LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) – A Texas man who threatened President Donald Trump from a Louisiana prison has been sentenced to just over three years in federal prison. Prosecutors say 24-year-old Buddy Keith Myers of Gibbs, Texas, was sentenced Monday for threatening the president. He’d faced up to five years in prison and a $250,000…… MORE
New York (CNN Business) – Delta Air Lines is giving passengers to one of the Dominican Republic’s airports the right to change or cancel tickets without the usual penalty. The flights covered by the waiver are those going to and from Punta Cana, on the eastern tip of the Island, where several American tourists have died in the…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) — The acting head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection resigned Tuesday amid an uproar over the discovery of migrant children being held in pitiful conditions at one of the agency’s stations in Texas. Acting Commissioner John Sanders’ departure deepened the sense of crisis and added to the rapid turnover inside the agencies…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- General Motors Co. is investing an additional $20 million at Arlington Assembly to upgrade plant conveyors in preparation for the launch of GM’s all-new full-size SUVs. GM has invested more than $1.4 billion in Arlington Assembly since 2015 to build a new paint shop and for body shop and general assembly area upgrades.…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Federal officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) arrested 75 illegal immigrants in North Texas and Oklahoma during a four-day enforcement action, which ended Thursday. Immigrants arrested during this operation are from the following seven countries: Mexico (58), Guatemala (6), Honduras (6), El Salvador (2), Kenya (1),…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – Migrant children returned to a Texas facility Tuesday that they were removed from earlier in the week amid reports of inadequate food and water. Officials with Customs and Border Protection confirmed Tuesday that more than 100 of the migrant children removed from the Clint, Texas border station were brought back to the same…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – Melania Trump has announced that her spokeswoman will be the new White House press secretary. Stephanie Grisham, who has been with the Trumps since 2015, will also take on the role of White House communications director. The first lady tweeted Tuesday that she “can think of no better person to serve the…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) The White House is threatening to veto a House bill that would provide $4.5 billion to improve the treatment of migrant families detained after crossing the U.S. southern border. In a letter to lawmakers Monday, the White House said the measure would hamstring the administration’s border security efforts. The warning comes as Hispanic…… MORE
Dallas- Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Tonight is the final chance for the public to weigh in on TxDOT’s proposed improvements to Highway 80 in Dallas and Kaufman counties Michelle Raglon with TxDOT says the project affects people in Dallas, Mesquite, Forney, and Sunnyvale. “We’re looking to reconstruct US 80 main lanes from 6 to 8…… MORE
Irving, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – An Irving mother has been charged with capital murder in the connection with the death of her son. 8-year old Joevani De La Pena was found dead Sunday morning inside an RV located in an Irving backyard on Peach Tree lane. Police say Tisha Sanchez said “demons told her to sacrifice…… MORE
