026, as the state released its 2026 A-F accountability ratings. Credit: Eric Vryn for The Texas Tribune By Jaden Edison, The Texas Tribune Mike Morath set a goal 10 years ago to ...
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AUSTIN Governor Greg Abbott on Wednesday announced that the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI), in response to his August 24 directive , identified actions to protect consumers and make property and casualty insurance more affordable for Texans. “The average annual homeowners’ i...
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By Lisa MarcAurele As cooler weather arrives and baking season begins, many home bakers are taking a different approach in the kitchen. Instead of filling the counter with oversized cakes, dozens of cookies or large pans of brownies, they’re choosing recipes that make just enough...
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By JAMIE STENGLE and KATE BRUMBACK The Associated Press The execution of a man who killed two real estate agents in Georgia was halted by a judge’s late-night decision, at least for now, while an execution in Texas of a man convicted of a rural triple murder was still expected to...
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By CHEYANNE MUMPHREY AP Education Writer For generations, kids have learned how to ride a bike — a quintessential childhood milestone — in driveways, on sidewalks and in neighborhood streets. Now, they’re learning in school gyms and playgrounds. On a recent September day, kinderg...
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By John Stossel Cell phones made my life easier. So did the internet. Artificial intelligence may enrich it even more. But lots of people are worried. “Stop AI or we’re all going to die!” shout protesters. It’s possible that AI will decide that we humans are in the way and impris...
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President Donald Trump is trying to “shift the exercise of core tariff authority from Congress to the Executive Branch,” three former trade officials warn in a brief they filed last week. If that sounds familiar, it’s because Trump has attempted something similar twice before, on...
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By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK Former President George W. Bush has a new book of oil paintings coming out in March that features portraits of political prisoners and dissidents. The Penguin Random House imprint Crown announced Wednesday that “The Call of Freedom: Po...
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By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writer NEW YORK Consumers may be griping about higher prices at the pump and elsewhere, but they keep spending, helping to power the economy, according to the latest government snapshot. Retail sales rebounded at a better-than-expected 1.2% increa...
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By Toni King Dear Toni: I have decided to retire in October when I turn 65 and will need to enroll in Medicare Parts A and B. My husband, Paul, is 76 and was enrolled in Medicare Parts A and B on March 1, 2011, when he qualified for Social Security Disability due to a Parkinson’s...
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BRUSSELS (AP) — A scorching summer that dried up rivers and killed tens of thousands across the European Union from Portugal to Hungary has shown that the bloc needs to develop new tools to meet a worsening climate, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesda...
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It hasn’t been an easy start for the Compass Academy football team. A combination of injuries and a difficult schedule have made things arduous for the Cougars in the opening weeks of the 2026 season. However, head coach Boe Smith and his players are still optimistic as they know...
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The Permian volleyball team finished up its nondistrict portion of the schedule with a comfortable sweep against Abilene Cooper Tuesday at Permian Fieldhouse. Now, the Lady Panthers get to look forward to the start of District 2-6A play which begins next week. Permian defeated Co...
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Federal and state investigators recently concluded a "summer surge" of indictments against more than 160 suspects accused of defrauding a combined $245 million from the U.S. Small Business Administration's small business COVID-era loan programs....
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The governor’s office said that some major water users, including data centers, appear to have violated state law by failing to provide required information about their water use....
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Running at over 97 percent capacity, Texas refineries are doing all they can to supply the nation and world with gasoline, diesel fuel and jet fuel. But can they maintain this pace indefinitely in the face of regulations that severely restrict the construction of more refineries?...
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Pablo Vegas, president of ERCOT, speaks as Gov. Greg Abbott holds at a press conference Monday afternoon at the Texas Department of Emergency Management headquarters in Austin on Aug. 31, 2026. Credit: Jacob Lujan/The Texas Tribune By Paul Cobler, The Texas Tribune The president ...
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By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN and LINLEY SANDERS The Associated Press On the way home from a recent trip, Eriech Tapia drove past a sea of dark industrial buildings lining an already jam-packed northern Virginia road: data centers. “It was interesting to see how many were going up,” sai...
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MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) — Budget season is officially underway in Midland as the City Council met to address both property tax rates and municipal spending priorities for the upcoming fiscal year, placing a heavy emphasis on public safety. During the meeting, council members moved ...
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NEW YORK (AP) — The Supreme Court this week closed the chapter on one of President Donald Trump’s boldest efforts to reshape November’s elections — a plan that would have demanded a dramatic overhaul of the nation’s mail voting processes on what most election officials agreed was...
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MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - A man was arrested after over $150,000 of stolen money was found in his home in Midland. According to the Midland County Sheriffs Office on September 8, deputies received a report a theft of over 150,000. The TAG Center helped with the investigation and th...
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Gas prices have skyrocketed over the past couple days, and drivers in Odessa are feeling the pinch at the pump. According to AAA, the current average price for regular unleaded in Odessa is $4.01 a gallon. That’s up over a dollar from this time last year. L...
