Barring a dramatic change of direction, Texas and Oklahoma are moving toward taking the Red River Rivalry to the Southeastern Conference in a seismic shift that will have repercussions in college sports from coast to coast. According to multiple reports, the first and significant formal step of the process could come as soon as Monday…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi are set to announce that they’ve come to an agreement to end the U.S. military’s combat mission in Iraq by the end of the year. That’s according to a senior administration official who spoke on the condition of anonymity. The American military mission’s…… MORE
CANCUN – WBAP/KLIF – Mexican authorities say Elijah Snow died of asphixiation; caught, they say, trying to enter a bathroom window ten miles away fro mthe Cancun hotel where he and his wife celebrated their anniversary. A statement says Snow died lodged in that window, unable to move himself. It remains unclear why Snow was…… MORE
Lincoln, Neb. (AP) – Nebraska State Patrol officials have defended their state-funded mission to the U.S.-Mexican border in Texas, arguing that they answered a call for help from fellow law enforcement officers amid a surge in illegal border crossings. Patrol officials described the situation in Del Rio, Texas, as a humanitarian crisis, and said many…… MORE
Austin (AP) – Physicist Steven Weinberg, the 1979 winner of the Nobel prize in physics with two other scientists for their work unlocking mysteries of tiny particles, has died at 88. Spokesperson Christine Sinatra at the University of Texas at Austin says Weinberg died at a hospital in Austin. He had taught at the University…… MORE
Arlington-WBAP/KLIF – Arlington Police indicate they are likely to charge a juvenile with murder after release from an area hospital. Police say they found two teenaged boys with gunshots when they arrived to a call for help on Clearwater Drive Friday afternoon. Both teens died of their injuries. A third teenaged boy who was shot…… MORE
Levelland, Texas (AP) – Federal prosecutors say the suspect charged in the fatal shooting of a SWAT officer in a small West Texas city during a standoff last week has been charged with a federal crime. Omar Soto-Chavira was charged Friday with assaulting a federal officer who responded to the scene. Prosecutors say the 22…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas County announced late Friday night it has increased its coronavirus threat level to orange for unvaccinated people. County Judge Clay Jenkins says the change was made in response to a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. Among other things that means indoor dining at restaurants is discouraged for the unvaccinated, but…… MORE
Atlanta (AP) – Former Dallas Cowboy Herschel Walker appears to have a coveted political profile for a potential Senate candidate in Georgia. He was a football hero at the University of Georgia before his long NFL career. He’s a business owner whose chicken products are distributed across the U.S. And he’s a Black conservative with…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Texas Department of Public Safety crews have cleared out a prison 100 miles north of Laredo to make room for illegal immigrant detainees. According to Jeff Monosso, the Texas governor Greg Abbott is expecting upwards of 200 apprehensions a day. Texas takes on the border surge crisis, by arresting illegal immigrants for trespassing.…… MORE
