WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – The Chief Judge of the Northern District of Texas is getting support in a public disagreement with the Senate Majority Leader over so-called “judge-shopping.” Senator John Cornyn spoke on the Senate Floor denouncing Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s request for a new case assignment proposal in Texas. “Unsurprisingly there is no requirement…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.4 percent in March on a seasonally adjusted basis, the same increase as in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 3.5 percent before seasonal adjustment. The index for shelter rose…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Fort Worth police released new information about five suspects involved in a shooting that left a man injured in the West Seventh entertainment district on March 17. They’re looking for three men and two women in connection with the shooting that occurred at the intersection of Bledsoe and Currie…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A Dallas Police Department Sergeant has turned himself in after several warrants were issued involving alleged theft. The department launched an investigation a year and a half ago in October of 2022 involving allegations of criminal misconduct of Sergeant Thomas Fry of Detention Services. The investigation found for nearly a year Fry…… MORE
IRVING (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Authorities are searching for a North Texas man believed to be the gunman in a recent murder in Irving. According to a news release, 24-year-old Abel Alvarado Martinez was fatally shot outside his home on Ouida Street on Sunday. Investigators have identified 32-year-old Erik Natanael Amador Godoy as the suspect.…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith’s team is urging the Supreme Court to reject former President Donald Trump’s claim that he is immune from prosecution in a case charging him with scheming to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. The brief from prosecutors was submitted just over two weeks before the justices…… MORE
MESQUITE, Texas (AP) — A chilly, midday darkness fell across North America as a total solar eclipse raced across the continent. Monday’s spectacle was witnessed by millions of spectators in the U.S., Mexico and Canada. It was North America’s biggest eclipse crowd ever, thanks to the densely populated path. Cloud cover spoiled the view in…… MORE
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Joe Biden says student loan relief will empower Americans to pursue their dreams without the burden of debt. He visited Wisconsin on Monday to announce new steps to help more than 30 million people. The trip came a week after primary voting in the Midwest battleground state highlighted weaknesses for…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – Short-range model shows heavy storms over DFW by 9-10 PM and two storm areas merging over DFW between 6 and 9 AM tomorrow with the potential for high winds including tornadoes, large hail and repeated 3″ per hour rains with flash flooding likely. Tornado watch southeast of DFW in effect until 8PM. Storms…… MORE
BY MICHAEL R. SISAK, JAKE OFFENHARTZ AND JENNIFER PELTZ Updated 4:35 PM CDT, April 8, 2024Share NEW YORK (AP) — A New York appeals court judge on Monday rejected Donald Trump’s bid to delay his April 15 hush money criminal trial while he fights to move the case out of Manhattan — foiling the former president’s latest attempt to put off…… MORE
