South Carolina (WBAP/KLIF) Just ahead of the South Carolina primary on Saturday, presidential candidates are busy stumping for votes across the state. Former Vice President Joe Biden who thus far has had a dismal showing in early contests made a glaring ‘ooopsie’ Monday by telling a crowd that he’s a “Democratic candidate for the “United States…… MORE
Trump Calls for ‘Liberal-Leaning’ SCOTUS Justices to Recuse From Cases Involving Him
NEW DELHI (AP) – (AP) – President Trump is repeating his call for two liberal-leaning Supreme Court justices to recuse themselves from cases involving him or his administration. Trump said Tuesday in India that he doesn’t know how Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor “cannot recuse themselves for anything Trump or Trump related.” Trump…… MORE
Texas Secretary of State Rolls Out Voter Education Campaign as Early Voting Surges
Austin, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Early voting continues in record numbers across Texas, in counties with the highest voter registrations. On day five of early voting Saturday, stats show that over 322,000 Texans had already cast ballots. Early turnout is high in both Democratic and Republican primaries, with Democrats outpacing republicans by over 42-thousand. Voting continues…… MORE
Former UT Austin Tennis Coach Sentenced For Role In College Admissions Scandal
BOSTON (AP) – The former men’s tennis coach at the University of Texas at Austin sprinted away from reporters and his lawyers after he was sentenced to six months in prison for his role in a college admissions scandal. Michael Center was sentenced Monday to six months in prison for taking a $100,000 bribe in…… MORE
As Bernie Sanders Surges, Texas Liberals Take Their Own Shot
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren endorsed her, Texas’ largest labor union is on her side andshe surpassed $1 millionin donors. Jessica Cisneros, who at 26 would become the youngest member of Congress, is the best shot liberal activists could’ve taken for a win in the 2020 election. But it’s not clear…… MORE
Plano Church Leader Sentenced in Sexual Assault of Young Girl
MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – A Plano church volunteer is sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl. The Collin County District Attorney’s Office said Monday that 45-year-old Everardo Raul Sanchez-Cabrera of Plano, was sentenced to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child. “We expect our church leaders,…… MORE
Disgraced Hollywood Mogul Harvey Weinstein Found Guilty of 3rd-Degree Rape, Criminal Sex Act
NEW YORK (AP) – A jury in New York found disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein guilty of criminal sex act for assaulting production assistant Mimi Haleyi at his apartment in 2006 and third-degree rape of a woman in 2013. The jury found him not guilty on the most serious charge, predatory sexual assault, that could…… MORE
Penalty Phase Begins Today for Man Convicted Capital Murder in Richardson Police Officer’s Death
MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF News) – The penalty phase of trial for the man convicted of capital murder in the killing of a Richardson police officer began Monday morning. A Collin County jury found Brandon Mccall guilty last Wednesday, in the shooting death of veteran Officer David Sherrard February 7th, 2018. The county will try McCall for the…… MORE
OxyContin Maker Starts Accepting Settlement Claims
(AP) – OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma is rolling out an advertising campaign to let people know they can file claims against the company over the toll of its opioids. The effort is part of the company’s bankruptcy proceedings, which it is using to try to settle nearly 3,000 lawsuits. Most were filed by state and…… MORE
KLIF Morning News: Perspective in China, and Bernie’s Running Away with It
0:24 — Ben Chodroff, Amy’s cousin, lives in Shanghai, China and surrounded by people worried about the Coronavirus. We check in with him to get the pulse of the situation, and see just how concerned and scary it is living there right now. 9:23 — It was a blowout in Nevada for Bernie Sanders. Jim…… MORE
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