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Businesses, White House Plan for Possible Rail Strike Friday [LISTEN]

Businesses, White House Plan for Possible Rail Strike Friday [LISTEN]

Commuter rail would also be affected by a strike. Negotiators are close to a deal with a sticking point being “unpredictable work schedules and a stringent point-based attendance policy.“ OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Business and government officials are bracing for the possibility of a nationwide rail strike at the end of this week while talks…MORE

Trial Underway for Woman Accused of Killing Woman for Unborn Baby

Trial Underway for Woman Accused of Killing Woman for Unborn Baby

NEW BOSTON, Texas (AP) — A Texas woman accused of killing a woman to steal her unborn baby to present as her own went on trial for capital murder. Taylor Rene Parker has pleaded not guilty to capital murder and kidnapping in the October 2020 deaths of 21-year-old Regan Michelle Simmons-Hancock and the daughter who…MORE

Former North Texas Officer Accused of Killing an Unarmed Black Man

Former North Texas Officer Accused of Killing an Unarmed Black Man

(WBAP/KLIF) — Former Wolfe City police officer Shaun Lucas faces murder in the shooting death of an unarmed black man. Opening statements began, Tuesday, in the trial of Shaun Lucas who is charged with murder. Lucas was arrested in October of 2020 after he shot and killed Jonathan Price. Lucas claims price refused 20 verbal…MORE

Ken Starr, Whose Probe Led to Clinton Impeachment, Dies

Ken Starr, Whose Probe Led to Clinton Impeachment, Dies

WASHINGTON (AP) – Ken Starr, a former federal appellate judge and a prominent attorney whose criminal investigation of Bill Clinton led to the president’s impeachment, died Tuesday at age 76, his family says. In a probe that lasted five years, Starr looked into fraudulent real estate deals involving a long-time Clinton associate, delved into the…MORE

Markets Shudder on Dashed Inflation Hopes; Dow Falls 1,250

Markets Shudder on Dashed Inflation Hopes; Dow Falls 1,250

NEW YORK (AP) – The stock market fell the most since June 2020 following Wall Street’s humbling realization that inflation is not slowing as much as hoped. The Dow lost more than 1,250 points and the S&P 500 sank 4.3%. A hotter-than-expected report on inflation Tuesday has traders bracing for the Federal Reserve to ultimately…MORE