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Petition Circulating to Rename Dallas Street after Botham Jean

Petition Circulating to Rename Dallas Street after Botham Jean

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A petition to rename a Dallas street after Botham Jean has garnered tens of thousands of signatures. Jean was murdered by former Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger at the Southside Flats Apartments on Lamar Street last year after she said she mistook his apartment for her own. Guyger was sentenced to 10…MORE

US Suspends Tariff Hike in Limited China Deal

WASHINGTON (AP) – The United States is suspending a tariff hike on $250 billion in Chinese imports that was set to take effect Tuesday, and China agreed to buy $40 billion to $50 billion in U.S. farm products as the world’s two biggest economies reached a cease-fire in their 15-month trade war. The two countries…MORE

US Sends Fighter Jets, Air Defense to Saudi Arabia

US Sends Fighter Jets, Air Defense to Saudi Arabia

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Pentagon says the U.S. will send several dozen fighter jets along with other aircraft and additional air defenses to Saudi Arabia to help protect the kingdom from Iranian attacks. The announcement on Friday came hours after Iran said two missiles hit one of its oil tankers traveling through the Red Sea…MORE

Football Fans Encouraged to Ride DART this TX/OU Weekend

Football Fans Encouraged to Ride DART this TX/OU Weekend

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Football fans in North Texas this weekend have options when it comes to getting to the Cotton Bowl for the Texas/OU game. Authorities are encouraging all fans and fair goers to use DART. The price is $6 for an all day pass. The train drops riders off at the fair gates. Riders…MORE

Federal Appeals Court Rules House Should Get President Trump’s Financial Records

Federal Appeals Court Rules House Should Get President Trump’s Financial Records

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Trump has lost his appeal to stop the House of Representatives from subpoenaing his financial records. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Friday that lawmakers should get the documents they have subpoenaed from the president’s accounting firm Mazars USA. The ruling could hit another hurdle…MORE