DETROIT (AP) — General Motors is laying off about 1,000 workers worldwide, shedding costs as it tries to compete in a crowded global automobile market. The workers are mostly salaried but some blue-collar workers were affected. They were told of the moves early Friday. The company confirmed the layoffs in a statement but gave few…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — Chair Jerome Powell says the Federal Reserve will likely cut its key interest rate slowly and deliberately in the coming months, in part because inflation has shown signs of persistence and the Fed’s officials want to see where it heads next. Powell, speaking in Dallas, said inflation is edging closer to the…… MORE
Ben & Jerry’s has sued its parent company Unilever accusing it of silencing the ice cream maker from making statements in support of Palestinians in the war in Gaza. The complaint filed Wednesday in federal court in New York says multi-national conglomerate Unilever has failed to adhere to its contractual obligations in merger and settlement…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — CNN and NBC News both have projected that Republicans will retain control of the House of Representatives, gaining a trifecta of the House, Senate, and Presidency. Earlier on Wednesday, President-elect Trump met with President Biden at the White House, where Biden told Trump he’s looking forward to a “smooth transition” of power in…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune as the next Senate majority leader, completing a momentous shift in their leadership that elevates a top deputy of Sen. Mitch McConnell into a key position as President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House. Thune, who is 63 and in his…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Controversy continues surrounding the Tarrant County Jail. On Tuesday, the Tarrant County Commissioners court approved $370,000 in funding to hire a number of outside law firms to represent the county and nine jailers named in the lawsuit by the family of inmate and Marine veteran Anthony Johnson Junior. He…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Fort Worth police are investigating what led up to a deadly chain-reaction crash involving four vehicles, including a semi truck Tuesday night. Authorities said crews responded to the scene along I-20 at Hemphill around 7:45. One person died and three others were injured. Investigators said the semi had come…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is moving to build out his national security team, announcing he is nominating Fox News host and Army veteran Pete Hegseth to serve as his defense secretary and former Director of National Intelligence and former Texas Congressman John Ratcliffe to lead the Central Intelligence Agency. In a flurry of announcements,…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dak Prescott has decided on surgery for his torn hamstring, ending the season for the franchise quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys when their playoff hopes were already fading fast. Owner Jerry Jones said Prescott will have the surgery Wednesday in New York. Jones was speaking on his radio show Tuesday. “His prognosis is…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The Michelin Guide has announced its first-ever list of the best restaurants in Texas. At Monday night’s ceremony, just one DFW-area restaurant received a highly-coveted Michelin star, Tatsu Dallas. The exclusive Deep Ellum sushi restaurant hosts just two seatings, five nights a week, with only 10 counter seats. 28 North…… MORE
