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Mississippi Bus Crash Kills 7 People And Injures 37

Mississippi Bus Crash Kills 7 People And Injures 37

BOVINA, Miss. (AP) — Seven people are dead and dozens have been injured in Mississippi after a commercial bus overturned on Interstate 20. The Mississippi Highway Patrol said six passengers were declared dead at the scene early Saturday and another died at a hospital. Thirty-seven passengers were taken to hospitals with injuries. The bus was…MORE

Border Arrests Are Expected to Rise Slightly in August, But Are Hovering Near 4-Year Lows

Border Arrests Are Expected to Rise Slightly in August, But Are Hovering Near 4-Year Lows

SAN DIEGO (AP) — U.S. authorities say arrests for illegal border crossings from Mexico during August are expected to rise slightly from July. That would possibly end a streak of five straight monthly declines but the numbers are hovering near four-year lows. Two U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials tell The Associated Press that they…MORE

Polio Vaccine Campaign Begins in Gaza a Day Before Fighting is Expected to Pause

Polio Vaccine Campaign Begins in Gaza a Day Before Fighting is Expected to Pause

JERUSALEM (AP) — Gaza’s Health Ministry says it has begun a multi-day campaign to inoculate children in Gaza against polio and prevent the spread of the virus. Meanwhile, Israel’s military in a terse announcement says it has “located a number of bodies during combat” in Gaza, with no details, and it asks people not to…MORE

Canadian Rail Union Files Lawsuits Challenging Back-To-Work Orders

Canadian Rail Union Files Lawsuits Challenging Back-To-Work Orders

The Teamsters union that represents workers at both of Canada’s largest freight railroads has filed the lawsuits it promised challenging the orders that forced employees back to work and got the trains moving again. The head of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference said Friday that “we are confident that the law is on our side,…MORE

A Dallas Police Officer Killed, Two Others Wounded in Shootout

A Dallas Police Officer Killed, Two Others Wounded in Shootout

(WBAP/KLIF) — A Dallas police officer is dead after a shooting late last night. Dallas police are investigating a late night shooting that left an officer and a suspect dead, and two other officers hurt. Kristin Lowman with DPD says a suspect with a long gun shot at two officers after they found another officer…MORE

United Airlines Flight Attendants Have Voted to Authorize a Strike

United Airlines Flight Attendants Have Voted to Authorize a Strike

(WBAP/KLIF) – The 28,000 flight attendants with United Airlines are asking for pay raises as well as upgrades when it comes to schedule flexibility on ground duties and retroactive pay. The median pay for flight attendants is just over $68,000, however a first year worker can expect as little as $23,000 to $32,000. Some flight…MORE

A Texas Based Bank Has Notified Its Workers of a Data Breach

A Texas Based Bank Has Notified Its Workers of a Data Breach

(WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Dow Employees Credit Union has stated that personal information was compromised during the ‘Move It’ cyber attacks, that affected thousands of businesses in May of 2023. In a letter sent out to employees, the credit union stated that more than 500-thousand people were impacted by that breach. The exposed data includes…MORE

DFW Airport is Working on a Major Construction Project

DFW Airport is Working on a Major Construction Project

(WBAP/KLIF) – DFW AIRPORT – Renovation work is now underway on Terminal C, which is the busiest terminal at D-F-W International Airport. It’s part of a larger project to rebuild 30 gates, redo roadways, and install new technology at the airport. The airport is also demolishing the parking garages around Terminal C, and replacing them…MORE