WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed doing away with a program that has required large, mostly industrial polluters to report their planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions to the government. The program requires refineries, power plants, oil wells and landfills to report their emissions without risk of penalty as officials seek to identify high-polluting…… MORE
LONDON (AP) — European Union regulators have accepted Microsoft’s proposed changes to its Teams app to resolve an antitrust investigation. The European Commission announced on Friday that Microsoft’s commitments to unbundle Teams from its Office software suite are enough to address competition concerns. These commitments are legally binding for up to 10 years, allowing Microsoft…… MORE
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — As Big Tech’s data centers continue to grow threatening to overload U.S. electricity grids, policymakers are considering bumping the energy-hungry data centers off grids during power emergencies. Texas moved first to try to protect residents in the data-center hotspot from another deadly blackout like the winter storm in 2021 when dozens…… MORE
Boeing workers have rejected another contract proposal, extending their nearly six-week strike at three Midwest plants. The union representing 3,200 workers announced the decision on Friday. These workers build fighter jets, weapons systems and the U.S. Navy’s first carrier-based unmanned aircraft. They’ve been on strike since Aug. 4, shortly after they rejected an earlier proposal…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is traveling to Madrid this weekend for trade talks with Chinese counterparts. He will meet Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng to discuss tariffs and national security issues, including TikTok ownership. This will be the fourth round of discussions this year, following meetings in London, Geneva, and Stockholm.…… MORE
OpenAI has reached a new tentative agreement with Microsoft and said its nonprofit, which technically controls its business, will now be given a $100 billion equity stake in its for-profit corporation. The maker of ChatGPT said it had reached a new nonbinding agreement with Microsoft “for the next phase of our partnership.” The announcements on…… MORE
UPDATE 09/11 12:09 PM – The FBI is offering a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading to the identification and arrest of the individual(s) responsible for the murder of Charlie Kirk on September 10, 2025, at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. Contact 1-800-CALL-FBI and submit photos and video to fbi.gov/utahvalleyshooting. SALT LAKE CITY…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — A Denver area school shooting leaves three people in critical condition. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s office reports that two of the victims are students of Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado, about 30 miles Southwest of Denver. The school has been placed under a lockdown while police investigate the shooting. This is a…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — WFAA News 8 — A person was beheaded at a Dallas motel Wednesday morning and a suspect is in custody, police sources say. WFAA crews reported dozens of police vehicles on the scene at the Downtown Suites motel in the 3400 block of Samuell Boulevard, near Interstate 30 and the Tenison golf course…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed while speaking at an event in Utah on Wednesday, according to a spokesperson. Kirk, a popular conservative political activist and media personality, was at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah as part of his “American Comeback Tour.” This was his first stop since resuming the…… MORE
