WFAA NEWS 8 Author: Zachary Yanes, Ryan Osborne Published: 11:40 PM CST February 1, 2025 Updated: 12:21 AM CST February 2, 2025 DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks are trading star Luka Doncic, Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris to the Los Angeles Lakers, according to a report from NBA insider Shams Charania. The report states that the Mavs will…… MORE
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Dallas Has Officially Launched A Nationwide Search For its Next Police Chief
(WBAP/KLIF) – DALLAS, TX – Dallas city officials have hired Public Sector Search and Consulting, which is the same search firm that was used to recruit Eddie Garcia from San Jose in 2020, and Rene Hall from Detroit in 2017. Interim Chief Michael Igo has been running the department since Chief Eddie Garcia left for…… MORE
Seven Dead, 19 Injured In Air Ambulance Crash In Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — At least seven people were killed and 19 were injured when an air ambulance crashed to the ground in a busy Philadelphia neighborhood, The dead from Friday’s accident include a child who was receiving treatment at a Philadelphia hospital and her mother. All on board the medical transport jet were from Mexico.…… MORE
Recovery Crews Return To The Potomac Debris After The Deadly Plane And Helicopter Crash
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Recovery crews and divers are searching the Potomac River for remains and clearing wreckage from the midair collision of a passenger jet and Army helicopter that killed 67 people. A Coast Guard cutter outfitted with a crane waited by the wreckage on Saturday as occasional recovery team members slipped into the…… MORE
Trump Imposes Tariffs On Canada, Mexico And China, Raising Prospect Of Higher Costs For US Consumers
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump has signed an order to impose stiff tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China, fulfilling a campaign promise but raising the prospect of increase prices for American consumers. Trump is declaring an economic emergency to put duties of 10% on all imports from China and 25%…… MORE
Gaza Ceasefire Sees Its Smoothest Exchange Yet Of Israeli Hostages For Palestinian Prisoners
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — The ceasefire in Gaza has seen its smoothest exchange yet of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners along with the reopening of the crucial Rafah crossing. Saturday’s exchange occurred two days before discussions on the truce’s far more difficult second phase begin. And Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet…… MORE
Democrats Elect Ken Martin, The Party Leader In Minnesota, As Their National Chair
OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Democrats have elected Ken Martin, the party leader in Minnesota, to lead the national party. They’re turning to a low-profile Midwestern political operative to coordinate their resistance to Donald Trump’s presidency. Martin succeeds Jaime Harrison of South Carolina atop the Democratic National Committee. Harrison didn’t seek another term after the…… MORE
Trump Fires The Director Of The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump has fired the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Rohit Chopra, in the latest purge of a Biden administration holdover. Chopra was one of the more important regulators from the previous Democratic administration who was still on the job since Trump took office on Jan. 20.…… MORE
With Home Prices And Mortgage Rates High, Many Families Find The American Dream Out Of Reach
(AP) – With home prices high, American families are grappling with the prospect that homeownership might remain out of reach for them for a long time. The median age of first-time homebuyers rose to 38 last year. That’s significantly above historic norms, when median first-time buyers hovered between 30 and 32 years old for decades.…… MORE
Costco, Teamsters Reach Tentative Contract Agreement, Avoiding A Strike
(AP) – Costco and the Teamsters union have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, avoiding a strike. Teamsters spokesman Matthew McQuaid confirmed the agreement, which will have to be approved by members. Details of the agreement weren’t immediately available. The Associated Press left a message seeking comment with Costco. The Teamsters union represents…… MORE
