Update at 12:00pm: BRUSSELS (AP) – An advisory panel of the World Health Organization classified a new COVID-19 variant first detected in South Africa as a highly transmissible virus of concern and named it “omicron” under its Greek-letter system. The announcement on Friday from the United Nations health agency marks the first time in months…… MORE
New York (AP) Stocks are opening sharply lower on Wall Street – the Dow down 1,026 as of 9:37 ET – Friday after South Africa found a fast-spreading coronavirus variant and the European Union proposed suspending air travel from southern Africa. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than 900 points in the first 20…… MORE
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys struggled through a November trip through the AFC West that took plenty of luster off their incredible start, even as they still control the NFC East. After forcing overtime Thursday, the Cowboys had two more untimely penalties after they got the ball first before losing 36-33 to the…… MORE
Haltom City (WBAP/KLIF) – Three suspects have been arrested so far for the November 15 killings of two Haltom City teenagers. The 16 and 17 year old victims were found that afternoon lying near Haltom City’s North Park basketball courts. They had been shot to death. One juvenile suspect was arrested shortly after the bodies…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Two women were killed just after midnight Thanksgiving morning by a crash on the R.L. Thornton freeway. Dallas Police say their compact car was hit from behind at high speed by a full size SUV that investigators say was being driven by a badly intoxicated man. The victims’ car suffered what investigators…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – One of the most expensive properties in the Park Cities area has been sold for what may be the highest price ever paid for a house in Dallas. The more than a century old house sits on a seven acre estate on the banks of Turtle Creek, a little south of the…… MORE
Garland (WBAP/KLIF) – A 26 year old Garland resident has been arrested for an early Thanksgiving day murder. Ram Hel is in the Garland jail, charged with the killing of Shalom Thang. Thang was found lying in the driveway of a home near the southwest corner of Garland’s Alamo Park. He had been stabbed, and…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- North Texans will pack the malls this weekend to start off the holiday season, with many retailers offering black Friday discounts. Holly Quartero with the Galleria Dallas said they expect to have a very busy holiday shopping season and exceed numbers form 2019. “Not only to meet them but eat them,” said Quartero.…… MORE
NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) – President Joe Biden is wishing Americans a happy and closer-to-normal Thanksgiving. It’s the second Thanksgiving celebrated in the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic. The president and first lady Jill Biden released their greeting Thursday in a video recorded before their trip to Nantucket, Massachusetts, for the holiday weekend. From Nantucket, the…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Thousands of people packed the streets of Downtown Dallas for the 54th annual YMCA of Dallas Turkey Trot. “There’s just an excitement about this, families here cheering people on, people brought their dogs, it’s just a great way to start Thansksgiving holiday,” said YMCA CEO Curt Hazlebaker. The Dallas YMCA Turkey Trot is…… MORE
