BRUSSELS (AP) — The United States will expand its sanctions on Russia in response to the invasion of Ukraine, targeting members of the country’s parliament and the central bank’s gold reserves, the White House announced Thursday. At the same time, Washington will increase its humanitarian assistance by welcoming 100,000 Ukrainian refugees and providing an additional…… MORE
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UPDATED 3/24/22 10:04AM UNDATED (AP) – NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the military alliance is stepping up its defenses against chemical and nuclear weapons as concern mounts that Russia might use such weapons in Ukraine. Stoltenberg says that NATO leaders agreed at their summit Thursday to send equipment to Ukraine to help protect it against…… MORE
Associated Press (WBAP/KLIF) – The U.S. State Department says a U.S. Embassy official has visited with WNBA star Brittney Griner, who remains detained near Moscow, to check on her condition. State Department spokesperson Ned Price told CNN the official found Griner “to be in good condition.” Price did not identify the official who had been…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- As part of the American Rescue Plan, some Tarrant County property owners can apply for assistance with delinquent property taxes. “The release of these funds is very timely and has already helped taxpayers in a test county in Texas, and Tarrant is an early adopter to benefit our taxpayers,” said Tax Assessor-Collector…… MORE
NEW BOSTON (WBAP/KLIF) – The man convicted of opening fire inside Italy High School in 2019 died in prison on Monday, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. “On March 21, 2022 at approximately 1:50 AM, staff at the Telford Unit observed inmate, Padilla, Chad, unresponsive in his cell,” TDCJ said in a statement. “Staff entered…… MORE