(CNN Money) — Speaking to reporters after a two-day owners meeting in New York on Wednesday, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced no plans to change the league’s policy which states that players should stand for the National Anthem but it does not require them to. Goodell also said players aren’t trying to be “disrespectful to the flag” when…… MORE
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Trump, Dem Congresswoman Feud Over his Alleged Remarks to Widow of Fallen Soldier
(CNN) — President Donald Trump engaged in a public feud Wednesday with a Democratic congresswoman over her claim that he told the widow of a US serviceman killed in an ambush in Niger that “he knew what he signed up for, but I guess it still hurt.” Trump has emphatically denied Florida Rep. Frederica Wilson’s account…… MORE
Judge Grants Temporary Restraining Order Against Zeke Elliott’s Suspension
NEW YORK (WBAP/KLIF News) – A New York judge has granted a temporary restraining order lifting the six-game suspension against Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott. The National Football League Player’s Association requested the restraining order after an appeals court upheld the NFL’s suspension. The league said Elliott violated the personal conduct policy after it investigated…… MORE
8 Texas Men Arrested for Roles in Sex-Trafficking Operation
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – Federal authorities have arrested eight men in Fort Worth on charges they sold women, including at least three juveniles, to have sex with men who had responded to online advertising. Officials said in a statement Tuesday that the men, ranging in age from 24 to 33, are each facing sex-trafficking charges…… MORE
Bipartisan Senators Reach Small Deal on Healthcare
(CNN) — Senators Lamar Alexander and Patty Murray have reached a deal “in principle” to restore Affordable Care Act cost-sharing reduction payments for two years in exchange for more state flexibility in Obamacare. One Senate aide said the plan would also restore just over $100 million in funding for Obamacare outreach, which is particularly critical since the…… MORE
Dallas County Commissioners Court Approves Cite and Release Program
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Cite and Release has been approved in Dallas. The Dallas County Commissioners Court approved the measure which will allow anyone caught with a misdemeanor amount of marijuana in the city of Dallas to be given a ticket. Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said the program can be a benefit to both the…… MORE
North Texas Wedding Party’s BreastFeeding Request Goes Viral
NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A North Texas family is facing backlash because of a wedding invitation it sent with a note asking mothers to nurse their children in the bathroom. Deron Crenshaw is the mother of the bride and said the woman who complained on social media, which made the wedding go viral, didn’t even…… MORE
Hawaii Judge Blocks Trump’s Latest Travel Ban
(CNN) — A federal judge in Hawaii has blocked President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban one day before it was set to take effect. Judge Derrick Watson said the travel ban — Trump’s third version of the policy — “plainly discriminates based on nationality.” The President’s executive order “suffers from precisely the same maladies as its predecessor: it lacks…… MORE
Public Search Party Begins Looking For Missing Richardson Toddler
RICHARDSON (WBAP/KLIF News) – A public search party started its own effort on Tuesday afternoon to look for a Richardson toddler who vanished over a week ago. The group organized through social media and searched for three-year-old Sherin Mathews in a wooded area near Richland College. It’s the same area where Richland police, Mansfield police and…… MORE
North Korea Foreign Minister: Trump Has ‘Lit the Wick’ of War
(CNN) — US President Donald Trump has “lit the wick of the war” against North Korea, a Russian state news agency quoted North Korea’s foreign minister as saying on Wednesday. The statement follows weeks of escalating tensions between North Korea and the United States, fueled by Pyongyang’s repeated nuclear tests and Trump’s tough talk. Speaking…… MORE
