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Suspect in Brown University Shooting and a MIT Professor found dead

Suspect in Brown University Shooting and a MIT Professor found dead

Associated Press: Officials say a man who is suspected in last weekend’s mass shooting at Brown University and in the fatal shooting of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor has been found dead in a New Hampshire storage facility. Providence Police Chief Col. Oscar Perez says 48-year-old Claudio Neves Valente was found dead Thursday from…MORE

President Trump Addresses Nation

President Trump Addresses Nation

Associated Press: President Donald Trump offered a glowing account of progress under his watch in a speech from the White House. But some of his claims Wednesday night were out of tune with the experience of price-squeezed Americans and the story told by some of his government’s own statistics. For one, he claimed consumer prices…MORE

UPDATE: Police have person of interest in custody over Brown University deadly shooting

UPDATE: Police have person of interest in custody over Brown University deadly shooting

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Police in Rhode Island say they have a person of interest in custody after a shooting at Brown University killed two people and wounded nine others. The incident happened Saturday afternoon in a classroom during final exams. Surveillance video shows the suspect, dressed in black, calmly walking away. The shooting paralyzed…MORE

Federal Reserve cuts key rate but signals higher bar for future reductions

Federal Reserve cuts key rate but signals higher bar for future reductions

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve reduced its key interest rate for the third time in a row Wednesday but signaled that it may leave rates unchanged in the coming months, a move that could attract ire from President Donald Trump, who has demanded steep reductions to borrowing costs. In a set of quarterly economic…MORE

Jasmine Crockett in U.S. Senate Race in Texas

Jasmine Crockett in U.S. Senate Race in Texas

ASSOCIATED PRESS – (WBAP/KLIF) – Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett launched a campaign Monday for the U.S. Senate in Texas, bringing a national profile to a race that may be critical to Democrats’ long-shot hopes of reclaiming a Senate majority in next year’s midterm elections. Crockett, one of Congress’ most outspoken Democrats and a frequent target…MORE

FIFA- Games scheduled to be held in Dallas.

KLIF/WBAP-WFFA News 8- DALLAS — The 48 teams were drawn into groups on Friday afternoon, showing which nations will compete against each other.  North Texas will host the most matches in the tournament – nine.  Five of those nine are group stage matches. AT&T Stadium, which will be rebranded as “Dallas Stadium” for the World Cup,…MORE

World Cup Teams Set for DFW

World Cup Teams Set for DFW

(WBAP/KLIF) — WFAA News 8 DALLAS — The 48 teams were drawn into groups on Friday afternoon, showing which nations will compete against each other.  North Texas will host the most matches in the tournament – nine.  Five of those nine are group stage matches. AT&T Stadium, which will be rebranded as “Dallas Stadium” for the…MORE

U.S. Supreme Court Allows Texas Use of Trump-Backed Congressional Maps in Midterm Elections

U.S. Supreme Court Allows Texas Use of Trump-Backed Congressional Maps in Midterm Elections

WASHINGTON, D.C. – (WBAP/KLIF) – Amid objections from three liberal justices, the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday allows Texas to use a congressional map boosting the efforts of President Donald Trump to keep Republicans in control of Congress, blocking a lower court ruling finding the new boundaries likely unconstitutional, because they appear to be drawn based…MORE

Now Charged with First Degree Murder After One of Two National Guard Members Shot Dies;  Suspect an Afghan National

Now Charged with First Degree Murder After One of Two National Guard Members Shot Dies; Suspect an Afghan National

UPDATE 11/28 12:23 PM: The Afghan national suspect held as the prime suspect in this week’s shootings of two National Guardsmen in Washington, D.C. is now charged with first degree murder. The suspected gunman, 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal, was previously charged with three counts of assault with the intent to kill while armed and criminal possession…MORE