WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith urged a federal appeals court Saturday to reject former President Donald Trump’s claims that he is immune from prosecution, saying the suggestion that he cannot be held to account for crimes in office “threatens the democratic and constitutional foundation” of the country. The filing from Smith’s team was…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – Former U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson has died. Johnson was the first Black woman elected to any seat in Dallas and the first Black Dallasite to serve in Congress. Once a nurse, state legislator and congresswoman — Johnson was the dean of the Texas Congressional delegation before retiring from office in 2022. She…… MORE
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jimmy Johnson is headed into the Dallas Cowboys’ ring of honor almost 30 years after the former coach’s acrimonious split with owner Jerry Jones. Both are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Neither seems concerned about why it took Jones so long to put Johnson in the exclusive group of…… MORE
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces are bombarding cities, towns and refugee camps across Gaza, killing dozens of people. The air and ground offensive against Hamas has widened to most of the territory, and forced thousands more to flee from homes and shelters in recent days. The war has already killed over 20,000…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – ARLINGTON, TX – On Thursday night Arlington police responded to a reported shooting at the Parks Mall off of Interstate 20. When officers arrived on the scene they evacuated the mall, and secured the building while combing through evidence. Investigators believe that the incident began as a fight which occurred in a corridor…… MORE
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s Democratic secretary of state is removing former President Donald Trump from that state’s primary ballot. Shenna Bellows becomes the first election official to take action unilaterally to bar Trump under the insurrection clause of the 14th Amendment. The Civil War-era clause bans those who “engaged in insurrection” from office. It’s…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) — The NBA has approved the sale of controlling interest of the Dallas Mavericks from Mark Cuban to the families that run the Las Vegas Sands casino company. The deal was approved just shy of a month since the families of Dr. Miriam Adelson and Sivan and Patrick Dumont announced their intention to…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – AP – Michigan’s Supreme Court is keeping former President Donald Trump on the state’s primary election ballot. The court said Wednesday it will not hear an appeal of a lower court’s ruling from groups seeking to keep Trump from appearing on the ballot. Wednesday’s ruling follows a Dec. 19 decision by a divided…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – According to Tarrant County Public Health more than 11% of all emergency room visits in Tarrant County hospitals were for an influenza like illness. While levels aren’t quite as high as they were during this same time last year, the flu is rapidly spreading across both Tarrant County and the state of Texas.…… MORE
ROCKWALL – (WBAP/KLIF) – Rockwall County says it’s 9-1-1 call ability to report emergencies is operational again; services to residents of Rockwall County were down for a while this morning, with authorities asking residents to call direct phone lines for assistance as needed. (Copyright, All Rights Reserved, WBAP/KLIF 2023)… MORE
