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Cowboys Hall of Fame Player Weighs In On Kneeling Debate

Cowboys Hall of Fame Player Weighs In On Kneeling Debate

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF)  Dallas Cowboys Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith says his former team made an effort to support all the NFL players by taking a knee before the National Anthem Monday night, but he still thinks the team was on the fence. In an interview on HOT 93.3, Smith says if you’re protesting, you pick…MORE

Puerto Rico Crisis: What the Jones Act Controversy is All About

Puerto Rico Crisis: What the Jones Act Controversy is All About

(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

Trump Sells Tax Plan as ‘Once-in-a-Generation’ Opportunity

Trump Sells Tax Plan as ‘Once-in-a-Generation’ Opportunity

(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

Video of Woman Refusing to Deplane Southwest Airlines Flight Goes Viral

Video of Woman Refusing to Deplane Southwest Airlines Flight Goes Viral

(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

Attorney General Ken Paxton Now Accepting Sanctuary City Complaints

Attorney General Ken Paxton Now Accepting Sanctuary City Complaints

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

New Details in Plano Mass Shooting: Suspect’s Behavior Prompted 911 Call

New Details in Plano Mass Shooting: Suspect’s Behavior Prompted 911 Call

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

Ford: We Respect the Right of NFL Players to Protest

Ford: We Respect the Right of NFL Players to Protest

(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

Faculty Members Call on UNT to Cancel Donald Trump Junior Speaking Event

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