WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate on Thursday confirmed Jerome Powell for a second four-year term as Federal Reserve chair, giving bipartisan backing to Powell’s high-stakes efforts to curb the highest inflation in four decades. The 80-19 vote reflected broad support in Congress for the Fed’s drive to combat surging prices through a series of sharp…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – House investigators say they have issued subpoenas to House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy and four other GOP lawmakers as part of their probe into the violent Jan. 6 insurrection. It’s an extraordinary step that has little precedent and is certain to further inflame partisan tensions over the 2021 attack. The Jan. 6…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The SPCA of Texas and the Texas Human Legislation Network are praising the City of Dallas banning the sale of dogs and cats at local pet stores. City Council voted this week to pass the Humane Pet Store Ordinance, which would fine anyone caught violating the order up to $500.…… MORE
Today is an Air Quality/Ozone Alert Day – MedStar’s response volumes for respiratory conditions generally increase on Air Quality Alert days. According to the American Lung Association, four groups of people are especially vulnerable to the effects of breathing ozone: Children and teens Anyone 65 and older People with existing lung diseases, such as asthma and…… MORE
Today is an Air Quality/Ozone Alert Day – MedStar’s response volumes for respiratory conditions generally increase on Air Quality Alert days. According to the American Lung Association, four groups of people are especially vulnerable to the effects of breathing ozone: Children and teens Anyone 65 and older People with existing lung diseases, such as asthma and…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — A triple shooting in Dallas’ Koreatown has residents on edge. Dallas police are searching for a man who shot three women inside a Northwest Dallas hair salon Wednesday afternoon. Dallas officer W. C. Mitchell says the suspect parked across the street and walked into the ‘Hair World’ salon at around 2pm, Wednesday, yelled…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) -The Senate has failed vote in an effort toward enshrining Roe v. Wade abortion access into federal law. Wednesday’s 51-49 negative vote almost along party lines provided a stark display of the nation’s partisan divide over the landmark court decision and the limits of legislative action. The afternoon roll call promised to be…… MORE
JPS Health Network is holding a community listening session Wednesday night as plans move forward on its $800 bond construction project. Tarrant County voters approved the funding in 2018. The in-person meeting is in conjunction with the launch of an online survey to receive public input on future projects near the planned “Medical Home Southwest.”…… MORE
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WASHINGTON (AP) – Inflation slowed in April after seven months of relentless gains, a tentative sign that price increases may be peaking while still imposing a financial strain on American households. Consumer prices jumped 8.3% last month from 12 months earlier. That was below the 8.5% year-over-year surge in March, which was the highest rate…… MORE
Attorney Zeke Fortenberry tells our media partner WFAA that he has sent letters to the Dallas Police Dept; Dallas Mavericks; AAC and the OKC hotel where teen was found 11 days later. DFW (WBAP/KLIF) – The attorney for a 15-year-old North Richland Hills girl who went missing while at a Dallas Mavericks game April 8th,…… MORE
