WASHINGTON D.C. (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Labor Department’s February jobs report is good news for the nation’s economy as the omicron COVID-19 wave begins to fade. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistic’s report shows employers added a robust 678,000 jobs with gains in leisure and hospitality, health care, construction and professional and business service. The report…… MORE
WBAP Morning News — Did China Ask Russia To Wait Until After The Olympics To Invade?
The Olympics ended on Feb. 20 and Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24. Chinese officials in early February asked Russian officials to wait until the Winter Olympics in Beijing had concluded before sending troops into Ukraine, U.S. officials said, according to a report. A Western intelligence service collected the information…… MORE
WBAP Morning News — How Far Will Putin Escalate The War?
Russian forces captured Europe’s largest nuclear power plant. How difficult would it be to tell the West if you try anything, we put a bullet in this reactor? And if Ukrainians resist? Putin plans public executions! How far is Vladimir Putin prepared to escalate this war? Ernie Brown sits in for Brian and joins Hal,…… MORE
Russian Troops Attacked Ukraine’s Nuclear Plant Triggering Fire [WATCH]
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – U.N. and Ukrainian officials say no radiation was released from a Russian attack at Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant in Ukraine and firefighters have extinguished a blaze at the facility. Russian forces are still pressing their campaign to cripple the country despite global condemnation. The International Atomic Energy Agency’s director-general said…… MORE
Texas Appeals Halt of Investigation of Trans Teen’s Parents
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas is appealing a judge’s ruling that prevents the state from investigating a transgender teenager’s parents over gender confirming care she received. Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton filed the appeal Wednesday of the temporary order halting the investigation by the Department of Family and Protective Services into the 16-year-old’s parents. The…… MORE