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By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON Houston Astros star Carlos Correa will not return this season as the team chases a playoff berth, manager Joe Espada said Tuesday. Correa had been working to make a comeback after undergoing left ankle surgery on May 11 that was expected...
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The Ector County Library is offering a doubleheader of programming for Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15- October 15. Admission is always free to these events and open to the public. The first is a Wednesday, Sept. 16, book signing and presentation at 10 a.m. from local a...
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Distinguished past alumni will be honored during the University of Texas Permian Basin Scholarship Ball set for Oct. 29 at the Odessa Marriott Hotel & Conference Center. The event raises funds for General Scholarship Fund, helping students stay enrolled, complete their degrees, a...
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By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK U.S. stocks slipped Tuesday after oil prices and the bond market cranked up the pressure on Wall Street. The S&P 500 fell 0.4%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 328 points, or 0.6%, and the Nasdaq composite sank 0.8%. They felt pre...
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By BELLA DAVIS New Mexico In Depth For Native communities in northwest New Mexico’s Grants mineral belt, one of the central concerns with the idea of resumed uranium mining is the potential harm to Mount Taylor. That concern led the state to designate Mount Taylor as a traditiona...
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Friends and former colleagues of late philanthropist, businesswoman, and Midland Health advocate, Rosalind Redfern Grover have come together to establish the Rosalind Redfern Grover Distinguished Lecture Series. The lecture series aims to advance learning and dialogue around issu...
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By MARY CLARE JALONICK The Associated Press WASHINGTON Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked legislation to create a new regulatory framework for cryptocurrency, stalling an industry-backed effort to place new guardrails around digital assets after demanding more limits on Presiden...
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Crude Oil: 105.83 (+4.44). Nymex MTD AVG: 95.8253. Natural Gas: 2.919 (+0.023). Gasoline: 3.4652 (+0.1481). Spreads: October/November (+5.08) November/December (+5.24). Plains WTI Posting: 102.31 (+4.44). The post DAILY OIL PRICE: September 15, 2026 appeared first on Odessa Ameri...
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By MIKE CATALINI and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN The Associated Press WASHINGTON The United States has confirmed for the first time that it has deployed weapons in space, a remarkable revelation after previous warnings about countries such as Russia possibly weaponizing a global frontier ...
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Shelly Landreth, Ed.D., the chair of education at Sul Ross State University, has been selected to the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) Department Chair Leadership Institute (DCLI), a professional development program designed to strengthen the leader...
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Sul Ross State University College of Education Professor Michel Torres is now a #1 international bestselling author following the success of “Mujeres Rising: Leading with Heart and Courage,” an anthology highlighting the experiences, perspectives and leadership journeys of Latina...
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Multiple times in the last few weeks, the Permian football team has found itself in a close game. Each time, the Panthers’ offense has been able to find a way out. It happened against Killeen Harker Heights two weeks ago, then again last Friday against Abilene High. In last week’...
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Committee Chair and state Rep. Drew Darby R-San Angelo, at a House Energy Resources Committee meeting at the Capitol in Austin on Sept. 14, 2026. Credit: Jacob Lujan/The Texas Tribune By Carlos Nogueras Ramos and Zach Leggio, The Texas Tribune State Rep. Drew Darby , R-San Angelo...
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MIDLAND This September, the West Texas Food Bank is excited to partner with local schools across the Permian Basin for their Elementary School Cereal Drive in celebration of Hunger Action Month. Students at Compass Academy, Trinity School of Midland, Midland Classical Academy, an...
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MIDLAND The Midland College Foundation will welcome award-winning author and The New Yorker staff writer David Grann to Midland on Thursday, Oct. 8, from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Al G. Langford Chaparral Center, as part of the Davidson Distinguished Lecture Series. The event is free an...
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County Commissioner Billy Hall put a fine point on the issue of Ector County’s cemetery being out of room. “Two blocks from my house … a loved one was buried in a front yard … are you better with that,” he asked Commissioner Samantha Russell during a lively discussion about expan...
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Now that the dust has settled a little, the complexities of the U.S.-Venezuela oil agreement recently announced by President Trump are becoming more sharply delineated. Waco economist Ray Perryman and Odessa oilman Kirk Edwards say the dilapidated state of Venezuelan oil and gas ...
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By STEVEN SLOAN and ASHRAF KHALIL The Associated Press WASHINGTON The Trump-aligned Kennedy Center board voted on Tuesday to close most of the iconic performing arts venue just hours after a federal judge blocked the institution from returning President Donald Trump’s name to the...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood filmmaker Rob Reiner 's son will not face the death penalty on charges he fatally stabbed his parents after lying in wait at their home in Los Angeles late last year, prosecutors said Tuesday. If convicted, the maximum sentence 33-year-old Nick Reiner...
