AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The statewide gas price average in Texas is $3.77 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel, according to the AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch. That price is eight cents less than on this day last week and is $1.18 more per gallon compared to this day last year. The national average price for…… MORE
Jackson Approved as First Black Female Supreme Court Justice
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate has confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, shattering a historic barrier by securing her place as the first Black female justice and giving President Joe Biden a bipartisan endorsement for his effort to diversify the court. Jackson was confirmed 53-47 with three Republican votes. She will take her…… MORE
UN Assembly Suspends Russia from Top Human Rights Body
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – The U.N. General Assembly has voted to suspend Russia from the world organization’s leading human rights body over allegations of horrific rights violations by Russian soldiers in Ukraine, which the United States and Ukraine have called tantamount to war crimes. Russia is the second country to have its membership rights stripped…… MORE
Senate Votes to Suspend Normal Trade Relations with Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate has unanimously voted to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and ban the importation of its oil, ratcheting up the U.S. response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine amid reports of atrocities. The trade suspension measure paves the way for President Joe Biden to enact higher tariffs on certain Russian imports.…… MORE
WBAP Morning News: Former Trump Officials Pressing Texas GOV. Abbott
To Declare “INVASION” along the border… MORE