WASHINGTON (AP) — The post-pandemic spike in U.S. inflation eased further last month as year-over-year price increases reached a three-year low, clearing the way for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates and likely shaping the economic debate in the final weeks of the presidential race. Consumer prices rose 2.5% in August from a year…… MORE
(AP) – Norfolk Southern says it has fired CEO Alan Shaw for having an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate. His departure ends two difficult years on the job and comes just days after the company’s board announced it was investigating his alleged ethical lapses. Shaw was leading Norfolk Southern in February 2023 when one of…… MORE
KAUFMAN COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Kemp ISD canceled classes Wednesday as authorities investigate a school threat. In a Facebook post, officials told parents the district received word about the threats around 8:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The district said while it believes the threat may be a hoax, it’s taking the step out of an…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Calls are growing for the firing of the Fort Worth police officer involved in a recent off-duty shooting following an attempted hit-and-run along I-35W last week. Officer William Martin told investigators he fired several shots into a truck after the driver allegedly tried to ram his vehicle after a…… MORE
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sparring on politics and personality, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump showcased their starkly different visions for the country as they met for the first time Tuesday for perhaps their only debate before November’s presidential election, a high-pressure opportunity for the candidates after a tumultuous campaign summer. The matchup offered Americans their most…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – There’s been a massive shakeup at Dallas-based Southwest Airlines. Executive Board Chair Gary Kelly announced Tuesday morning he will leave the carrier immediately after the annual 2025 meeting and that six other board members to leave in late November. CEO Bob Jordan will stay on. In a letter to shareholders,…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The Dallas County Juvenile Detention Center is under renewed scrutiny after a state report released Monday confirmed disturbing allegations made over the summer. The Officer of Inspector General’s report found youth were held in their cells for multiple days in violation of state law and staff routinely falsified documents tied…… MORE
CLEBURNE (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The Cleburne Police Department is searching for the suspect in the fatal shooting of an teenage girl over the weekend. An arrest warrant has been issued for 20-year-old Giovanni Diaz in connection with 18-year-old Kaylee Lanay Merchant’s death. A doorbell camera captured the gunshots in the 500 block of Poindexter…… MORE
ATLANTA (AP) — Many students in Georgia’s Barrow County are headed back to class Tuesday. The return comes six days after a shooting killed two teachers and two students at the school district’s Apalachee High School northeast of Atlanta. No return date is set for that high school. But Superintendent Dallas LeDuff says district leaders…… MORE
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli strike on an area in the Gaza Strip home to Palestinians displaced by the Israel-Hamas war has killed at least 40 people and wounded 60 others. The Palestinian news agency WAFA reported the toll for the strike, citing medical officials. Details about the strike in the Mawasi coastal community just…… MORE
