NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration’s recent changes to student loans are causing frustration and confusion for some borrowers. In response to a February court ruling that blocked some Biden-era programs, the Education Department has taken down online and paper applications for income-driven repayment plans. The removal of application materials also has caused confusion…… MORE
BAY CITY, Mich. (AP) — Vice President JD Vance has toured a Michigan plastics manufacturing facility while promoting a promised Trump administration industrial renaissance nationwide even as jitters about rising tariffs and steep drops in consumer confidence and financial markets point to the opposite. Vance was in Bay City, known in the 1800s for thriving…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) — Amid widespread economic turmoil, the price of gold has soared to another record high. Gold futures surpassed the $3,000 per troy ounce mark for the first time this week, per FactSet. And the cost of New York spot isn’t far behind — closing at about $2,988 Thursday. Interest in buying gold…… MORE
DENVER (AP) — Authorities say second person suspected of using an “incendiary device” following a string of vandalism at a Colorado Tesla dealership has been arrested. Police in Loveland, Colorado, said Friday that a 29-year-old man was arrested Thursday in connection with the incident in Loveland on March 7. Police didn’t release a possible motive.…… MORE
DALLAS — Hundreds of flights have been canceled or delayed at DFW Airport and Dallas Love Field Friday because of strong winds. Strong wind gusts of up to 50-60 mph are in the forecast for North Texas Friday, bringing heightened fire risks and prompting a WFAA Weather Alert Day. As of around noon Friday, hundreds…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Russia President Vladimir Putin is voicing support for a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire in its war against Ukraine. President Donald Trump meanwhile has welcomed NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte to Washington amid deep concerns by members of the 32-member transatlantic military alliance that Trump’s apparent pivot toward Russia makes him untrustworthy. Also Thursday,…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — A heart-warming story of an elementary school student in Denton county who saves a liter of kittens. Ben is a student at Justin Elementary School and was playing outside his apartment complex, Wednesday night, when he noticed a sound coming from underneath a large storm grate that dropped five feet down. Members of…… MORE
DALLAS – WFAA; (WBAP/KLIF) – More federal employee layoffs are reported today, and along with them, termination of leases for office space that provided those workers with place to do their jobs. Dallas-area-based federal Education Department staffers received layoff notices today as well, but the number affected remains unclear. As of March 5, the agency…… MORE
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — The Trump administration said Tuesday that it would immediately lift its suspension of military aid to Ukraine and its intelligence sharing with Kyiv. The announcement came a week after the measures were imposed to push Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to enter talks to end the war with invading Russian forces.…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market is sinking further after President Donald Trump raised the stakes in his trade war, pulling Wall Street more than 9% below its record set just a month ago. The S&P 500 fell 1.1% Thursday after Trump said he would raise tariffs on steel and aluminum…… MORE
