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AP Sources: Ivanka Trump Set to Testify Before Jan. 6 Panel

AP Sources: Ivanka Trump Set to Testify Before Jan. 6 Panel

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – Ivanka Trump is scheduled to testify before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection. That’s according to three people familiar with the matter. Her decision to cooperate is a significant development for the committee, which has been trying to secure an interview with her since late January. Lawmakers have…MORE

National Weather Service Crews Survey Storm Damage Across NTX

National Weather Service Crews Survey Storm Damage Across NTX

DALLAS/FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Severe weather season has arrived in North Texas. The National Weather Service (NWS) says a radar-confirmed storm touched down in north Johnson county near Joshua and Alvarado. City officials reported downed wires throughout the county.The Keller Police Department confirmed that a three-alarm fire at a house in Westlake was caused by a…MORE

Senate Panel Deadlocks on Jackson; Confirmation on Track

Senate Panel Deadlocks on Jackson; Confirmation on Track

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Judiciary Committee deadlocked, 11-11, Monday on whether to send Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination to the Senate floor. But President Joe Biden’s nominee is still on track to be confirmed this week as the first Black woman on the high court. The committee’s tie vote was expected, as there…MORE

LISTEN: Ukrainians Bring Culture, Hope to North Texas

LISTEN: Ukrainians Bring Culture, Hope to North Texas

PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – Ukrainian refugees arriving to North Texas aren’t leaving their culture behind. During an anti-war rally at Haggard Park in Plano that was held over the weekend, a Ukrainian man who arrived to DFW from Kyiv just weeks ago put on a show for other refugees ad Ukrainian natives in the crowd. He…MORE

One Killed, 16 Wounded in Shooting at Trail Ride Concert

One Killed, 16 Wounded in Shooting at Trail Ride Concert

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia said on Monday that event organizers of a concert and trail ride, where one man was killed and more than a dozen others were wounded, didn’t have a permit. Dallas police responded to the shooting call at 5050 Cleveland Road just after midnight on Sunday. According to…MORE

Russia Faces Global Outrage over Bodies in Ukraine’s Streets

Russia Faces Global Outrage over Bodies in Ukraine’s Streets

BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) – Russia is facing a fresh wave of condemnation after evidence emerged of what appeared to be deliberate killings of dozens if not hundreds of civilians in Ukraine. European allies were united in outrage but appeared split on how to respond. Poland angrily singled out France and Germany for not taking more…MORE

Airlines Cancel More Than 3,500 Flights Nation-Wide this Weekend

Airlines Cancel More Than 3,500 Flights Nation-Wide this Weekend

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Travelers were left stranded after over 3,500 flights were canceled over the weekend nation wide. Airline companies cited tech issues and bad weather played a key factor in the cancellations. FlightAware, a website that tracks flights, noted major disruptions at several Florida airports, including Miami, Ft. Lauderdale and Orlando, as well as Baltimore…MORE

Border Asylum Limits Ending, But Not Biden’s Migrant Woes

Border Asylum Limits Ending, But Not Biden’s Migrant Woes

WASHINGTON (AP) – The ban on asylum-seekers at the U.S-Mexico border on public health grounds was imposed by one president who wanted to restrict immigration entirely. It’ll soon be ended by another president under increasing pressure from his own party to welcome immigrants. With the end of the Trump-era ban May 23, President Joe Biden…MORE

Multiple Victims Shot; At Least One Dead in Dallas Concert Shootout.

Multiple Victims Shot; At Least One Dead in Dallas Concert Shootout.

DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – At least one person is dead and three juveniles among 11 people shot just before midnight Saturday night in Southeast Oak Cliff, Dallas. Police estimate about two thousand people were in attendance at an event billed as “The Second Annual Epic Easter Bike Out and Field Party”, featuring a rapper from…MORE