Undated (AP) – The U.S. Border Patrol hopes to free up agents to go back into the field by hiring civilians to perform tasks like checking holding cells and collecting information for immigration court papers. It says agents spend about 40% of their time caring for people already in custody and administrative tasks that are…… MORE
Warning From Former Planned Parenthood President
Houston (AP) – One of the country’s top abortion-rights activists is warning that the Supreme Court’s recent inaction on Texas’ extremely restrictive new abortion law could signal the end of judicial checks and balances on the issue. Former Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards told The Associated Press this week that the court’s decision to let…… MORE
SUNDAY: Continued mostly sunny and warm. High: 92. Winds: NE 5-10. MONDAY: Mostly sunny and hot. High: 97. Winds: S 10-15. TUESDAY: Partly cloudy and cooler. Isolated showers or storms possible (20%). High: 86. Winds: S becoming N 10-20.… MORE
America’s Sequoia Heritage Threatened By Monster Wildfire
ASSOCIATED PRESS – WBAP/KLIF – Giant sequoia trees that have lived thousands of years in isolated pockets in California are again threatened by massive wildfires underway in California, and the most famous tree of all is now at risk. Officials say the now merged wildfires “Colony” and “Paradise Fire” – to be called the KNP…… MORE
Texas Woman Convicted In 2 Kansas Murders
Great Bend, Kan. (AP) – A Texas woman has been convicted of capital murder for her role in the slayings of a Wichita, Kansas couple who were killed after a carnival worker ordered their deaths as part of a fictitious carnival mafia. A jury found 57 year old Kimberley Younger of Aransas Pass, Texas, guilty…… MORE
Texas Rioter Sentenced To 50 Years
New Boston (AP) – A Texas man linked to the “boogaloo” movement who live-streamed threats to kill police during the January 6 riot at the U.S. capitol was sentenced Friday to 50 years in prison after being convicted of attempted murder of a peace officer. The Texarkana Gazette reports a jury in Bowie County found…… MORE
U.S. To Return Haitians To Haiti
UPDATE: 09-18 5:35 PM – Federal officials indicate they will begin flying Haitians from the border near Del Rio home to Haiti beginning Sunday. Unconfirmed reports indicate many of the Haitians, numbering thousands, may be flown home from San Antonio. Del Rio (AP) – A US official says the Biden administration plans to expel Haitian…… MORE
Governor Abbott Gives $2-Billion to Secure Border
(WBAP/KLIF) — As the Biden Administration fails to enforce the “Remain in Mexico” policy ordered by the U.S. Supreme Court, tens of thousands of illegal immigrants continue to pour across the border into Texas. Governor Greg Abbott attempted to take control of the border situation, Friday, by signing legislation adding $2-billion in funding to “Operation…… MORE
US Panel backs COVID-19 Boosters only for Elderly, High-risk
WASHINGTON (AP) – An influential federal advisory panel has overwhelmingly rejected a plan to give Pfizer booster shots against COVID-19 to most Americans, but it approved the extra shots for those who are 65 or older or run a high risk of severe disease. The twin votes Friday represented a heavy blow to the Biden…… MORE
Pentagon Reverses Itself, Calls Deadly Kabul Strike an Error
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Pentagon has retreated from its defense of a drone strike that killed multiple civilians in Afghanistan last month. It announced Friday that an internal review revealed that only civilians were killed in the attack, not an Islamic State extremist as first believed. For days after the Aug. 29 strike, Pentagon officials…… MORE
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