Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News

Endangered Missing Person Alert Issued for 5-Year-Old in Grand Prairie

Endangered Missing Person Alert Issued for 5-Year-Old in Grand Prairie

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas – The Grand Prairie Police Department has issued an Endangered Missing Person Alert for 5-year-old Santiago Aburto, who was last seen on Sunday, March 16, around 7 p.m. in the 2300 block of West Pioneer Parkway. Authorities report that Santiago has an intellectual disability, and his disappearance poses a serious risk to…MORE

Overnight Fire Ravages Northeast Dallas Apartment Complex, Leaving Dozens Displaced

Overnight Fire Ravages Northeast Dallas Apartment Complex, Leaving Dozens Displaced

A massive fire tore through a northeast Dallas apartment complex overnight Sunday, leaving more than 20 units heavily damaged or destroyed. Dallas Fire-Rescue responded to the Stratford at Midtown Apartments, located at 6749 Larmanda St., around 12:30 a.m. Monday. Upon arrival, firefighters encountered intense flames engulfing a two-story building, with the fire rapidly spreading into…MORE

Cuba Suffers Another Massive Power Outage Leaving Millions In The Dark

Cuba Suffers Another Massive Power Outage Leaving Millions In The Dark

HAVANA (AP) — Cuba has suffered a massive power outage affecting Havana and the country’s provinces that has left millions in the dark. Cuba’s Ministry of Energy and Mines said at around 8:15 p.m. local time a power outage at the Diezmero substation on the outskirts of Havana had caused “a significant loss of generation…MORE

Head Of The Islamic State In Iraq And Syria Has Been Killed, Iraqi Prime Minister Says

Head Of The Islamic State In Iraq And Syria Has Been Killed, Iraqi Prime Minister Says

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi Prime Minister Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has said that the head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria was killed in an operation by members of the Iraqi national intelligence service along with U.S.-led coalition forces Abdallah Maki Mosleh al-Rifai, or “Abu Khadija,” was “one of the most dangerous terrorists…MORE

Critics Warn Staff Cuts At Federal Agencies Overseeing US Dams Could Put Public Safety At Risk

Critics Warn Staff Cuts At Federal Agencies Overseeing US Dams Could Put Public Safety At Risk

COULEE DAM, Wash. (AP) — Experts are warning that Trump administration workforce cuts at federal agencies overseeing U.S. dams are threatening their ability to provide reliable electricity, supply water to farmers and protect communities from floods. The Bureau of Reclamation provides water and hydropower to the public in 17 western states. Nearly 400 agency workers…MORE

Keller ISD Has Dropped Its Plan To Split The District In Two

Keller ISD Has Dropped Its Plan To Split The District In Two

(WBAP/KLIF) – KELLER, TX – In a letter to parents board president Charles Randklev stated that the cost of splitting up the district’s debt would be too expensive, and that there is no viable path forward to splitting Keller ISD. Hundreds of residents have been speaking out for and against the plan which has been…MORE

Senate Approves Funding Bill Hours Before Shutdown Deadline, Sending To Trump For Signature

Senate Approves Funding Bill Hours Before Shutdown Deadline, Sending To Trump For Signature

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed a Republican-led six-month spending bill hours before a government shutdown, overcoming sharp Democratic opposition to the measure. The bill now goes to President Donald Trump to be signed into law. The vote was 54-46. Democrats were frustrated that Republicans went ahead with a measure they said included little…MORE

Federal Judge Considers Blocking DOGE From Accessing Social Security Data Of Millions Of Americans

Federal Judge Considers Blocking DOGE From Accessing Social Security Data Of Millions Of Americans

BALTIMORE (AP) — A federal judge is considering whether to temporarily block Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Social Security Administration systems that hold sensitive data on millions of Americans. A group of labor unions and retirees has sued the Trump administration and asked the court to issue an emergency order limiting DOGE…MORE