(WBAP/KLIF) – On Thursday the Texas Supreme Court denied a request by Attorney General Ken Paxton to block the firearms ban by the State fair of Texas. Justice Blacklock filed an opinion concurring in the denial of the motion. Chief Justice Hecht and Justice Young followed suit. Earlier this month, Paxton sued the State Fair…… MORE
CRAWFORDVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Helene is close to making landfall on Florida’s northwest coast as a powerful Category 4 storm. It’s already battering the state’s west coast with tropical storm-force winds and has caused hundreds of thousands of power outages. Forecasters warn the enormous system could create a “nightmare” storm surge of up to…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will continue striking Hezbollah “with full force,” dimming hopes for a cease-fire. Netanyahu spoke Thursday after arriving in New York for the annual U.N. General Assembly meeting. U.S. and European officials are pressuring both sides of the conflict to accept a proposed 21-day halt in…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams has vowed to stay in office after federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment accusing him of letting Turkish officials and businesspeople buy his influence with illegal campaign contributions and lavish overseas trips. The five-count indictment made public Thursday outlines a trail of alleged corruption that prosecutors…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris says calls for Ukraine to cede territory to Russia are “dangerous and unacceptable.” She spoke Thursday while meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington. The comments from the Democratic nominee for president are thinly veiled criticism of Republican candidate Donald Trump’s push for Ukraine to quickly cut…… MORE