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Klay Thompson is Leaving the Warriors and Will Join the Mavericks

Klay Thompson is Leaving the Warriors and Will Join the Mavericks

DALLAS (AP) — Klay Thompson is moving on from the Golden State Warriors, with the four-time league champion agreeing to join the Western Conference champion Dallas Mavericks and change franchises for the first time in his 13-year NBA career, according to two people with knowledge of the decision. ESPN and The Athletic first reported the…MORE

Supreme Court Issues Ruling in Trump Immunity Case

Supreme Court Issues Ruling in Trump Immunity Case

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday extended the delay in the Washington criminal case against Donald Trump on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss, all but ending prospects the former president could be tried before the November election. In a historic 6-3 ruling, the justices said for the first…MORE

Crowley ISD Community Mourning Beloved JROTC Instructor Killed in Shooting

Crowley ISD Community Mourning Beloved JROTC Instructor Killed in Shooting

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News ) – As the Crowley ISD community is mourning the tragic death of a JROTC instructor, Fort Worth police released new details about what led up to 54-year-old Master Sergeant Gene Bass’ murder. According to an arrest affidavit, Gene Bass was fatally shot by his 28-year-old son Xavier Bass in outside…MORE

Dallas City Leaders Are Postponing Changes to the City Charter

Dallas City Leaders Are Postponing Changes to the City Charter

(WBAP/KLIF) – DALLAS, TX – Last week, Dallas City Council members tabled two major votes including one which would decriminalize small amounts of marijuana. However, supporters gathered 50,000 signatures which may be enough to put it on the ballot. The City Council also sent a proposal back to committee that would ban horse drawn carriages.…MORE

Texas Supreme Court Justices Made a Pivotal Ruling on Youth Gender Transitions

Texas Supreme Court Justices Made a Pivotal Ruling on Youth Gender Transitions

(WBAP/KLIF) – AUSTIN, TX – On Friday, the Texas Supreme Court decided to uphold the state’s ban on gender transition for minors. In an 8 to 1 decision, the state supreme court overturned a lower court’s order that had blocked the state ban from being enforced, while a challenge to the law was being heard.…MORE

Biden Works to Quell Democratic Anxieties over Poor Debate Performance

Biden Works to Quell Democratic Anxieties over Poor Debate Performance

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden worked forcefully Friday to quell Democratic anxieties over his unsteady showing in his debate with former President Donald Trump, as elected members of his party closed ranks around him in an effort to shut down talk of replacing him atop the ticket. Biden’s halting delivery and meandering comments, particularly…MORE

Biden Announces More Immigration Orders

Biden Announces More Immigration Orders

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is taking an expansive election year step to offer relief to potentially hundreds of thousands of immigrants without legal status in the U.S., aiming to balance his own aggressive crackdown on the southern border earlier this month that enraged advocates and many Democratic lawmakers. The White House announced Tuesday…MORE

Justin Timberlake Arrested for DWI

Justin Timberlake Arrested for DWI

(WBPA/KLIF) — NEW YORK (AP) — Singer Justin Timberlake was arrested early Tuesday and is accused of driving while intoxicated on New York’s Long Island, authorities said. Timberlake was expected to be arraigned in Sag Harbor, on the eastern end of Long Island, according to a statement from the Suffolk County district attorney’s office. Timberlake’s…MORE