(WBAP/KLIF) – AUSTIN, TX – This year STARR test results showed that reading proficiency for students varied across different grade levels. While some grades demonstrated improvement, others saw a slight decline. Third, fifth, and eighth graders experienced a 2% decrease in reading proficiency. Reading scores of fourth graders rose by 3%. Sixth graders also saw…… MORE
8 Israeli Soldiers Killed in Southern Gaza in Deadliest Attack on Israeli Forces in Months
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military says that eight soldiers have been killed in southern Gaza in the deadliest attack on Israeli forces in months. The army said Saturday without elaborating that the troops were killed in an explosion. The deaths will likely fuel calls for a cease-fire and heighten Israeli public anger over ultra-Orthodox exemptions…… MORE
Trump Michigan Trip Includes Stops at a Black Church and a Gathering of MAGA Activists
DETROIT (AP) — Donald Trump is courting Black voters and a conservative group popular with white supremacists during back-to-back stops in Michigan. Trump is scheduled to host a Saturday afternoon roundtable discussion at an African American church in Detroit. Later, he’ll deliver the keynote address at Turning Point Action, a group that the Anti-Defamation League…… MORE
Biden Goes Straight From G7 to Hollywood Fundraiser, Balancing Geopolitics With His Reelection Bid
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood’s A-list is turning out for President Joe Biden’s campaign at a glitzy fundraiser headlined by George Clooney and Julia Roberts that features former President Barack Obama as well. Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel will interview all four of them at Saturday night’s event at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles.…… MORE
Mavs beat Celtics to extend series
It’s back to Boston for the Dallas Mavericks, after rolling past the Celtics 122-84 to avoid a sweep in the NBA Finals DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic scored 25 of his 29 points in the first half, Kyrie Irving added 21 points and the Dallas Mavericks emphatically extended their season on Friday night, fending off…… MORE
DFW’s Morning News-Clayton catches up with Luka’s mom outside AAC
DFW’s Morning News’ Clayton Neville catches up with Luka’s mom outside AAC.… MORE
DFW’s Morning News-Friday Flashback 6-14-24
DFW’s Morning News flashes back in KLIF history to 1970.… MORE
DFW’s Morning News-DPD Chief Summer Trends
DFW’s Morning News speaks with Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia about reducing violent crime in the summer, and the heat.… MORE
Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump-Era Ban on Bump Stocks
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday struck down a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, a gun accessory that allows semiautomatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns and was used in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. The high court’s conservative majority found that the Trump administration did not follow federal…… MORE
North Texas Man Charged with Threatening FBI Agent After Hunter Biden Verdict
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News ) – A Fort Worth man is facing charges for allegedly threatening an FBI agent known to be involved in an investigation into President Joe Biden’s son Hunter. Investigators said shortly after Hunter was found guilty on all three felony gun charge counts on Tuesday, 43-year-old Timothy Muller placed a call…… MORE
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