Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – Russia and the United States have exchanged prisoners. A senior U.S. official says Russia released a Marine veteran jailed in Moscow while the U.S. released a convicted Russian drug trafficker serving a prison sentence in Connecticut. Wednesday’s surprise exchange was done as Russia’s war with Ukraine has driven relations with…… MORE
New Orleans (WBAP/KLIF) – The US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a district court in Texas to dismiss challenges to the Texas Heartbeat Act. Critics of the law have filed dozens of lawsuits trying to stop its enforcement, The federal court’s order directs the lower court to dismiss all challenges to private enforcement provisions…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – The City of Fort Worth, on Tuesday, became the first city government in the United States to mine Bitcoin. The pilot program is being launched by the Office of Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker and the City of Fort Worth in partnership with Texas Blockchain Council. Effective Tuesday, the S9 Bitcoin…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – Flags across parts of Texas are flying at half-staff to honor the Texas National Guard soldier whose body was recovered this week near Eagle Pass. Specialist Bishop Evans, of Arlington, was a graduate of Mansfield High School. He was reportedly trying two save two migrants who were struggling to cross the…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – Flags across parts of Texas are flying at half-staff to honor the Texas National Guard soldier whose body was recovered this week near Eagle Pass. Specialist Bishop Evans, of Arlington, was a graduate of Mansfield High School. He was reportedly trying two save two migrants who were struggling to cross the…… MORE
WASHINGTON D.C. (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Attorney General Paxton, alongside Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, spoke to reporters on Tuesday following oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court in Texas v. Biden. The lawsuit was jointly filed by Texas and Missouri in 2021 over the Biden Administration’s cancellation of the “Remain in Mexico” policy. The Trump-era policy was…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – Vice President Kamala Harris tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, the White House announced. That’s underscoring the persistence of the highly contagious virus even as the U.S. eases restrictions in a bid to revert to pre-pandemic normalcy. The White House said Tuesday that Harris tested positive on both rapid and a PCR…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The Better Business Bureau is warning residents about an online gunstore whose customers claim scammed them out of their hard earned money. Judy Holeman and her husband were on the market for a specific gun that they had trouble finding last year. The residents of Quincy,Washington finally found the gun…… MORE
A 6-year-old Brock Independent School District student has died after being hit by a bus. Her identity has not been released. It happened just after 4 p.m. on Monday in the 400 block of Canyon Creek Circle. Brock ISD issued a statement on it’s Facebook page, saying in part: “We are deeply saddened to confirm…… MORE
A 6-year-old Brock Independent School District student has died after being hit by a bus. Her identity has not been released. It happened just after 4 p.m. on Monday in the 400 block of Canyon Creek Circle. Brock ISD issued a statement on it’s Facebook page, saying in part: “We are deeply saddened to confirm…… MORE
