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Supreme Court Ready To Take Up Texas Abortion Law

Supreme Court Ready To Take Up Texas Abortion Law

Washington (AP) – In only a handful of cases has the Supreme Court moved as quickly as it is in the fight over the Texas law that bans most abortions. The cases being argued Monday could signal how the justices will rule in an even bigger abortion case that will be heard a month later,…MORE

Mega Merger Affects 85 Texas Banks

Mega Merger Affects 85 Texas Banks

(WBAP/KLIF) — Two Texas banks will combine to become the 6th largest bank in the nation. A combined 85 bank branches in Texas are affected. The Cadence Bank and Bankcorp South Bank merger boasts a combined $40-billion in assets. The new bank will retain the name of Cadence Bank, with the merger to be complete…MORE

Paxton Sues President Biden, Again

Paxton Sues President Biden, Again

(WBAP/KLIF) — As the U.S. Supreme Court continues to side with employers who impose vaccine mandates for workers, the Texas Attorney General is attempting another suit to prevent such mandates. Ken Paxton filed litigation, Friday, against the biden administration for ordering federal contractors to mandate workers receive the COVID vaccine to remain employed. Paxton says…MORE

Experience Battle Reenactments, Flying Demonstrations at Wings Over Dallas WWII Airshow

Experience Battle Reenactments, Flying Demonstrations at Wings Over Dallas WWII Airshow

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- One of North Texas’ largest airshows returns to Dallas Executive Airport from October 29-31, 2021, when the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) hosts the Wings Over Dallas WWII Airshow, presented by Frost Bank. The interactive event features spectacular flying demonstrations, battle reenactments, veteran appearances, living history encampments, hands-on family and educational activities, aircraft rides,…MORE

FDA Paves Way for Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccinations in Young Kids

FDA Paves Way for Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccinations in Young Kids

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Food and Drug Administration has paved the way for children ages 5 to 11 to get Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. The agency authorized the kid-size doses on Friday. But there’s one more regulatory hurdle. Next week, advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will discuss which youngsters should get vaccinated.…MORE

NAACP Discourages Professional Athletes from Signing Contracts in Texas

NAACP Discourages Professional Athletes from Signing Contracts in Texas

(WBAP/KLIF) – In response to recently passed legislation, the NAACP is discouraging professional athletes from signing contracts in Texas. The NAACP announced this week that it sent a letter to every professional sports players’ association in the country, urging its free agents to reconsider signing contracts in Texas. In recent months, Texas Governor Greg Abbott…MORE

Health Experts Encourage Safety this Halloween Weekend

Health Experts Encourage Safety this Halloween Weekend

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Local health experts are encouraging parents and kids to be safe this Halloween weekend. The North Texas Poison Center, housed at Parkland Memorial Hospital, had a few tips for trick-or-treaters this week. “Children will be children and each year we receive calls from anxious parents whose child has bitten into a glow…MORE

GOP Trump Critic Rep. Adam Kinzinger Won’t Seek Reelection

GOP Trump Critic Rep. Adam Kinzinger Won’t Seek Reelection

WASHINGTON (AP) – Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, a critic of Donald Trump who is one of two Republicans on the panel investigating the deadly Capitol attack, announced Friday he would not seek reelection next year. The military veteran, who won a long-shot suburban congressional district a decade ago, became one of a handful…MORE

Baldwin shooting highlights risks of rushed film production

Baldwin shooting highlights risks of rushed film production

NEW YORK (AP) — The fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin on a movie set has put a microscope on an often-unseen corner of the film industry where critics say the pursuit of profit can lead to unsafe working conditions. With a budget around $7 million, the Western “Rust” was no micro-budget indie. The previous best-picture…MORE

2 Neo-Nazi Group Members Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison

2 Neo-Nazi Group Members Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison

GREENBELT, Md. (AP) – Two neo-Nazi group members have been sentenced to nine years in prison each in a case that highlighted a broader federal crackdown on far-right extremists. FBI agents arrested former Canadian Armed Forces reservist Patrik Jordan Mathews, U.S. Army veteran Brian Mark Lemley Jr., and a third member of a group called…MORE