NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) – An organization that alleges Yale University discriminates against Asian-American and white applicants has filed a federal lawsuit against the school. The complaint filed Thursday by Students for Fair Admissions alleges Yale improperly uses race as a determining factor when deciding who to admit in an effort to ensure a racially…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The head of a major Texas energy corporation says forced blackouts that left 4 million customers without electricity also unplugged plants that could have generated more power as the state’s grid was at the breaking point. Texas lawmakers on Thursday began public hearings on the crisis that led to one of…… MORE
ATLANTA (AP) – Georgia lawmakers are seeking to increase penalties for hazing, seeking to honor a Georgia teen who died from alcohol poisoning in 2017 at a Louisiana State University fraternity. The Georgia Senate voted 47-0 Friday for Senate Bill 85, which would make forcing people to participate in hazing a felony when someone is…… MORE
San Antonio (AP) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s legal battle against San Antonio Police Chief William McManus and the city’s top leadership has entered a new phase. Paxton has filed a petition in a state district court in San Antonio seeking to strip McManus of his job. Paxton has been tangling with San Antonio…… MORE
Austin (AP) – Texas has reported 290 more deaths from COVID-19, but the number of hospitalizations is plummeting. The Texas Department of State Health Services reports the state’s pandemic death toll from COVID-19 now totals 42,575. The state’s number of confirmed and probable coronavirus cases rose by 7,332 to almost 2.63 million. An estimated 174,645…… MORE
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. health advisers have endorsed a one-dose COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson that’s expected to provide an easier-to-use option to fight the pandemic. The panel of Food and Drug Administration experts ruled on Friday that J&J’s vaccine protected against COVID-19 and should be made available for adults. The FDA…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – The federally operated COVID-19 vaccination site at Globe Life Field in Arlington is fully operational. The site officially opened its doors on Friday and utilizes the Tarrant County vaccine registration website to schedule appointments for eligible patients. At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Marines and Sailors from 1st…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) – President Joe Biden is hearing firsthand from Texans clobbered by this month’s brutal winter weather. Biden and his wife, Jill, are hearing from emergency officials and visiting a food bank. The president thanked emergency workers for doing “God’s work.” It’s his first trip to a major disaster site since he took office…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The Coronavirus pandemic may not be as taxing on the Texas health care system as once thought. As new COVID-19 cases dropped by nearly 50% in late February, the resulting hospital bed capacity rate at Dallas’ 25 hospitals sits at 80%. Some are questioning whether hospital bed capacity is a reliable metric for…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Three people were injured during a massive fire at a Richland Hills recycling plant, Thursday. Eight North Texas fire departments responded to the blaze at the Advanced Foam Recycling plant south of Highway 121 in Richland Hills, Thursday afternoon. The fire, which could be seen for up to 30 miles across the Metroplex,…… MORE
