(WBAP/KLIF) — After Wednesday’s announcement by the Federal Reserve, borrowing money just got more expensive. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell announced the board has raised interest rates to 5.5%, a quarter-percent increase which will affect a variety of lending options, including mortgages, credit card debt, and home-equity loans. Bankrate’s Greg McBride says effects of rate hikes…… MORE
Irish Singer Sinéad O’Connor Dies at 56
LONDON (AP) — Sinéad O’Connor, the gifted Irish singer-songwriter who became a superstar in her mid-20s but was known as much for her private struggles and provocative actions as for her fierce and expressive music, has died at 56. “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad. Her family…… MORE
WATCH: Testimony continues in Dallas Murder-for-Hire Trial
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – A Dallas County jury heard a second day of testimony on Wednesday in the murder trial involving a slain American Airlines executive James Faith. 49-year-old Darrin Lopez is accused of driving from his home in Tennessee to Dallas and shooting his ex-girlfriend’s husband seven times as the couple walked their…… MORE
Hunter Biden Pleads Not Guilty After Plea Deal Falls Through
Updated at 12:30pm: WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s son Hunter pleaded not guilty Wednesday to two tax crimes after a plea deal with federal prosecutors unraveled during a court hearing following the judge’s concerns over the agreement. Hunter Biden was charged last month with two misdemeanor tax crimes of failure to pay more…… MORE
Man Struck & Killed While Outside His Vehicle on I-20 in FTW
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – In Fort Worth last night, a man standing was reportedly struck by a vehicle as he stood outside of his own in a lane of traffic with its lights off in a lane of traffic.The accident happened at I-20 and Campus Drive in South fort Worth. Mike Forbes from out media…… MORE