WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate has confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, shattering a historic barrier by securing her place as the first Black female justice and giving President Joe Biden a bipartisan endorsement for his effort to diversify the court. Jackson was confirmed 53-47 with three Republican votes. She will take her…… MORE
UN Assembly Suspends Russia from Top Human Rights Body
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – The U.N. General Assembly has voted to suspend Russia from the world organization’s leading human rights body over allegations of horrific rights violations by Russian soldiers in Ukraine, which the United States and Ukraine have called tantamount to war crimes. Russia is the second country to have its membership rights stripped…… MORE
Senate Votes to Suspend Normal Trade Relations with Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate has unanimously voted to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and ban the importation of its oil, ratcheting up the U.S. response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine amid reports of atrocities. The trade suspension measure paves the way for President Joe Biden to enact higher tariffs on certain Russian imports.…… MORE
Granbury ISD Teacher Resigns After 12-Year-Old Student Suffers Third-Degree Burns During Science Experiment
GRANBURY (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The Hood County District Attorney’s Office could soon be investigating a science experiment gone wrong at Granbury Middle School last Friday. A teacher has resigned after a 12-year-old student suffered third-degree burns during the incident and underwent treatments at North Texas hospital. In a statement on Twitter, Granbury Independent School…… MORE
KLIF Morning News: SCOTUS Confirmation, Putin Victory, & The Chair
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KLIF Morning News: Texas Governor Greg Abbott Has An Illegal Immigration Solution
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Closing Arguments Begin in Boy Scouts Bankruptcy Case
DOVER, Del. (AP) – Closing arguments are underway in the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy case. A Delaware judge must decide whether to approve a reorganization plan the BSA negotiated over the past two years. It would establish a $2.6 billion trust fund to compensate tens of thousands of men who say they were sexually…… MORE
Closing Arguments Begin in Boy Scouts Bankruptcy Case
DOVER, Del. (AP) – Closing arguments are underway in the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy case. A Delaware judge must decide whether to approve a reorganization plan the BSA negotiated over the past two years. It would establish a $2.6 billion trust fund to compensate tens of thousands of men who say they were sexually…… MORE
Governor Abbott Announces Deterrents at the Southern Border
WESLACO (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott, on Wednesday, made the first of a series of announcement on the state’s border security efforts in light of the Biden Administration’s elimination of Title 42 in late May. The public health policy allowed the U.S. to directly expel migrants during the COVID-19 pandemic. In an attempt to…… MORE
Denton Police Arrest Mother and Boyfriend In Connection to the Death of 7-Year-Old Son
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Denton Police revealed more about the recent arrests of a mother and her boyfriend in connection the death of the woman’s 7-year-old son. Phoenix Ho was found unconscious at a home in the 1600 block of E. McKinney Street on Friday. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he…… MORE
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