NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks fell sharply Friday after reports showed that worries among consumers and businesses about President Donald Trump’s policies may be hitting the U.S. economy. The S&P 500 sank 1.7% for its worst day in two months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 748 points, or 1.7%, and the Nasdaq composite…… MORE
DALLAS – WFAA – (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Mavericks power forward Anthony Davis “is making good progress” and will be re-evaluated for his left adductor strain in two weeks, the team has announced. Davis was dominant in three quarters of his Mavs debut against the Houston Rockets on Feburary 8th, but left the game after a…… MORE
(Dallas) WBAY/KLIF – TxDot is closing managed express lanes in Texas with a fierce winter storm blowing in late this afternoon. Txdot is asking metroplex drivers to plan ahead for the evening commute with potential for rain that could transition to freezing rain or sleet overnight, or, just freeze on roads after coming down. WFAA-TV…… MORE
DALLAS — (WFAA; WBAP/KLIF) – For the first time in its nearly 58-year history, Southwest Airlines announced it will be laying off hundreds of workers at its Dallas headquarters. On Monday, the airline announced it will be laying off 1,750 employees at the company’s Dallas Love Field HQ. That number equates to around 15% of…… MORE
(DALLAS) – WBAP/KLIF – Dallas Police have begun a series of community meeting to assure immigrant residents Dallas Police will not join ICE deportation raids, or turn in or report anyone in the country without authorization. Fear has been growing in immigrant communities about federal immigration agent raids, arrests and deporations, in line with President…… MORE
WASHINGTON – (WBAP/KLIF) Tulsia Gabbard is confirmed as America’s top spy chief, with the Senate voting 52-46 Wednesday to become Director of National Intelligence. The confirmation also demonstrates the strong showing for President Donald Trump’s nominees, with Gabbard becoming the 14th Cabinet confirmation. Gabbard, a former Democratic Representative, managed to evade pushback, including that from…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — Marc Fogel, an American teacher who was deemed wrongfully detained in Russia, has been released in what the White House described as a diplomatic thaw that could advance negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. Steve Witkoff, a special envoy for President Donald Trump, left Russian airspace with Fogel, a history teacher…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tariffs are in the news at the moment. Here’s what they are and what you need to know about them: Tariffs are a tax on importsTariffs are typically charged as a percentage of the price a buyer pays a foreign seller. In the United States, tariffs are collected by Customs and Border…… MORE
ASSOCIATED PRESS – WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – Instead of offering to buy U.S. Steel, Japan will “invest heavily” into U.S. Steel, said President Donald Trump, and offer it’s latest technology, to “make a better quality product in the United States” in a “mutually beneficial deal”, according to Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in a news conference…… MORE
Photo Courtesy of AP BRUSSELS — Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen firmly stated on Monday that Greenland is not for sale, urging a strong response from the European Union if U.S. President Donald Trump moves forward with his threat to assert control over the island. “I will never support the idea of fighting our allies.…… MORE
