Category Archives: National News

Texas Governor Abbott Deploys Thousands of National Guard and State Troopers for Saturday’s Nationwide “No Kings” Day Immigration Raid Protests

Texas Governor Abbott Deploys Thousands of National Guard and State Troopers for Saturday’s Nationwide “No Kings” Day Immigration Raid Protests

AUSTIN – (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Morning News reports Governor Greg Abbott is deploying more than five thousand Texas National Guard troops and two thousand state troopers with special agents working alongside the Texas Rangers for scores of protests statewide against President Trump’s immigration raids. The events Saturday in Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Frisco, McKinney,…MORE

Texas Governor Greg Abbott Deploys National Guard Troops to San Antonio

Texas Governor Greg Abbott Deploys National Guard Troops to San Antonio

(WFAA) – SAN ANTONIO — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has deployed a contingent of National Guard troops to San Antonio, where the governor’s press secretary said the soldiers “are on standby in areas where mass demonstrations are planned in case they are needed.” It’s unknown exactly how many were sent to the Alamo City. “Peaceful…MORE

Federal judge blocks Trump administration decision to bar foreign student enrollment at Harvard

Federal judge blocks Trump administration decision to bar foreign student enrollment at Harvard

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has blocked a Trump administration decision to revoke Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students. The temporary restraining order stops the government from pulling Harvard’s certification in the Student and Exchange Visitor Program, which allows the school to host international students with visas to study in the U.S. Harvard…MORE

Significant Severe Weather and Heavy Rainfall Event in the Central U.S.; Critical Fire Weather in the Southwest. DFW/North Central Texas Could See Severe Weather in The Afternoon.

Significant Severe Weather and Heavy Rainfall Event in the Central U.S.; Critical Fire Weather in the Southwest. DFW/North Central Texas Could See Severe Weather in The Afternoon.

FORT WORTH – (WBAP/KLIF)- Significant severe weather is likely from the central/southern Plains into the the Ozarks today into tonight. All severe weather hazards are expected, to include tornadoes (some potentially strong to intense), very large hail, and severe winds. More storm chances are in the forecast for North Texas and throughout the DFW Metroplex,…MORE

U.S. Supreme Court Pauses Deportations to El Salvador’s CECOT Prison in Legal Challenge From North Texas-Held Venezuelan Men.

U.S. Supreme Court Pauses Deportations to El Salvador’s CECOT Prison in Legal Challenge From North Texas-Held Venezuelan Men.

WASHINGTON – (WBAP/KLIF) – The U.S. Supreme Court deals a blow to the Trump administration, ordering a pause on near-immediate deportations of Venezuelan men in the United States to El Salvador’s terrorist prison, CECOT. Venezuelan men held in Texas petitioned the court to prevent the government from sending them to CECOT after 24 hours notice;…MORE

Pete Rose; Others, Reinstated To Be Eligible for The Hall of Fame.

Pete Rose; Others, Reinstated To Be Eligible for The Hall of Fame.

Author: Associated Press NEW YORK — Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson were reinstated by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday, making both eligible for the sport’s Hall of Fame after their careers were tarnished by sports gambling scandals. Rose’s permanent ban was lifted eight months after his death and comes a day before the…MORE

President Trump Says He’ll Slash Drug Prices with Executive Order, Now Signed.

President Trump Says He’ll Slash Drug Prices with Executive Order, Now Signed.

FOX NEWS – (WBAP/KLIF) – President Donald Trump declared Monday that the U.S. “will no longer tolerate profiteering and price gouging from Big Pharma” as he signed an executive order implementing what his administration is calling “most favored nations drug pricing.” “The principle is simple – whatever the lowest price paid for a drug in…MORE

New Pope Chosen on Thursday’s Vote

New Pope Chosen on Thursday’s Vote

UPDATE: Lord Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo the 14th, the first American Pope, Cardinal to the city of Chicago, U.S., is chosen as the new Pope. He left as a missionary to go to Peru as a young man, starting his journey with the Catholic Church. VATICAN CITY (AP) — White smoke poured from the…MORE

DFW Airport and American Airlines Announce Acceleration and Expansion of Plans -Terminal F

DFW Airport and American Airlines Announce Acceleration and Expansion of Plans -Terminal F

DFW AIRPORT – (WBAP/KLIF) – – Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and American Airlines annouce agreement to quicken and expand the scope of the airport’s new Terminal F. Gate numbers will be doubled, customer amenities expanded, and a Lease Agreement between DFW and American to 2043 and increases the estimated Terminal F investment to…MORE