DALLAS = (WBAP/KLIF) – President elect Donald Trump taps his campaign senior adviser Susie Wiles as White House Chief of Staff Wiles is a veteran of Florida politics, and directed Trump’s campaign to victory in the state in 2016. She also helped Ron DeSantis’ 20 18 campaign for Florida governor, before a falling out that…… MORE
DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – In a unanimous vote, the Federal Open Market Committee has lowered its benchmark overnight borrowing rate by a quarter percentage point, to a target range of 4.50%-4.75%.The Fed justifies easing the rate as it supports employment as as much of a priority as stopping inflation. This rate sets what banks charge…… MORE
DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – Several sources now reporting Israel’s retaliatory strikes on Iran have now begun. This follows more than two hundred missile attacks on Israel back on October the first, with Israel vowing retaliation. America’s F-16 fighter jets, reported arriving in the Middle East from a German air base; arriving to undisclosed locations in…… MORE
U S CENTRAL COMMAND – (WBAP/KLIF)- American air reinforcements are arriving today in Israel; the second round this month. F-16 fighter jets; placed ahead of the expected Israeli attack on Iran, in retaliation for Iran’s missile blitz on Israel October first. Earlier this month, a squadron of U S F-15’s arrived at an undisclosed base,…… MORE
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors will recommend Erik and Lyle Menendez be resentenced for the 1989 killings of their parents in the family’s Beverly Hills home, providing the brothers with a chance at freedom after 34 years behind bars. An official with knowledge of the decision who was not authorized to speak on the record…… MORE
BOSTON, Mass. (AP) — Ethel Kennedy, who lost her husband Sen. Robert Kennedy to assassination, has died. She was 96. Kennedy was by her husband’s side when he was killed while running for president in 1969. She endured that tragedy and many others while raising their 11 children. A millionaire’s daughter and family matriarch, she…… MORE
DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – Officials say they expect cleanup will take hours, after a collision reported to involve a rock hauler, a FedEx truck and a car carrying medical waste collided The closure of I-35 in both directions is in effect from Hockley to Valley View in Cooke County, about 20 miles south of the…… MORE
Associated Press – (WBAP/KLIF) – New York City Mayor Eric Adams was indicted on charges alleging that he took bribes and illegal campaign contributions from foreign sources. Adams said at a news conference that he was not surprised by the indictments, and vowed to continue his mayoral duties. What to know: Adams says he won’t…… MORE
UPDATE; 11:15AM; Fire officials have lifted the “shelter in place” order in Frisco resulting from the chemical fire at the Texas Pool Supply Warehouse; the fire is out, and Public Information Officer Kelli Kistner reports fire fighting foam was mopped up in a manner to ensure it would not run off to contaminate water supplies.…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, he told a congressional committee Tuesday. Favre made the disclosure as part of his testimony about a welfare misspending scandal in Mississippi. Favre, who does not face criminal charges, has repaid just over $1 million in speaking fees funded by a…… MORE
