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Galleria Art Exhibit Raises Money for Ukraine

Galleria Art Exhibit Raises Money for Ukraine

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – An art exhibit inside the Galleria Dallas is generating humanitarian relief for the people of Ukraine amid war. Artworks from Volta Voloshin-Smith, a part-Ukrainian, part Moldovan immigrant who now lives in DFW, will be on display in the exhibit space across from Gucci. “Voloshin-Smith is known for her illustration, watercolor art, and…MORE

Florida Judge Voids US Mask Mandate for Planes, Other Travel

Florida Judge Voids US Mask Mandate for Planes, Other Travel

Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – A federal judge in Florida has voided the national mask mandate covering airplanes and other public transportation as exceeding the authority of U.S. health officials. The decision Monday by U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle in Tampa also said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention improperly failed…MORE

Weekend Mass Shootings Rock 2 US Cities

Weekend Mass Shootings Rock 2 US Cities

HAMPTON, S.C. – AP – (WBAP/KLIF) – Authorities in South Carolina are investigating a shooting at a nightclub early Sunday that wounded at least nine people. It was the second mass shooting in the state and the third in the nation during the Easter holiday weekend. The shootings in South Carolina and one in Pittsburgh,…MORE

[FOUND] NRH Police: Searching for Missing 15-Year Old Natalee Cramer

[FOUND] NRH Police: Searching for Missing 15-Year Old Natalee Cramer

UPDATED: 4/19/22 5:30AM North Richland Hills (WBAP/KLIF) – The search for a 15-year old North Texas girl has ended. North Rrichland Hills police say 15-year old Natalee Cramer who was last seen at a Mavs game at the American Airlines Center on April 8 was found in Oklahoma. During the game Cramer left her seat…MORE

Pope Makes Easter Plea for Ukraine Peace, Cites Nuclear Risk

Pope Makes Easter Plea for Ukraine Peace, Cites Nuclear Risk

VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Francis has made an Easter plea for peace in Ukraine and in other wars in the world. After celebrating Easter Sunday Mass for tens of thousands of faithful in St. Peter’s Square for the first time since the pandemic, Francis delivered his traditional geopolitical speech, in which he cited the…MORE

Russia Renews Strikes on Ukraine Capital, Hits Other Cities

Russia Renews Strikes on Ukraine Capital, Hits Other Cities

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russian forces have resumed scattered attacks on Kyiv, western Ukraine and beyond after warning that it planned to step up missile strikes on the capital. The strikes on Saturday were a reminder to Ukrainians and their Western supporters that the whole country remains under threat despite Russia’s pivot toward a new…MORE

Mitchell, Jazz Win Opener 99-93 as Mavs Play Without Doncic

Mitchell, Jazz Win Opener 99-93 as Mavs Play Without Doncic

DALLAS (AP) – Donovan Mitchell scored 30 of his 32 points after halftime, Bojan Bogdanovic finished with 26 and the Utah Jazz opened the playoffs with a 99-93 victory over Dallas. The Mavericks were without injured two-time All-Star guard Luka Doncic. The fourth-seeded Mavericks started the playoffs at home for the first time since their…MORE

Dallas Cowboy Was In Car During Drive-By Murder

Dallas Cowboy Was In Car During Drive-By Murder

Dallas (AP) – An attorney for Dallas Cowboys cornerback Kelvin Joseph says the second-round pick in last year’s draft was riding in a vehicle from which a man was fatally shot about two months ago. However, in a statement Friday, Dallas lawyer Barry Sorrels said Joseph was unarmed when 20 year old Cameron Ray was…MORE

It’s Not Over: COVID-19 Cases Are On the Rise Again in US

It’s Not Over: COVID-19 Cases Are On the Rise Again in US

UNDATED (AP) The U.S. may be heading into another COVID-19 surge, with cases rising nationally and in most states after a two-month decline. Experts don’t know how high the mountain will grow, but they don’t expect a peak nearly as high as the last one, when the contagious omicron version of the coronavirus ripped through…MORE