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South Korea Sends Plane to US to Bring Back Workers Detained in Immigration Raid

South Korea Sends Plane to US to Bring Back Workers Detained in Immigration Raid

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean media reports a charter plane has left for the U.S. to bring back Korean workers detained in an immigration raid in Georgia. A total of 475 workers, more than 300 of them South Koreans, were rounded up in the Sept. 4 raid at the battery factory under construction…MORE

Kilmar Abrego Garcia Wants Asylum

Kilmar Abrego Garcia Wants Asylum

Kilmar Abrego Garcia faces an uncertain future. The Trump administration wants to deport him to the African nation of Eswatini. Abrego Garcia wants to apply for asylum. Either path could mean a long journey through the legal system. Abrego Garcia became a flashpoint over President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown when he was deported to his…MORE

Governor Abbott Could Sign an Executive Order Regulating THC

Governor Abbott Could Sign an Executive Order Regulating THC

(WBAP/KLIF) – AUSTIN, TX – After several failed attempts to pass a bill to ban or regulate THC in Texas, Governor Abbott is expected to issue an executive order to regulate it. The executive order could set a minimum age requirement of 21 years old to purchase T-H-C products, and require dispensaries to be located…MORE

DART Has Approved Service Cuts That Could Impact Thousands of North Texans

DART Has Approved Service Cuts That Could Impact Thousands of North Texans

(WBAP/KLIF) – DALLAS, TX – Seven DART bus routes are being be discontinued, and 17 other routes will run buses less frequently, which will cut $24 million dollars from the budget. Officials with DART stated that it needs the money to pay for its new general mobility program, which is a deal that DART struck…MORE

Fort Worth ISD is Looking for a New CFO

Fort Worth ISD is Looking for a New CFO

(WBAP/KLIF) – FORT WORTH, TX – Fort Worth ISD’s chief financial officer Carmen Arrieta Candelaria has resigned to take a job in her hometown of El Paso. The district has already posted the position, and stated that it will hire a search firm to find a new CFO. Fort Worth ISD is facing a possible…MORE

Israeli Military Urges Full Evacuation of Gaza City Ahead of Expanded Military Operation

Israeli Military Urges Full Evacuation of Gaza City Ahead of Expanded Military Operation

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s military warned Gaza City residents to evacuate ahead of its plans to take control of what it portrays as Hamas’ last remaining stronghold and where hundreds of thousands of people remain under conditions of famine. The warning came on Tuesday ahead of an Israeli strike targeting Hamas’ leaders…MORE

Man Faces Federal Charge in Killing of Ukrainian Woman on Charlotte Train

Man Faces Federal Charge in Killing of Ukrainian Woman on Charlotte Train

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has charged a man with the fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee on a North Carolina commuter train. The charge means he could face the death penalty. Decarlos Brown Jr. has a lengthy arrest record with 14 prior criminal cases. He allegedly killed 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska last month on…MORE

RFK Jr.’s Latest ‘Make America Healthy Again’ Report Calls for More Scrutiny of Vaccines and Autism

RFK Jr.’s Latest ‘Make America Healthy Again’ Report Calls for More Scrutiny of Vaccines and Autism

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is urging public health agencies to prioritize investigations of vaccine injuries, prescription drug use and autism’s causes. The call is part of a new “Make America Healthy Again” report released Tuesday. Overseen by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the report aims to end childhood diseases in the U.S.…MORE