TOKYO (AP) – Simone Biles will not defend her Olympic title. The American gymnastics superstar has withdrawn the all-around competition to focus on her mental well-being. The decision comes a day after Biles removed herself from the team final following one rotation because she felt she wasn’t mentally ready. Jade Carey, who finished ninth in…… MORE
LAPORTE, Texas (AP) – Two people are dead after a chemical leak at plant in La Porte, Texas. Lyondell Basell spokesperson Chevalier Gray said in a statement that the incident happened about 7:35 p.m. Tuesday and involved an acetic acid leak at the company’s facility in the La Porte Complex. Emergency responders from the City…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Texas Republican Jake Ellzey won Tuesday’s runoff election for a seat in U.S. House of Representatives. voters in Texas’ 6th Congressional District cast their ballots, Tuesday, for Republican Susan Wright, the widow of the late congressman Ron Wright, and Jake Ellzey, a Republican state legislator. Ellzey received 20,837 votes, while wright garnered 18,279. …… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Nurses across Texas are concerned about a recent rise in cases in the state. According to the Texas Nurses Association, hospitals have yet to recover from the nursing shortage in place before COVID and are now dealing with additional vacancies as exhausted nurses leave the profession. “Nurses are burned out. ICU units are…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Two of the Big XII conference’s largest schools are officially asking for an invitation to join the SEC. On Tuesday, the University’s of Texas and Oklahoma officially petitioned the Southeastern Conference for membership starting in July of 2025. In a letter to the SEC, officials with UT and OU said their addition…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Salvation Army of North Texas in partnership with Reliant will be offer cooling stations to provide heat relief to vulnerable neighbors as high temperatures continue to rise across the five-county region. This year, the organization will have some locations providing outdoor cooling stations, while others will offer curbside pick-up for bottled water…… MORE
AP Medical Writer The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reversing course on some masking guidelines. The agency announced new recommendations Tuesday that even vaccinated people should return to wearing masks indoors in parts of the U.S. where the coronavirus is surging. Scientists cited new information about the ability of the delta variant to…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – Four officers who defended the Capitol during the January 6th Capitol riot have given emotional accounts of the attack. They testified Tuesday that they were beaten as the mob of Donald Trump supporters overwhelmed them, broke through windows and doors and interrupted the congressional certification of Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential win. A…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Retired Lt. Randy Luper and his daughter-in-law Vanessa Luper died of Covid-19 after the family tested positive for the virus. Both of them were hospitalized on July 11, they died within hours of each other. Lt. Luper came from generations of firefighters. His father was a Battalion Chief with Dallas Fire-Rescue, and his…… MORE
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WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – A House select committee is holding their first hearing to investigate the January Sixth Capitol riot after multiple Congressional hearings on the riot since winter. The panel on Tuesday focusing on police officers who responded to the attack. (Copyright 2021 WBAP/KLIF 24/7 News. This report contains material from the WFAA-TV)… MORE
