BOSTON (AP) – The anticipated release of thousands of never-before-seen government documents related to President John F. Kennedy’s assassination has scholars and armchair detectives buzzing. The National Archives has until Oct. 26 to disclose the remaining files related to Kennedy’s 1963 assassination, unless President Donald Trump intervenes. The still-secret documents include more than 3,000 that…… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2017
NFL targets entire Elliott suit in bid to restore 6-game ban
FRISCO, Texas (AP) – The NFL has asked a federal appeals court to dismiss Ezekiel Elliott’s entire lawsuit in its bid to lift an injunction that blocked the star Dallas Cowboys running back’s six-game suspension over a domestic violence case in Ohio. The league wrote in a filing Wednesday to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court…… MORE
The Price of Gasoline has Dropped Again in North Texas
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – AAA reports the price of gasoline in Texas has dropped for the second week in a row. It’s down an average 8 cents in Dallas at $2.43 a gallon. It’s $2.42 in Fort Worth. The national average is $2.57 a gallon. The AAA report says there are several reasons for that. Chief…… MORE
Some Dallas Schools Could Be Renamed Faster Than Expected
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas ISD Board of Trustees votes tonight on a proposal to jump-start the process of renaming four elementary schools that bear the names of confederate generals. The board has set its sights on the schools named for Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Albert Sidney Johnston, and William L. Cabell. Its proposal…… MORE
Russian Internet Trolls Continue to Stir Up Trouble in the United States
Washington, DC (WBAP/KLIF) – A Republican member of the Senate Intelligence Committee says Russian internet trolls are stirring up the controversy over NFL players kneeling during the national anthem. Oklahoma Senator James Lankford says the Russians are hashtagging “take a knee” and “boycott NFL” to amplify the issue on social media, and make it seem…… MORE
Dale Hansen and Grant Stinchfield go toe-to-toe on whether or not NFL players are doing the right thing by kneeling during the national anthem.
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Earlier this week WFAA sports anchor stated “that NFL players, and all of us, should protest how black Americans are treated in this country. And if you don’t think white privilege is a fact, you don’t understand America.” Here is a link to his comments. KLIF’s Grant Stinchfield disagreed with many of Hansen’s remarks…… MORE
Puerto Rico Crisis: What the Jones Act Controversy is All About
(CNN Money) — The Jones Act is an obscure, century-old law that requires all goods ferried between U.S. ports to be carried on ships built, owned and operated by Americans. Now critics say it’s making it difficult to get critical supplies into Puerto Rico. The Jones Act, when it was established in 1920, was meant…… MORE
Catholic Church Launches Campaign to Support Immigrants Worldwide
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Catholic Diocese of Dallas announced Wednesday that it had joined Pope Francis’ worldwide initiative to support immigrants. Bishop Edward J. Burns said the Diocese will participate in the Share the Journey global campaign to support migrants around the world. Bishop Burns was joined by clergy, lay leaders and immigrants from around the…… MORE
Fort Worth May Form Transportation Task Force
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF News) – The mayor of Fort Worth wants to launch a task force to study how to grow ridership and funding for the Fort Worth Transportation Authority. The city council passed a budget Tuesday night but did not include a proposal to add an extra piece of property tax revenue to fund…… MORE
Trump Sells Tax Plan as ‘Once-in-a-Generation’ Opportunity
(CNN) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday unveiled a Republican framework for tax reform that calls for sweeping tax cuts and a simplification of the tax code, framing the effort in a speech as a historic opportunity. “This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity, and I guess it’s probably something I could say that I’m very good at,” Trump…… MORE
