DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) — Beginning Monday, the American Red Cross will be testing all blood donations for COVID-19 antibodies, providing donors insight into whether they have been exposed to this coronavirus. Antibody testing will indicate if the donor’s immune system has produced antibodies to the coronavirus, regardless of whether they developed symptoms. Donations will be tested…… MORE
TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- Monday, June 15th is the last day to register for run-off elections taking place on July 14th. These elections were originally supposed to be held May 2nd but Governor Greg Abbot made the decision to postpone due to the spread of COVID-19. In this election, democratic voters will be voting on who…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- After initially resisting the idea of renaming military bases named after confederate leaders, U.S. Senator John Cornyn said he is now more open to the idea. Cornyn announced, while meeting in Dallas, that he supported a Senate Defense Bill that will establish a commission to look into renaming Fort Hood and other military bases…… MORE
WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Supreme Court ruled Monday that workers can not be fired for being gay, lesbian or transgender. In a 6-3 decision, the court ruled a key provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 known as Title VII that bars job discrimination because of sex, among other reasons, encompasses bias against…… MORE
Midlothian, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Protestors will gather in Midlothian this evening to demand the resignation of a school board member who was photographed in 2012, dressed in blackface at a so called “ghetto party.” Midlothian Texas School Board: Vote TAMI TOBEY out of Midlothian School Board – Sign the Petition! https://t.co/UqNtzzqHC3 via @Change — CRYBABY…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – During a protest against police brutality in front of City Hall Sunday, Dallas Police Chief Renee Hall volunteered to speak to the crowd, but she chose to leave after five minutes after being continually interrupted. At one point Hall said, ‘If the system is the issue,” at which point a protesters yelled…… MORE
(CNN) – A New Jersey company is recalling nearly 43,000 pounds of raw ground beef products because they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Saturday. The raw ground beef products produced by Lakeside Refrigerated Services, a company in Swedesboro, New Jersey, were shipped to…… MORE
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) – The United States Congress is once again at an impasse over a widely backed bill to designate lynching as a federal hate crime. Like previous attempts to pass anti-lynching legislation, the proposal is being blocked by a white southern representative, Republican U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky. Lynching is defined…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas health officials report more than 1,800 new coronavirus cases in the state and 19 additional deaths due to COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. The Texas Department of State Health Services on Sunday reported at least 87,854 cases, up from 86,011 reported Saturday, while the death toll rose from…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – Texas prosecutors are examining potential irregularities in a scandal-ridden former Houston police officer’s arrest of George Floyd on a minor drug charge. The probe could expand the body of convictions possibly tainted by the officer’s conduct. Floyd’s death last month under the knee of a white Minneapolis police officer sparked national protests.…… MORE
