DETROIT (AP) – General Motors is slashing thousands of jobs in North America. The iconic American car maker will lay off 14,700 factory and white-collar workers and put five plants up for possible closure as it restructures to cut costs and focus on more autonomous and electric cars. The reduction includes 8,100 white-collar workers, some…… MORE
TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) – President Donald Trump is tweeting after some migrants in Mexico tried to breach the U.S. border, prompting U.S. agents to fire tear gas. Trump tweeted Monday that “Mexico should move the flag waving Migrants, many of whom are stone cold criminals, back to their countries.” And Trump says, “they are NOT…… MORE
Frisco (WBAP/KLIF) – A Dallas man who was shopping at Frisco’s Stonebriar Mall last week says he was racially profiled by a Finish Line employee and accused of shoplifting while out with his kids. A video of the incident on YouTube shows 28-year-old Ro Lockett and his friend handcuffed while police search their bags. Towards…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The 2018 holiday shopping season is upon us and the Dallas Police Department is offering up tips to help you stay safe while shopping online and in stores. On this Cyber Mondy, here are some savvy safety tips to remember: Shopping Online Before surfing the Internet, secure your personal computers by updating…… MORE
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – With just a day to go, NASA’s InSight spacecraft is aiming for a bull’s-eye touchdown on Mars. The journey of six months and 300 million miles (482 million kilometers) comes to a precarious grand finale Monday afternoon. The robotic geologist named InSight must go from 12,300 mph (19,800 kilometers) to…… MORE
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Florida State University President John Thrasher is calling a fan’s social media post depicting football coach Willie Taggart getting lynched “ignorant and despicable.” FSU ended a disappointing first season under Taggart with a loss Saturday to in-state rival the University of Florida. Many fans took to social media, expressing their disappointment.…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) – Restoration work on a Houston mural that was damaged during Hurricane Harvey have been put on hold because the building’s roof needs repairs. The Houston Chronicle reports that John Biggers’ “Contribution of Negro Women To American Life and Education” mural won’t be able to undergo a full professional restoration job until enough…… MORE
Mexico City (AP) – Mexico’s incoming Interior Minister insists there’s no deal with the United States regarding thousands of Central American migrants seeking asylum in the U.S.. The Washington Post had quoted Olga Sanchez as saying that the incoming administration of Mexico’s new President Andres Lopez Obrador had agreed to allow migrants to stay in…… MORE
DALLAS – (WFAA-TV) – A Dallas woman who experienced cardiac arrest and then slipped into a coma as plastic surgery began in Mexico has died. WFAA-TV reports 36-year old Laura Avila never recovered from the start of surgery, after doctors administered anesthesia. Medical tourism is increasingly popular with Americans seeking medical work, but trying to…… MORE
TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) – The mayor of Tijuana has declared a humanitarian crisis in his border city and says that he has asked the United Nations for aid to deal with the approximately 5,000 Central American migrants who have arrived in the city. Mayor Juan Manuel Gastelum says that the Mexican federal government has provided…… MORE
