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US Clears Updated COVID Boosters Targeting Newest Variants

US Clears Updated COVID Boosters Targeting Newest Variants

AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. regulators have authorized updated COVID-19 boosters, the first to directly target today’s most common omicron strain. The move on Wednesday by the Food and Drug Administration tweaks the recipe of shots made by Pfizer and rival Moderna that already have saved millions of lives. The hope is that…MORE

Parents Beware! Internet Drug Emoji Codes Being Used by Kids and Others

Parents Beware! Internet Drug Emoji Codes Being Used by Kids and Others

The DEA says criminal organizations & drug traffickers have taken advantage of popular online emojis to buy and sell counterfeit and other illicit drugs. And, addiction treatment advocates warn that overdose deaths increase as a new school gets underway. Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – In observance of ‘International Overdose Awareness Day‘ [August 31], experts in drug detox…MORE

Wed-Fri: Chance of showers and thunderstorms continue

Wed-Fri: Chance of showers and thunderstorms continue

Unsettled weather will continue Wednesday through Friday with scattered to numerous showers and storms along with below normal temperatures. Today|Cloudy early with scattered thunderstorms developing this afternoon. High 88F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%. Tonight|Mostly cloudy…isolated thunderstorms developing late. Low 76F. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance…MORE

Teacher’s Aide Arrested for Sexual Assault of a Student

Teacher’s Aide Arrested for Sexual Assault of a Student

(WBAP/KLIF) — A teachers aide at North Mesquite High School has been arrest for sexual assault of a student. The incidents came to light earlier this week as Mesquite Police learned that 22-year-old Bryan Garcia had an inappropriate relationship with a student. The Garland man was found to have messaged students through phone apps and…MORE