UNITED NATIONS (AP) – President Joe Biden has used his first address before the U.N. General Assembly to summon allies to move quickly to address the festering issues of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and human rights abuses. He’s also insisting the U.S. is not seeking “a new Cold War” with China. The president says…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – Third-shot COVID-19 booster vaccines for immunocompromised patients, along with first and second doses for all people 12 years of age and older, are available without charge 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday at Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center in south Fort Worth. The drive-thru clinic is administered by the City of Fort Worth with…… MORE
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ (WBAP/KLIF News) – Johnson and Johnson is the latest drug maker to tout its COVID-19 vaccine booster shot. The company announced Tuesday that those who receive a second dose of its one-shot vaccine will be better protected from the virus. In a Phase 3 trial, J & J said studies show the…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – Democratic congressional leaders backed by the White House have announced they will push ahead with a vote to fund the government and suspend the debt limit. They are all but daring Republicans to quit opposing the package or risk a fiscal crisis. Congress must fund the government in the next 10 days,…… MORE
DEL RIO, Texas (AP) — More than 6,000 Haitians and other migrants have been removed from an encampment at a Texas border town, U.S. officials said Monday as they defended a strong response that included immediately expelling migrants to their impoverished Caribbean country and faced criticism for using horse patrols to stop them from entering the…… MORE
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott will provide a border security update at the international bridge in Del Rio Tuesday afternoon. According to the Governor’s Office, Abbott will be joined by Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw, Texas Military Department Adjutant General Tracy Norris, and National Border Patrol Council President Brandon Judd. The trip…… MORE
Grapevine, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Before a packed house, the Grapevine-Colleyville ISD last night voted not to renew the embattled principal’s contract last night. The vote kicked off off a process that will allow James Whitfield to respond within 15 days. Before the vote the board listed performance issues and insubordination among other things as a…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – A San Antonio doctor who said he performed an abortion in defiance of a new Texas law has been sued by two people seeking to test the legality of the state’s near-total ban on the procedure. Former attorneys in Arkansas and Illinois filed lawsuits Monday against Dr. Alan Braid, who in a…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Another special session began on Monday inside the State Capitol in Austin. It’s the third special in the 87th Texas legislative session. A quorum was held in the House and Senate as lawmakers prepare to tackle agenda items laid out by Governor Abbott. Those items include redistricting. “Every 10 years we get…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott said Monday that he sent a letter to President Joe Biden requesting an emergency declaration for the State of Texas as a result of the escalating crisis at the Texas-Mexico border, specifically due to what he called “the dire situation in Val Verde County.” Thousands of Haitian migrants…… MORE
