Wendy’s shares jumped more than 14% Wednesday after noted investor Nelson Peltz made an offer to buy the chain, which has been struggling with high beef prices and aging stores. Peltz’s Trian Fund Management and several partners are offering Wendy’s $7.35 per share in cash, or a premium of nearly...
safety
A 20-year-old man accused of participating in an armed robbery that left a man dead in north Austin over a year ago was arrested Monday, becoming the sixth suspect arrested in the case....
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Young men aging out of foster care will have a new housing option in Hays County through a partnership between Selfless Love Foundation and the Burke Center for Youth....
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Nikita Devasthale is a junior at McNeil High School who just earned her Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest achievement a Girl Scout can earn.
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The Federal Reserve kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at about 3.9% Wednesday as inflation remained above its 2% target, offering little guidance on its next move....
safety
A cybersecurity breach on a New Mexico hospital network prompted widespread ambulance diversions and forced emergency facilities to temporarily turn away patients seeking care....
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A Good Samaritan is being credited with helping a woman escape an alleged kidnapping after she desperately asked a stranger for help at a Round Rock gas station....
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Texas ranks among the top states in the nation for finding a job, according to a new report from WalletHub.
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CBP officers at the Veterans International Bridge in Brownsville intercepted more than 45 pounds of cocaine valued at $611,000 hidden in a commercial trailer....
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A new report ranks the best states for jobs based on unemployment, job security, salary, benefits and more.
safety
Michigan police said the inmate escaped through a door left propped open at the jail and fled to a swamp behind a country club.
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California's iconic labor leader, Dolores Huerta, has died at the age of 96, her family said on Wednesday, leaving behind a legacy of community activism that her protégés say should last on because of how she led and trained them....
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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 enduring “Sí, se puede!” rallying cry, has died. She was 96. Huerta's died of cancer Wednesday at her home in Bakersfield, Californ...
