WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says U.S. talks with the Taliban in Afghanistan are “dead” after they collapsed last week. Asked Monday about the talks, Trump replied: “They’re dead. They’re dead. As far as I’m concerned, they’re dead.” U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad had been in negotiations for nearly a year with the Taliban’s political…… MORE
Five North Texas Cities Named ‘Best Home Markets’ in the U.S.
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Five North Texas cities make up Wallethub’s newly released ‘Top 10 Best Home Markets’ in the country. With home values up 5.2% from last year but affordability dropping as mortgage rates get higher, the personal-finance website released its report on 2019 Best Real Estate Markets. To determine the most attractive real-estate markets…… MORE
Dallas Among Six Cities Hosting Amazon Job Fair Next Week, 30,000 Positions Available
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Amazon is planning to add 30,000 people to its workforce and will stop in North Texas to find potential candidates. The online retail giant is hosting job “Annual Career Day” job fairs in six cities nationwide, including Dallas, next week. Amazon is hiring full-time and part-time positions that range from $15/hr warehouse…… MORE
American Airlines Mechanic Who Admittedly Sabotaged Nav System Fired From Previous Airline
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) — The American Airlines mechanic who was charged last week with sabotaging a navigation system to earn overtime pay had been fired from his job at a previous airline. Abdul-Majeed Marouf Ahmed Alani admitted to the sabotage amid the Fort Worth-based airlines’ labor dispute with its mechanics. He has worked with…… MORE
Thief Steals Trailer Belonging to Duncanville Boy Scout Troop
DUNCANVILLE (WBAP/KLIF News) — A Duncanville boy scout troop is trying to figure out who stole one of their trailers. The thief reportedly broke a gate lock and targeted a trailer that was full of equipment — the only one among many others to have equipment inside. “We teach them to be trustworthy and loyal…… MORE
Cowboys Beat Giants; Dak Deal Imminent
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says a deal is “imminent” with Dak Prescott after the star quarterback tied a career high with four touchdown passes in a 35-17 win over the New York Giants. Prescott’s big day included 405 yards passing and helped lighten the load for running back Ezekiel Elliott.…… MORE
Man Reels in Rifle While Fishing at Texas Lake
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — It’s not the usual catch of the day. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports that a man who was fishing on Saturday at a North Texas lake reeled in something unusual: a semi-automatic rifle. Police say the man had been fishing with relatives at Lake Arlington, about 13 miles west of Fort Worth,…… MORE
Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick on Background Checks…”Someone In The Republican Party Has To Take The Lead On This”
DALLAS (AP) – One of the gun-rights lobby’s staunchest defenders in Texas is bucking the National Rifle Association on background checks after a West Texas shooting rampage killed seven people. The NRA pushed back Friday in a rare moment of the nation’s most powerful gun-rights group slapping down a key Republican ally. It came after…… MORE
Family of 7-Year Old Files Lawsuit Against A Texas School District
ROUND ROCK, Texas (AP) – The family of a 7-year-old Central Texas girl has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging her former school district kept losing her by putting her on a bus when she should have stayed on campus for an after-school program. KXAN-TV in Austin reports the girl’s mother, Candy Mendoza, alleges…… MORE
Country Singer Kylie Rae Harris Dies in Crash, According to New Mexico Authorities
TAOS, N.M. (AP) – Authorities say country singer Kylie Rae Harris caused a three-vehicle crash in northern New Mexico that left her and a 16-year-old girl dead. Taos County Sheriff Jerry Hogrefe told the Taos News that investigators believe Harris caused Wednesday’s crash and that speed appeared to be a contributing factor when she clipped…… MORE
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