DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Dallas-based “Big Thought”, an impact education nonprofit, receives $1.5 million from philanthropists Mackenzie Scott and husband Dan Jewett. Scott is the former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Scott and Jewett made contributions in support of 286 high-impact organizations, these organizations were identified through a rigorous process of research and analysis. Big Thought…… MORE
GENEVA (AP) — President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded their summit on Wednesday with an agreement to return their nations’ ambassadors to their posts in Washington and Moscow and a plan to begin work toward replacing the last remaining treaty between the two countries limiting nuclear weapons. But the two leaders offered…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott Wednesday signed House Bill (HB) 3257 into law, establishing the Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission. This commission purpose will be to produce biennial studies of antisemitism in Texas, work with schools and institutions of higher educations to develop effective methods to combat antisemitism, and implement Holocaust and…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The Fort Worth Independent School District has adjusted graduation plans due to the extreme heat. Clint Bond with FWISD said from Wednesday to Sunday they will have about 20 different ceremonies and have spread them out during non peak hours either 9am or 7:30 pm. “We know heat is a factor and have…… MORE
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WBAP/KLIF) – A group of Texas Democrats met with leaders in Washington this week about state and federal voting measures. Among the group were several Texas House Democrats who killed Texas’ Republican-led voting bill by walking out of the House chamber. The Biden administration is pushing legislation that would expand voting access while…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Mavericks and General Manager Donnie Nelson have mutually agreed to part ways. In a written statement Owner Mark Cuban said he wanted to thank Donnie for his 24 years of service to this organization, “Donnie has been instrumental to our success and helped bring a championship to Dallas. His hard…… MORE
LAREDO (WBAP/KLIF News) – Drama continues to cloud Fort Hood. Two soldiers stationed there have been charged with smuggling two undocumented Mexican citizens into San Antonio, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. 20-year-old Emmanuel Oppongagyare, a Pennsylvania National Guardsman stationed there, and 18-year-old Ralph Saint-Joie, an active duty U.S. Army member, made their initial…… MORE
TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Former President Donald Trump will visit the Southern border later this month with Governor Greg Abbott. In a written statement Trump said he “accepted the invitation of Texas Governor Greg Abbott to join him on an official visit to our Nation’s decimated Southern Border on Wednesday, June 30, 2021.” Trump added “The…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Fort Worth Police need help identifying a woman in connection with the robbery of a long-haul truck driver on June 10. Police say the driver was asleep in his truck across from a warehouse on AWG Way when the suspect allegedly knocked on a door asking for help with her broken…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – The developer of a long-planned and controversial high-speed rail line linking Dallas and Houston has announced it has signed a $16 billion contract with a firm in Italy to lead design in the project. Texas Central announced Tuesday it has inked the deal with Webuild, which is based in Milan. Residents have…… MORE
