NEW YORK (AP) — Large numbers of New York City police officers have begun entering the Columbia University as dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters remained on the campus. Demonstrators had occupied Hamilton Hall hours earlier Tuesday after setting up an encampment earlier in the month. Students had defiantly set up tents again after police on April…… MORE
WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – Senator John Cornyn is calling out the differences in how the University of Texas at Austin is handling pro-Palestinian demonstrators on campus compared to other universities. Cornyn spoke on the Senate floor praising the quick action by Texas law enforcement. “As hundreds of protestors attempted to occupy the campus, the university hasn’t…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats will vote to save Republican Speaker Mike Johnson’s job should some of his fellow Republican lawmakers seek to remove him from the position, Democratic leaders said Tuesday, likely assuring for now that Johnson will avoid being ousted from office like his predecessor, former Rep. Kevin McCarthy. Johnson, R-La., has come…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Fort Worth city leaders fall into the bottom third of nationwide cities in balancing a budget. Fort Worth received a “D” grade from a financial watch-dog group for failure to balance Cowtown’s budget. Truth in Accountings Sheila Weinberg says the main issue centers on the city not adequately funding their pension and retiree…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Calls continue to get louder for donations at local area food banks. Summer is the most critical time for families dealing with food insecurity and many area pantries are seeing a drop in the number of donations compared to previous years.Stephen Raeside with the Tarrant Area Food Bank (TAFB) says they’ve run into…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump was held in contempt of court Tuesday and fined $9,000 for repeatedly violating a gag order that barred him from making public statements about witnesses, jurors and some others connected to his New York hush money case. And if he does it again, the judge warned, he…… MORE
Update at 2:34pm 4/30/24: CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Four law officers serving a warrant for a felon wanted for possessing a firearm were killed and four other officers were wounded in a shootout Monday at a North Carolina home, police said. Some of the officers who rushed to the Charlotte neighborhood to rescue the first…… MORE
PITTSBURGH (AP) — On a three-lane test track along the Monongahela River, an 18-wheel tractor-trailer rounded a curve. No one was on board. A quarter-mile ahead, the truck’s sensors spotted a trash can blocking one lane and a tire in another. In less than a second, it signaled, moved into the unobstructed lane and rumbled…… MORE
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The White House says U.S. President Joe Biden has again spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Pressure is building on Israel and Hamas to reach a deal that would free some Israeli hostages and bring a cease-fire in the war in Gaza. The White House says Biden reiterated his…… MORE
SULPHUR, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma’s governor says tornadoes that tore through Oklahoma and flattened buildings in one rural town have killed at least four people. Gov. Kevin Stitt said Sunday that nearly 30,000 people are still without power after the tornadoes began kicking up late Saturday night, leaving a wide trail of destruction. The damage…… MORE
