(WBAP/KLIF) — UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on Friday to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine and called on the Security Council to reconsider Palestine’s request to become the 194th member of the United Nations. The 193-member world body approved the Arab and Palestinian-sponsored resolution by…… MORE
NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – A North Texas judge sentenced a Bedford woman to nine years in prison this week in a murder-for-hire plot involving Bitcoin. Federal prosecutors said 58-year-old Michelle Murphy searched the dark web to find a hitman to kill her boyfriend’s lover. She allegedly used an ATM to convert cash to…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Tornado Watch until 9:00 pm for North Texas, including Dallas, Erath, Ellis, Hood, Johnson, Palo Pinto, Parker, Somerville, and Tarrant counties. The NWS has also issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Wise & Denton counties until 7:00 pm. Stay tuned to News/Talk 820 WBAP and…… MORE
SOUTHLAKE (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Controversy continues at the Carroll Independent School District, now that the Department of Education Office for Civil Rights found the district violated students’ civil rights. The three-year investigation was sparked by complaints by four students and parents of discrimination due to race, gender and sexual orientation. ACLU attorney Chloe Kempf…… MORE
FORT WORTH – (WBAP/KLIF) A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Collin County in North Texas, from 6:17 pm through 7:00 pm CDT. A tornado watch remains in effect for much of North Texas moving east through 10:00 pm tonight. For more information: https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=33.18800898984645&lon=-96.5724274245678… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas City Council took a crucial step to bring another professional sports team to the city. Dallas is getting a women’s soccer team from the new soccer league involving eight teams across the United States. The City Council approved the move allowing the team to play in the iconic Cotton Bowl…… MORE
DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – New rules go into effect August 01, 2024 for those traveling with their dogs or attempting to bring a new adoptee back home to the United States. Importation rules from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been through many changes after Americans traveling out of country with their dogs…… MORE
FORT WORTH – (WBAP/KLIF) – The National Weather Service of Fort Worth issues a tornado watch for much of North and Central Texas through 10 pm this/Wednesday evening. Hazardous weather may additionally be generated in the next several days as a new system makes it’s way from west to east. Damaging winds, hail up to…… MORE
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF News ) – A suspected serial North Texas rapist infected with HIV is facing new charges. In a news release, the Denton Police Department said it secured an arrest warrant on Monday for 25-year-old Carlton Tambaoga of Carrollton; who knew he was positive when he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman in 2022. Carrollton…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal judge in Florida presiding over the classified documents prosecution of former President Donald Trump has canceled the May 20 trial date, postponing it indefinitely. The order from U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon on Tuesday had been expected in light of still unresolved issues in the case and because Trump is…… MORE
