Striking workers at Boeing will vote next week on a new offer that could end a walkout that has lasted more than a month. Boeing and the union representing striking machinists said Saturday they have negotiated a new proposal that would raise pay 35% over four years and includes upfront bonuses of $7,000 per worker.…… MORE
Mail Carriers Reach Tentative Contract With USPS That Includes Pay Raises and Air-Conditioned Trucks
Some 200,000 letter carriers have reached a tentative contract deal with the U.S. Postal Service that includes backdated pay raises and a promise to provide workers with air-conditioned trucks. The new agreement, which still needs to be ratified by union members, runs through Nov. 2026. Mail deliverers have been working without a contract since May…… MORE
Wealthier Americans Are Driving Retail Spending and Powering US Economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a trend that has surprised many: Why, despite being squeezed by high prices, have Americans kept spending at retail stores and restaurants at a robust pace? One key reason is a relatively simple one: Wealthier consumers, boosted by strong gains in income, home equity and stock market wealth, have increasingly driven…… MORE
CVS Health CEO Lynch Steps Down as National Chain Struggles to Right Its Path
CVS Health CEO Karen Lynch has stepped down with company shares sinking 19% this year and the health care giant struggling on several fronts. Company shares tumbled again Friday after CVS Health also warned of disappointing third-quarter earnings and said investors should not rely on guidance it laid out in August. Lynch will be replaced…… MORE
Boy Scouts of America Trust to Auction Rare Art to Compensate Sexual Abuse Survivors
IRVING (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The Boy Scouts of America’s settlement trust is selling four Norman Rockwell paintings as part of a collection at Heritage Auctions in Dallas next month as part of the effort to compensate more than 64,000 sex abuse survivors. Each painting is valued at more than $100,000. The Irving-based organization filed…… MORE
Israel Says It Has Killed Hamas Leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says it has killed Hamas’ top leader, Yahya Sinwar, during a battle in Gaza. Troops appeared to have run across him in a battle on Wednesday, only to discover afterwards that a body in the rubble was the man Israel has hunted for more than a year. Authorities conducted…… MORE
Attorney General Ken Paxton is Suing a Doctor for Allegedly Providing Gender Transition Treatments to Minors in Dallas
(WBAP/KLIF) – DALLAS, TX – Dr. May Lau is a professor in the pediatrics department at UT Southwestern Medical Center specializing in adolescent sexual and reproductive health. Paxton’s lawsuit claims that Dr. Lau provided hormone replacement therapy to 21 minors, and used false diagnoses and billing codes in order to hide illegal prescriptions. Last year,…… MORE
More Than 5,000 Globe Life Insurance Customers May Have Had Their Personal Information Compromised
(WBAP/KLIF) – In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Globe Life Insurance stated that someone hacked into their system, and is now seeking money in exchange for not releasing their customers personal information. The hacker is threatening to release social security numbers, addresses, an even health data from thousands of customers. The McKinney…… MORE
After a Last-Minute Appeal, the Texas Supreme Court Stopped the Execution of the Man in the Shaken Baby Case
(WBAP/KLIF) – HUNTSVILLE, TX – The Texas Supreme Court has stopped the execution of Robert Roberson who would have become the first person in the U-S put to death for a murder conviction tied to a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome. Roberson was convicted of killing his 2-year-old daughter in 2002. On Thursday night, his…… MORE
Average Rate on a 30-year Mortgage in the US Rises to the Highest Level in 8 Weeks
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. moved higher for the third week in a row and reached the highest level since late August. The rate rose to 6.44% from 6.32% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, the rate averaged 7.63%. Mortgage rates are influenced by several…… MORE
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