(WBAP/KLIF) — JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel warned Lebanese people to evacuate border communities Tuesday to avoid harm from limited ground operations it said were launched against Hezbollah, and said it would retaliate if Hezbollah ally Iran launched a missile attack on Israel that a senior U.S. official said could come “imminently.” Israeli airstrikes and artillery fire…… MORE
Coppell ISD Board of Trustees Votes to Close Historic Pinkerton Elementary
COPPELL (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Dozens of parents and students spoke out at a Coppell ISD board meeting Monday night, ahead of the Board of Trustee’s vote to close the historic Pinkerton Elementary before next school year due to budget issues and dwindling enrollment. The board weighed several cost-cutting options but the district decided on…… MORE
Baseball legend Pete Rose dies at the age of 83
(WBAP/KLIF) — Longtime MLB star Pete Rose died on Monday afternoon. He was 83. Rose, a former league MVP, spent 24 years in Major League Baseball. He got his start with the Cincinnati Reds in 1963, and he won three World Series titles and earned 17 All-Star nods before his final season ended in 1986. Rose,…… MORE
Historic Strike Underway at U.S. Ports
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — From Maine to Texas, dockworkers at 36 ports across the eastern U.S. are now on strike for the first time in decades. And the work stoppage could snarl supply chains — leading to shortages and higher prices if it stretches on for more than a few weeks. Workers began walking picket lines…… MORE
Fed Chair Powell Says the US Economy is in ‘Solid Shape’ With Gradual Rate Cuts Coming
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has signaled that more rate cuts are in the pipeline, though their size and speed will depend on the evolution of the economy. At their last meeting, Fed officials penciled in two more quarter-point rate cuts to be made at the central bank’s final meetings this year.…… MORE