PLANO (WBAP/KLIF News) – As the number of North Texans who are in need amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic continues to spike, local non profits and businesses are doing everything they can to help provide a lifeline for struggling families. Today, Thursday December 17, the North Texas Food Bank has joined forces with Sammons Enterprises…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) – In the past year, there has been a surge of interest among U.S. religious groups in the concept of racism-linked reparations. It’s particularly notable among long-established Protestant denominations that were active during the era of slavery. In one example, the Episcopal Diocese of Texas is pledging $13 million while acknowledging that…… MORE
CHICAGO (AP) – The Trump administration is poised to carry out five more executions before Joe Biden’s inauguration, starting with a former Texas street-gang member for the 1999 slaying of a young religious couple. President Donald Trump has overseen the resumption of federal executions after a 17-year hiatus. Forty-year-old Brandon Bernard would become the ninth…… MORE
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A federal appeals court in New Orleans will next month reconsider a ruling that struck down a Texas law banning a common second-trimester abortion procedure. The Texas law used the non-medical term “dismemberment abortion” to describe the procedure. Abortion rights groups say the procedure is known as dilation and evacuation and…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police have arrested a suspect for a spree of apparently random murders. Jeremy Harris is accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend’s father in Celina, then killing three men in Dallas during a series of drive-by shootings. According to detectives none of the three knew the others, or Harris, or Harris’ girlfriend’s father.…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – Two people tell The Associated Press that the FBI is investigating allegations that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton committed crimes in using his office to benefit a wealthy donor. The people have knowledge of the investigation and insisted on anonymity to discuss it because the probe is ongoing. They say federal agents…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – A new report from Southwest Airlines indicates that the rise in COVID-19 cases around the country is cutting into travel bookings. That’s bad news for the airlines just before the important Thanksgiving holiday, normally a busy travel period. Southwest said Thursday that leisure-travel bookings improved slightly in October, but that improvement is…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas Police are asking the public to find two young sisters who vanished Tuesday night. 10-year-old Robbie Williams and 8-year-old Annie Williams are considered “critical missing.” Investigators say the pair were last seen at their apartment located in the 18700 block of Midway Road when their mother noticed they were missing…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas Lt. Gov Dan Patrick says he’s offering up to $1 million in defense of President Donald Trump’s unsupported claims of irregularities in the U.S. presidential election. The Republican said Tuesday he would pay out rewards for information that leads to voter fraud arrests and convictions. A former chief Texas ethics…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – Republican Sen. John Cornyn is facing his toughest reelection bid in 18 years against Democrat MJ Hegar. Cornyn said in the run-up to Tuesday’s election that he expected to prevail but also predicted a single-digit finish, six years after coasting to his last reelection in Texas by 27 points. His vulnerability underscored…… MORE
