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President Joe Biden To Repeal Ban on Transgender Americans in Military

President Joe Biden To Repeal Ban on Transgender Americans in Military

CBS News/WBAP/KLIF – President Joe Biden will repeal the ban on transgender Americans serving in the U.S. military. The announcement will be made via executive order.  Then President trump tweeted a ban in 2017 on transgender military members serving. The move could affect more than 15 thousand transgender military members who had been serving in…MORE

Dave Chappelle Tests Positive For COVID-19; Shows Canceled

Dave Chappelle Tests Positive For COVID-19; Shows Canceled

Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Comedian Dave Chappelle has tested positive for the coronavirus, and his upcoming comedy shows have been canceled. Chappelle tested positive just before a show in Austin. He is said to be asymptomatic, and quarantining. Chappelle had been performing socially-distanced shows in Ohio since June, and recently decided to move them to Austin…MORE

Texas Officials Allocate COVID-19 Vaccines For The Week of January 25th

Texas Officials Allocate COVID-19 Vaccines For The Week of January 25th

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The state of Texas is scheduled to receive 332,750 doses of COVID-19 vaccine from the federal government next week.  The Texas Department of State Health Services has instructed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to ship those doses to 212 providers across Texas. The state will continue to vaccinate health care…MORE

Television & Radio Icon Larry King Dead at Age 87

Television & Radio Icon Larry King Dead at Age 87

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Larry King has died at age 87 after a half-century in broadcasting that included interviews with presidents, movie stars and ordinary Joes. His production company tweeted that he died Saturday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. No cause of death was given, but a spokesperson said this month he had…MORE

Texas Is Suing President Biden

Texas Is Suing President Biden

Austin (AP) – Texas is asking a court to stop President Joe Biden from allowing a 100 day moratorium on deportations. The lawsuit filed Friday is one of the first against the new administration. The moratorium came after Biden revoked former President Trump’s mandate that made anyone in the U.S. illegally a priority for deportation.…MORE