WASHINGTON (AP) — In a fresh broadside against one of the world’s most popular technology companies, the Justice Department has accused TikTok of harnessing the capability to gather bulk information on users based on views on divisive social issues like gun control, abortion and religion. Government lawyers say in a brief filed in federal court…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve’s favored inflation measure remained low last month, bolstering evidence that price pressures are steadily cooling and setting the stage for the Fed to begin cutting interest rates in September. Prices rose just 0.1% from May to June, up from the previous month’s unchanged reading. Compared with a year earlier,…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – ARLINGTON, TX – Arlington Renegades wide receiver Deontay Burnett has signed with the Dallas Cowboys. Burnett saw action in all 10 games for the Renegades this season, and started in five. He finished the 2023 season with 33 catches for a total of 306 yards, averaging 30.6 yards per game. Earlier this year,…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – KELLER, TX – Last week, Keller ISD released a new plan to enforce new cell phone rules in the classroom. All cell phones must now be powered off and in a bag during all school hours. Students are not allowed to even have phones in their pockets. Headphones and unapproved blue tooth devices…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – UVALDE, TX – Adrian Gonzalez has been charged with 29 counts of abandoning and endangering a child for his alleged actions or lack thereof, during the Rob Elementary School shooting in 2022. The 29 counts are for each of the 19 children who were killed that day, and for 10 child survivors who…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met separately at the White House Thursday with President Joe Biden and likely Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris to discuss the war in Gaza and the possibility of securing a cease-fire deal. Netanyahu’s first White House visit since 2020 comes a day after he gave a…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Southwest Airlines is doing away with a 50-year tradition and plans to start assigning seats. The Dallas-based carrier said it will also offer premium seating options, redesign its boarding model and introduce red eye flights. In a Thursday news release, the Dallas-based carrier said it was studying product preferences and…… MORE
WIZARD WELLS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – There’s been a break in a decades-old cold case out of the North Texas City of Wizard Wells, about 56 miles northwest of Fort Worth. The Jack County Sheriff’s Office said they’ve identified a woman whose remains were found in a remote area in 1984. Roberta Mumma was 25…… MORE
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — A former police officer for schools in Uvalde, Texas, who was part of the slow law enforcement response to the 2022 Robb Elementary School mass shooting is scheduled to make his first court appearance. Former Officer Adrian Gonzales and former schools police Chief Pete Arredondo are scheduled to appear in court…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – DALLAS, TX – DART crews have completed critical repairs to the rail tracks near I-345 and South Good Latimer Expressway, after a fire engine fell from the highway onto the tracks below. Repair technicians had to remove debris, replace poles and critical wiring, and reestablish power. The accident impacted DART Rail service to…… MORE
