WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS has collected $1 billion in back taxes from high-wealth tax cheats — a milestone meant to showcase how the agency is making use of the money it received as part of the Biden administration’s signature climate, health care and tax package signed into law in 2022. The announcement Thursday comes…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has opened his highly anticipated news conference with a forceful defense of his foreign and domestic policies, and is batting away questions about his ability to serve another four years, even as he flubbed a reference to Donald Trump in one of his first answers. Biden says: “I’m not…… MORE
DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – Ongoing issues with checking bags are still in delay mode at Dallas Love Field Airport today, with some passengers reporting a wait up to five hours just to check a bag. Among those waiting, Hurricane Beryl-delayed travelers and a 60 thousand attendee sorority conference in Dallas. An airport controlled baggage…… MORE
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The City of Coppell is warning residents to be on alert after an alligator was spotted in the northeastern portion of the town. Officials confirmed on Wednesday the gator has been seen in small ponds and tributaries around Denton Creek. They’re asking everyone to avoid swimming, fishing or getting near…… MORE
MESQUITE (WBAP/KLIF News ) – New details have been revealed about the brutal murder of a Mesquite soldier who was killed near Fort Campbell, Kentucky in May. The family of Private First-Class Katia-Duenas Aguilar said she was stabbed 68 times in her neck and upper body in her Clarksville, Tennessee home. At a June press…… MORE
WASHINGTON D.C. – (WBAP/KLIF) – A push to oust President Joe Biden as the Democrat party’s presidential contender grows Wednesday with the House Oversight Committee subpoenas of three senior White House aides. The GOP led committee demands they sit for depositions regarding President Biden’s health, according to reports from Axios. Reuters News reports the committee…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris held events on successive days this week highlighting her racial identity and personal background. She is the first Black woman and person of Asian descent to serve as vice president, which could help President Joe Biden’s flagging reelection and make her a potentially formidable replacement if he withdraws.…… MORE
SOUTHLAKE (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The controversy continues at Southlake’s Gateway Church weeks after its founding pastor Robert Morris resigned over the revelation of accusations of child sex abuse in the 1980s. Court records show the megachurch settled two lawsuits in April and June of this year. One suit filed in Tarrant County in 2020…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – DALLAS, TX – The Vice President is delivering the keynote address at the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority’s national convention. An estimated 20,000 women are expected to be attending the event, which is taking place at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center on Wednesday. Kamala Harris has spoken at multiple Alpha Kappa Alpha events,…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) — Frustration is mounting that Houston appeared to buckle under a storm not as powerful as previous ones. Officials said Tuesday that wide recovery efforts are underway after Hurricane Beryl left millions still without power as temperatures soar. Officials say restoring power is the No. 1 priority. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre…… MORE
