BRUSSELS (AP) — The United States will expand its sanctions on Russia in response to the invasion of Ukraine, targeting members of the country’s parliament and the central bank’s gold reserves, the White House announced Thursday. At the same time, Washington will increase its humanitarian assistance by welcoming 100,000 Ukrainian refugees and providing an additional…… MORE
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UPDATED 3/24/22 10:04AM UNDATED (AP) – NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the military alliance is stepping up its defenses against chemical and nuclear weapons as concern mounts that Russia might use such weapons in Ukraine. Stoltenberg says that NATO leaders agreed at their summit Thursday to send equipment to Ukraine to help protect it against…… MORE
NEW BOSTON (WBAP/KLIF) – The man convicted of opening fire inside Italy High School in 2019 died in prison on Monday, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. “On March 21, 2022 at approximately 1:50 AM, staff at the Telford Unit observed inmate, Padilla, Chad, unresponsive in his cell,” TDCJ said in a statement. “Staff entered…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – Madeleine Albright, the first female U.S. secretary of state, has died of cancer, her family said Wednesday. She was 84. President Bill Clinton chose Albright as America’s top diplomat in 1996, and she served in that capacity for the last four years of the Clinton administration. At the time, she was the…… MORE
PLANO – Medical City Plano’s Burn & Reconstructive Center of Texas has received verification from The American Burn Association. The center is one of only two verified burn centers in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and seven in Texas. According to Medical City Plano, official verification is an important indicator that the burn center provides high-quality…… MORE
Mansfield, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – In a tweet overnight, the Mansfield Police Department said that a driver crashed into a natural gas pipeline causing a massive fire that triggered evacuations and the closure of Highway 287 from Lonestar to FM 661 in Ellis County. The driver of the vehicle suffered critical burns and was transported to…… MORE
JACKSBORO (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott held a briefing with local leaders in Jacksboro on Tuesday regarding the state’s response to tornados that tore through parts of the state on Monday. The Governor signed a disaster declaration for 16 counties, to include Jack, Wise, Montague, Grayson, Upshur, and others. “All of them had tornados…… MORE
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – The search for a Superintendent in Plano ISD is officially over. During a special called meeting on March 21, the Plano ISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously to appoint Dr. Theresa Williams as the district’s next Superintendent. Dr. Williams was named lone finalist for the position on February 28. Monday’s board action…… MORE
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – President Joe Biden is urging U.S. companies to make sure their digital doors are locked tight. Biden cites “evolving intelligence” that Russia is considering launching cyberattacks against critical infrastructure targets as the war in Ukraine continues. Biden says they have a “patriotic obligation” to harden their systems against attack. The president’s…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management , on Monday, to mobilize state resources in anticipation of severe weather and flash flooding that is expected to impact areas into the early morning hours of Tuesday. Threats from the severe storms moving across Central, North, and East Texas could…… MORE
