WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed Taiwan, artificial intelligence and security issues Tuesday in a call meant to demonstrate a return to regular leader-to-leader dialogue between the two powers. The call, described by the White House as “candid and constructive,” was the leaders’ first conversation since their November summit…… MORE
By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF News, Dallas, Texas. HOUSTON – (WBAP/KLIF) – A five year long multi-agency investigation into the smuggling of illegal drugs into Texas and other locations in the United States and worldwide is announced by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas on Monday. U.S. Attorney Alamar Hamdani announced…… MORE
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Lightning from the severe storms that rolled through North Texas Monday night may have sparked a house fire in Plano, but officials have not confirmed it. Plano Fire Rescue said flames tore through a house on Crystal Falls Drive in the Kings Ridge development between 8 and 9 p.m. Witnesses…… MORE
ATLANTA (AP) — A person in Texas has been diagnosed with bird flu — an infection tied to the recent discovery of the virus in dairy cows. The only reported symptom was eye redness, and the patient is recovering. Texas health officials announced the case Monday. Federal health officials say it marks the first known…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has posted a $175 million bond in his New York civil fraud case, halting collection of the more than $454 million he owes and preventing the state from seizing his assets to satisfy the debt while he appeals. That’s according to a court filing made public Monday. A New…… MORE
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google has agreed to purge billions of records containing personal information collected from more than 136 million people in the U.S. surfing the internet through its Chrome web browser. The move comes as part of a settlement in a lawsuit accusing the search giant of illegal surveillance. Although Google isn’t paying…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – The University of Texas at Arlington is joining several other organizations hosting a public watch party of the Total Solar Eclipse on Monday, April 8th. Jeff Carlton with UTA says there will be plenty to do while waiting for darkness to descend over North Texas for a little over three minutes. “We’ve…… MORE
GAZA CITY (AP) – The Israeli military has withdrawn from Gaza’s main hospital after a two-week raid, saying it had killed some 200 militants and detained hundreds after days of close-quarters fighting. Palestinians who returned to Shifa Hospital, once the largest medical center in the Gaza Strip, found a vast swath of devastation in the…… MORE
Update at 3:00pm: The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma has placed portions of North Texas under two different weather watches. A Tornado Watch is in effect north and west of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex including Denton and Wise counties until 9:00pm Monday. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for areas south and west…… MORE
WFAA-TV reports Dallas Police are reported to be looking for Kansas city Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice, in connection to a multiple vehicle accident Saturday night. Dallas Police say officers responded about 6:40 Saturday evening to reports of several vehicles involved in a crash on Central Expressway, near Lovers Lane. At least one person was…… MORE
