(CNN Money) — The Jones Act is an obscure, century-old law that requires all goods ferried between U.S. ports to be carried on ships built, owned and operated by Americans. Now critics say it’s making it difficult to get critical supplies into Puerto Rico. The Jones Act, when it was established in 1920, was meant…… MORE
(CNN) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday unveiled a Republican framework for tax reform that calls for sweeping tax cuts and a simplification of the tax code, framing the effort in a speech as a historic opportunity. “This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity, and I guess it’s probably something I could say that I’m very good at,” Trump…… MORE
GARLAND (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Garland teenager is in critical condition after one of his friends shot him in the head while they were playing with a gun. The Garland Police Department’s Alberto Irizarry said the victim was hanging out with two friends at a home on Burning Tree Lane near North Jupiter Road Tuesday…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – Southwest Airlines is apologizing after video of a woman removed from a flight from Baltimore to Los Angeles went viral. The woman claimed to have a deadly pet allergy when she noticed a service dog on board the flight, but didn’t have medical paperwork to prove it. The airlines says its policy states that…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – A day after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit allowed Texas to enforce portions of its “sanctuary cities” law, Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Tuesday that his office is now accepting complaints. Paxton said that Senate Bill 4 allows his office to pursue civil penalties against or remove…… MORE
PLANO, Texas (WBAP/KLIF News) – Recently released documents reveal new details about what happened before and during a mass shooting at Dallas Cowboys watch party in Plano, when 32-year-old Spencer Hight went to his estranged wife’s home and killed her and seven others. According to a search warrant, Hight showed a knife and handgun to employees at a…… MORE
WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – A group of Congressional Democrats want to extend the deadline for Dreamers to apply for a DACA extension as a result of the recent hurricanes that hit Texas and Florida. Almost three dozen signed the letter, which was sent Acting Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke. It stated that there are 121,000 Deferred Action…… MORE
(CNN Money) — Ford, a sponsor of the National Football League, has voiced support for NFL players exercising their right to free speech and peaceful protest after President Donald Trump urged fans to consider a boycott. “We respect individuals’ rights to express their views, even if they are not ones we share,” the company said…… MORE
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – 87 professors at the University of North Texas signed an open letter calling on the university to rescind its invitation to Donald Trump Junior to give a speech at its Kuehne Speaker Series event next month. Trump is scheduled to speak at the AT&T stadium in Dallas on October 24th and is being…… MORE
(CNN) — Senator Susan Collins announced Monday afternoon that she will oppose the GOP’s latest plan to overhaul the Affordable Care Act, bringing the total number of public “no” votes to three and likely killing the last-ditch effort to repeal Obamacare this week. In a statement, the Maine Republican said the bill does not go far…… MORE
