UPDATED 8/4/22 10:25AM KHIMKI, Russia (AP) – A Russian judge says US basketball star Brittney Griner should serve a prison sentence for drug possession and smuggling. The judge has sentenced American basketball player Brittney Griner on drug charges to nine years in prison. The sentence does not stop diplomatic efforts to get Griner released, along…… MORE
China Claims ‘precision missile strikes’ in Taiwan Strait
BEIJING (AP) — China says it conducted “precision missile strikes” in the Taiwan Strait on Thursday as part of military exercises that have raised tensions in the region to their highest level in decades. China earlier announced that military exercises by its navy, air force and other departments were underway in six zones surrounding Taiwan,…… MORE
Hot, Rain-free, High Fire Danger (TFN)
WBAP WX CENTER FORECAST 5A 8-4-22 TODAY…SUNNY, BREEZY AND HOT.. HIGH NEAR 103 WINDS SOUTH 10-20 MPH TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY.. LOW NEAR 83 TOMORROW…MOSTLY SUNNY, BREEZY, HOT AND HUMID.. HIGH NEAR 101 / LOW NEAR 82 WINDS SOUTHEAST 10-20 MPH SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY, WINDY, HOT AND HUMID.. HIGH NEAR 99 /…… MORE
Senate Backs NATO Bid of Finland, Sweden in Rebuke to Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. Senators have delivered an overwhelming bipartisan vote ratifying NATO membership for Finland and Sweden. Lawmakers call Wednesday’s vote to expand the Western defensive bloc a “slam-dunk” for U.S. national security and a day of reckoning for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. President Joe Biden has sought quick entry for the two previously…… MORE
El Paso Community Honors Wal Mart Shooting Victims Three Years Later
(WBAP/KLIF) – Wednesday marked three years to the day that a gunman killed 23 people inside an El Paso Wal Mart. 23 people were killed by a man Police said drove from DFW to El Paso to target Mexicans. He was arrested minutes after the shooting. Police said investigators found the suspect had written a…… MORE
El Paso Community Honors Wal Mart Shooting Victims Three Years Later
(WBAP/KLIF) – Wednesday marked three years to the day that a gunman killed 23 people inside an El Paso Wal Mart. 23 people were killed by a man Police said drove from DFW to El Paso to target Mexicans. He was arrested minutes after the shooting. Police said investigators found the suspect had written a…… MORE
OPEC Agrees to Minimal Output Increase for September
LONDON (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Oil industry analysts are weighing in after the Organization of Oil Exporting Countries and its allies agreed on Wednesday to a minimal boost in production than in previous months. OPEC + will increase output to 100,000 barrels a day next month after raising it by 648,000 barrels per day in…… MORE
Texas DPS Sued for Release of Records on the Uvalde Mass Shooting
Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – Coalition of media local, state and national organizations has filed a lawsuit against the Texas Department of Public Safety for records on the Uvalde mass shooting. Under state law, such records are presumed public unless a government body cites a specific exemption under the Texas Public Information Act. Among records requested are…… MORE
40% of Texas Monkeypox Cases are in NTX
Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – State Health officials updated the states monkeypox cases on Tuesday. According the Texas Department of State Health Serivces, 454 Texans have been diagnosed with monkeypox. North Texas has the most at 228. While most of the infections have been document in ment, there have also been seven confirmed females cases across the…… MORE
Veteran Lawmaker Censured by Collin County GOP
Collin County, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – The Collin County Republican party this week voted to censure a top US senator over actions that it says run counter to core principles of the Republican Party of Texas. The organization’s censure resolution against Senator John Cornyn calls for his immediate resignation and also calls for the Texas GOP…… MORE
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