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President Trump to Hold News Conference on Coronavirus US Threat

President Trump to Hold News Conference on Coronavirus US Threat

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says he’ll discuss the coronavirus threat at a White House news conference on Wednesday. The session comes a day after he sought to minimize fears of the virus spreading widely across the U.S. Trump says representatives from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will join him. Trump and…MORE

Bernie Sanders Was the Target During the Last Dem Debate Before S.C. Primary

Bernie Sanders Was the Target During the Last Dem Debate Before S.C. Primary

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – Everyone ganged up on Bernie Sanders during the latest Democratic presidential debate. But Mike Bloomberg didn’t get away unscathed. Elizabeth Warren struggled to differentiate herself from Sanders. And moderate Democrats still can’t seem to agree on a strategy to slow the front-runner’s momentum. Democrats on Tuesday held their final debate before…MORE

Gay Mansfield Teacher Settles Lawsuit Against Mansfield ISD

Gay Mansfield Teacher Settles Lawsuit Against Mansfield ISD

Mansfield, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A settlement has been reached with a Mansfield teacher who alleged that she was discriminated against because of her sexual orientation in 2017. Art teacher Stacy Bailey will get a letter of recommendation and a 100-thousand dollar payment. She was removed from her classroom for showing students at an Arlington elementary…MORE

39 States Including Texas to Investigate Juul’s Marketing

39 States Including Texas to Investigate Juul’s Marketing

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – A lecturer at Harvard Law School says an investigation by 39 states leaves Juul Labs with little choice but to change its marketing practices. James Tierney said Tuesday that “when you see these kinds of numbers, it means they’re in a world of hurt.” Attorneys general from Connecticut, Florida, Nevada, Oregon and…MORE

Reproductive Rights Groups Sue Over Texas Anti-Abortion Ordinances

Reproductive Rights Groups Sue Over Texas Anti-Abortion Ordinances

DALLAS (AP) — Two reproductive rights groups are suing seven small East Texas cities that have declared themselves “sanctuaries for the unborn” with anti-abortion ordinances that prohibit them from operating within city limits. The American Civil Liberties Union filed the lawsuit Tuesday on behalf of the Texas Equal Access Fund and the Lilith Fund for…MORE

UNT’s Kimi Lynn King Talks Texas Super Tuesday

UNT’s Kimi Lynn King Talks Texas Super Tuesday

(WBAP/KLIF) — With talk of Texas turning from red to blue during the next presidential election, Bernie Sanders is riding the wave.  The senator from Vermont leads the Democratic Primary candidates as Super Tuesday approaches next week. The latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll shows Sanders leading with 24%, Joe Biden second with 22%, and…MORE

Chemirmir Charged in Two Additional Murders

Chemirmir Charged in Two Additional Murders

(WBAP/KLIF) — Dallas county authorities have added two additional capital murder charges in the case against Billy Chemirmir. The two new victims are Juanita Purdy and Leah Corken who were killed in 2016 at the Tradition-Prestonwood Senior Living Facility in Far North Dallas. The new indictments came Tuesday and bring the total number of victims…MORE

Online Child Sex Sting Nets 10 Behind Bars

Online Child Sex Sting Nets 10 Behind Bars

(WBAP/KLIF) — Undercover Tarrant county officers ran an online sting in search of sexual predators. Officers posed as children as young as 13 and caught 9 suspects who arranged to meet the kids for sex. The men ranged in age from 25 to 67 years old and were booked into jail on felony charges of online…MORE

Stocks Sink, Bonds Soar on Fears Virus will Stunt Economy

Stocks Sink, Bonds Soar on Fears Virus will Stunt Economy

NEW YORK (AP) – Stocks slumped and bond prices soared for the second day in a row as fears spread that the widening virus outbreak will put the brakes on the global economy. The losses came a day after the market’s biggest drop in two years. Investors plowed money into bonds, sending the yield on…MORE