Yearly Archives: 2018

Troops At the U.S. Mexico Border Are Putting Up Barriers

Troops At the U.S. Mexico Border Are Putting Up Barriers

WASHINGTON (AP) – Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says he plans to visit the U.S.-Mexico border, where troops are helping erect barriers and performing other tasks in support of border security. Mattis gave no details in a brief comment to reporters Tuesday. About 5,800 active duty troops are assigned to the border mission. Of those, about…MORE

Amazon Makes Decision On New HQ

Amazon Makes Decision On New HQ

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF ) – The Seattle based on-line retailer has selected New York and Northern Virginia as the sites for it’s new headquarters following a lengthy selection process. The search began in September 2017 and over 200 proposals came in from around the country as cities wanted to partner with Amazon. The company had said as…MORE

Texas Votes to Restore Lesson on Helen Keller

Texas Votes to Restore Lesson on Helen Keller

Update at 7:20: AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Amid public criticism, the Texas Board of Education has voted to restore third grade lessons on Helen Keller that it had proposed cutting. The board’s 10 Republicans and five Democrats approved in September a plan to eliminate teaching about the iconic advocate for the deaf and blind as…MORE

American Red Cross Faces Emergency Need for Blood Donations

American Red Cross Faces Emergency Need for Blood Donations

The American Red Cross needs your help. It’s facing an emergency need for blood because of fewer donations and blood drives in recent months. Jan Hale with American Red Cross says it had 21,000 fewer blood donations and 1,000 fewer blood drives in September and October. “Blood is being distributed faster than donations are coming in…MORE