NEW YORK (AP) – Markets are closing sharply lower after the latest escalation of the U.S.-China trade dispute. President Donald Trump said U.S. companies are “hereby ordered” to find an alternative to doing business with China after Beijing announced tariffs on $75 billion of U.S. goods. The Dow Jones industrials sank 623 points, or 2.4%.…… MORE
Supreme Court: Ginsburg Treated for Tumor on Pancreas
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court says Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has completed radiation therapy for a tumor on her pancreas and there is no evidence of the disease remaining. The court said Friday the tumor was “treated definitively and there is no evidence of disease elsewhere in the body.” In a statement, the court…… MORE
Trump Orders US Companies to Find China ‘Alternative’
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump in a series of tweets is ordering all U.S. companies with operations in China to begin looking for alternatives in response to retaliatory tariffs from Beijing. Trump on Friday said that he will respond in hours to an announcement Friday that China was retaliating to U.S. tariffs with a…… MORE
Attorneys for Fort Worth Man Charged in Ole Miss Student’s Murder Seek Psychiatric Evaluation for Client
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – Attorneys for a Fort Worth man charged with killing a University of Mississippi student withdrew a request for a judge to set bail. Defense attorneys told a Mississippi judge Thursday they instead want 22-year-old Brandon Theesfeld to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. Defense Attorney Tony Farese told reporters in Mississipi that…… MORE
XFL Announces Team Mascot: the Renegades
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) — Officials with the XFL announced the names of all 8 teams on Wednesday, including the team here in Dallas… the Renegades. They made that announcement by playing videos simultaneously in each of the cities. But if the league name, The XFL, sounds familiar, it should. It launched once before back in 2001…… MORE
Irving Police Seized 160 Pounds of Pot Last Week
Irving, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – In a tweet, Irving Police showed of a big pile of pot that’s been seized off city streets . An officer standing next to dozens of bags of weed with thumbs up. The 160 pounds of the of marijuana was collected last week. No other details were made available. Last…… MORE
Vigil for Woman Killed in Lower Greenville; Man Says He Saw ‘Large Man Pushing Woman’
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – In Lower Greenville Thursday a vigil was held at the location where a young woman tragically died Monday. 22-year old Sara Hudson was to meet friends to celebrate her birthday but never made it. Police late Wednesday night arrested a suspect seen on surveillance video. Video captures the moment when 49-year old Glen…… MORE
Another Blue Bell Ice Cream Licker In Texas
PORT ARTHUR, Texas (AP) – An arrest warrant has been issued for a 24-year-old man who authorities say posted social media video of himself licking ice cream from a carton in Texas and returning it to a supermarket freezer. The warrant charges D’Adrien Anderson of criminal mischief, a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year…… MORE
Texas Governor Expresses Concern About Private Gun Sales
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday raised concern about private firearm sales but didn’t commit to crack down on them or act on gun control issues following a meeting on ways to prevent mass shootings such as the El Paso attack that killed 22 people. While lawmakers are feeling pressure…… MORE
Newly Established ‘Texas Safety Commission’ Holds First Meeting in Wake of El Paso Shooting
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott held the first meeting of the Texas Safety Commission on Thursday at the Texas State Capitol. The Governor formed the panel in the wake of the mass shooting earlier this month at an El Paso Wal Mart. According to Police, the alleged shooter in the massacre was targeting Mexicans. “We…… MORE
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