Category Archives: National News

Europe Readies for WWIII; Germany Takes the Lead

Europe Readies for WWIII; Germany Takes the Lead

DAILY MAIL – (WBAP/KLIF) – Europe is readying for World War III. Amid increasing threats of worsening and or nuclear attacks by Russia against Western nations assisting Ukraine in it’s war against it, Russia’s announcement it has lowered the mark with which it would utilize nuclear attacks has prompted European nations into action. Germany now…MORE

Russian President Vladimir Putin Threatens Possible Nuclear Strike Following Ukraine’s Reported U S Missile Strike Inside Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin Threatens Possible Nuclear Strike Following Ukraine’s Reported U S Missile Strike Inside Russia

MSN NEWS – (WBAP/KLIF) -Russian President Vladimir Putin is reported to have responded to the Ukrainian long-range missile strike on a military complex deeper within Russian territory by threatening a possible nuclear strike, saying the United Kingdom would be first on the list. Russia, announcing only hours earlier, it’s “revised its rules” for the use…MORE

Short On Planes, Southwest Airlines Offers Employee Buyouts.

Short On Planes, Southwest Airlines Offers Employee Buyouts.

DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – Buyout layoffs at Dallas-based Southwest Airlines follow plane building and delviery issues at Boeing. Southwest Airlines is offering buyouts to some workers at 18 airports nationwide, as the carrier cuts back on flying planes due to delays in deliveries from its’ builder, Boeing. Los Angeles International Airport and Hartsfield Jackson International…MORE

Iranian and Two Others Charged in Attempted Trump Assassination Plot

Iranian and Two Others Charged in Attempted Trump Assassination Plot

FOX NEWS – (WBAP/KLIF) – The Department of Justice reports an Iranian asset and two others are charged in a plot to assassinate President-Elect Donald Trump. Justice says it foiled an Iranian plot to kill Trump in the timeframe leading to the election. A criminal complaint filed in Manhattan federal court alleges an unnamed official…MORE

Fed Cuts Interest Rate Again

Fed Cuts Interest Rate Again

DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – In a unanimous vote, the Federal Open Market Committee has lowered its benchmark overnight borrowing rate by a quarter percentage point, to a target range of 4.50%-4.75%.The Fed justifies easing the rate as it supports employment as as much of a priority as stopping inflation. This rate sets what banks charge…MORE

Israel’s Retaliatory Strikes on Iran Reported Begun

Israel’s Retaliatory Strikes on Iran Reported Begun

DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – Several sources now reporting Israel’s retaliatory strikes on Iran have now begun. This follows more than two hundred missile attacks on Israel back on October the first, with Israel vowing retaliation. America’s F-16 fighter jets, reported arriving in the Middle East from a German air base; arriving to undisclosed locations in…MORE

Ethel Kennedy Dies at Age 96

Ethel Kennedy Dies at Age 96

BOSTON, Mass. (AP) — Ethel Kennedy, who lost her husband Sen. Robert Kennedy to assassination, has died. She was 96. Kennedy was by her husband’s side when he was killed while running for president in 1969. She endured that tragedy and many others while raising their 11 children. A millionaire’s daughter and family matriarch, she…MORE

Brett Favre Announces He’s Suffering From Parkinson’s Disease

Brett Favre Announces He’s Suffering From Parkinson’s Disease

WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, he told a congressional committee Tuesday. Favre made the disclosure as part of his testimony about a welfare misspending scandal in Mississippi. Favre, who does not face criminal charges, has repaid just over $1 million in speaking fees funded by a…MORE