NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday struck down “Obamacare’s” now-toothless requirement that Americans carry health insurance but sidestepped a ruling on the law’s overall constitutionality. The decision means the law remains in effect for now. The 2-1 ruling handed down by a panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)-The iconic and historic record town neon sign from the 1950’s has been repaired and put back atop it’s new location in Fort Worth’s Southside Neighborhood. Record Town is one of the nation’s oldest music shops, opening across form TCU in 1957. Co-Owner Tom Reynolds says he’s excited to have this historic charm…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – A majority in U.S. House has voted to impeach President Donald Trump on the charge of abuse of power for pressuring Ukraine to announce an investigation of his political rival ahead of the 2020 election. Trump becomes the third president in U.S. history to be impeached. Impeachment would send the charges to…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – The decision not to call witnesses in an upcoming senate impeachment trial is a simple one for the senior senator from Texas. Senator John Cornyn says it is up to the House to show evidence for removal from office. “It’s up to the House to develop the evidence that they then want to…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – Mexico’s former top security official will be held without bond as he awaits trial on allegations that he accepted bribes from a notorious cartel. Genaro Garcia Luna was indicted in New York City for allegedly accepting a fortune in drug-money bribes from the Sinaloa cartel. A judge in Dallas on Tuesday ordered…… MORE
WAXAHACHIE (WBAP/KLIF News) – Classes at Life Middile School Waxahachie and Life High School Waxahachie were canceled Wednesday due to a large fire at a nearby recycling plant. School officials said the step was taken out of an abundance of caution. The fire at the Oak Cliff Metals Recycling Plant broke out around 4 a.m. WBAP…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police are on the scene of an officer involved shooting overnight where a man was reported to be shooting his gun at the ground at Spring Valley Road and Noelle. WFAA reports that police tried to talk the man down, but he proceeded to approach an officer. Police say one ‘non-lethal’…… MORE
KAYSVILLE, Utah (AP) – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been one of the largest sponsors of the Boy Scouts of America for decades but is making its split official Jan. 1. The Utah-based faith will deal another blow to the struggling organization when it pulls out more than 400,000 young people…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) — A 19-year-old man accused of spilling mercury at several Houston locations stole the liquid metal from an abandoned business, tried to sell it in small amounts to people for $20 and spilled some as he played with it in his hands, according to court records. Christopher Lee Melder remained jailed Tuesday on…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- Arlington continues to build on its economic momentum with a planned $810 million expansion of the Entertainment District, which would add a best-in-class hotel brand, new convention center, corporate office headquarters, mixed-use residential building, small business coworking and incubator space, and even more dining, retail, and entertainment options for residents and visitors. Tuesday…… MORE
