Photo Courtesy of AP WASHINGTON — Dozens of senior officials have been placed on leave, thousands of contractors laid off, and billions in humanitarian aid frozen to foreign countries. In the last two weeks, President Donald Trump’s administration has introduced sweeping changes to the U.S. agency responsible for delivering global humanitarian assistance, leaving aid organizations…… MORE
Photo Courtesy of AP NEW YORK — Wall Street showed signs of stability Tuesday, with U.S. stock indexes making only modest moves in early trading, following a stronger performance in Europe and Asia earlier in the day. As of 9:35 a.m. Eastern time, the S&P 500 was up by 0.1%, recovering from a sharp drop…… MORE
President Donald Trump on Monday held off on his tariff threats against Mexico and Canada for 30 days after the two U.S. neighbors agreed to boost border security efforts. Trump on Saturday had directed that 25% tariffs on most imports from the two American partners — and 10% on Canadian energy products — go into…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — AP — President Donald Trump is pausing his tariffs planned for Mexico by one month, giving time for negotiations as Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she would deploy 10,000 members of her country’s national guard to the shared border to stop drug trafficking. But as of now, the taxes on imports from Canada…… MORE
Photo Courtesy of AP BRUSSELS — Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen firmly stated on Monday that Greenland is not for sale, urging a strong response from the European Union if U.S. President Donald Trump moves forward with his threat to assert control over the island. “I will never support the idea of fighting our allies.…… MORE
Here’s what we know about the Dallas Mavericks owners and general manager’s reasons for trading away their 25-year-old franchise player. DALLAS — For over two decades, the face of any major decision involving the Dallas Mavericks was Mark Cuban. But with a new era upon the team, Cuban is no longer the majority owner. So…… MORE
LEWISVILLE, Texas — The City of Lewisville has issued a boil water notice for residents following a significant water main break. This precautionary measure is in place to ensure the safety of drinking water due to potential contamination from a damaged 30-inch water line. As a result of this disruption, Lewisville Independent School District (LISD) has announced the…… MORE
WASHINGTON — Staff at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) were instructed to stay out of the agency’s Washington headquarters on Monday, according to an internal notice, following billionaire Elon Musk’s announcement that President Donald Trump had agreed to shut down the agency. USAID employees reported that over 600 staffers were locked out of…… MORE
A recall of broccoli florets sold at Walmart has been escalated to a Class I recall, the highest level of concern, due to potential contamination. Consumers are urged to discard the affected products immediately. Braga Fresh initiated the recall of select 12oz packages of its ready-to-eat Marketside Broccoli Florets on December 27. The FDA issued…… MORE
Photo Courtesy of AP GENEVA — Last week, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) urged global leaders to pressure Washington into reversing President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the U.S. from the United Nations health agency, emphasizing that the U.S. would lose vital information about global disease outbreaks. During a private meeting with…… MORE
