JERUSALEM (AP) – Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett spoke to the head of Unilever after its subsidiary Ben & Jerry’s announced it would stop selling its ice cream in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and contested east Jerusalem. Bennett’s office quoted him on Tuesday as saying that Israel will “act aggressively” against the “clearly anti-Israel step.”…… MORE
UPDATED: 8:39AM AP Aerospace Writer VAN HORN, Texas (AP) – Jeff Bezos has blasted into space on his rocket company’s first flight with passengers. He’s the second billionaire in just over a week to ride his own spacecraft. The Amazon founder soared to space with a hand-picked group in his Blue Origin capsule and landed…… MORE
Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls of Texas, a former Fort Bend County sheriff who was photographed trying to barricade the House chamber doors during the Capitol riot, is among 5 lawmakers chosen to sit on the select House committee formed to investigate the incident. Nehls is credited with trying to help Capitol Police…… MORE
Plano (WBAP/KLIF) – Doorbell camera video captured the moment an explosion on Monday reduced a Plano home to rubble. The blast which sent sent six people to the hospital, was picked up from the home directly across the street on Cleveland Drive late Monday afternoon. The cause of the explosion is still under investigation. A…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden tempered his assessment that social media giants are “killing people” by hosting misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines on their platforms, saying Monday that he hoped they would not take it “personally” and instead would act to save lives. While companies like Facebook defend their practices and say they’re helping…… MORE
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – An explosion Monday afternoon at a home in the 4400 block of Cleveland drive in Plano sent six people to the hospital. Of those injured, one person was in the house at the time of the blast. Five others were from next door and included three children. A Plano Police dog was…… MORE
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – Plano Fire-Rescue Chief Sam Greif has been appointed to serve as Chairman of the International Association of Fire Chiefs’ Terrorism & Homeland Security Committee. According to Plano Fire-Rescue, the Terrorism & Homeland Security Committee is composed of fire and emergency service leaders who provide guidance to the IAFC and policymakers about how…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – The Arlington Police Department is partnering with The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms to reduce violent crime in the city. Arlington Police Chief Al Jones said on Monday that Arlington, like the rest of the country, is experiencing an increase in violent crime rates. “Through June of this year we are…… MORE
AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) – Stocks around the world are falling amid worries about a resurgence in global infections of COVID-19. The benchmark S&P 500 was 2% lower in afternoon Monday trading, and Treasury yields sank sharply as investors scrambled to move into areas of the market seen as safer. Airlines, hotels and…… MORE
NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – North Texas voters will begin casting their ballots today to decide which Republican will win the seat for Texas 6th Congressional District. The runoff election pits Susan Wright, the widow of the late U.S. Representative Ron Wright, against Waxahachie-area State Representative Jake Ellzey. The late Ron Wright succumbed died back in…… MORE
