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Pioneering Actor Sidney Poitier Dies at Age 94

Pioneering Actor Sidney Poitier Dies at Age 94

Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – Legendary actor of stage and screen Sidney Poitier has died at the age of 94. The Bahamian Minister of Foreign Affairs confirmed his death. Poitier, broke numerous Hollywood barriers in the 1950s and 1960s and in 1964 became the first Black man to win the Oscar for best actor. The award was…MORE

US Jobless Rate Sinks to 3.9% as Many More People Find Jobs

US Jobless Rate Sinks to 3.9% as Many More People Find Jobs

AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. employers added a modest 199,000 jobs last month while the unemployment rate fell sharply, at a time when businesses are struggling to fill jobs with many Americans remaining reluctant to return to the workforce. At the same time, Friday’s jobs report from the Labor Department showed that the…MORE

2 held in Seattle woman’s slaying skip bond in Dallas

2 held in Seattle woman’s slaying skip bond in Dallas

DALLAS (AP) — Two women charged with murder and evidence tampering in the 2020 slaying in Texas of a Seattle woman have cut off their ankle monitors and fled while free on bond, a court filing said. Nina Marano, 50, and her wife, Lisa Dykes, 58, were free on their $500,000 bonds when they removed…MORE

Ted Cruz Under Fire for Calling January 6th Rioters ‘Terrorists’

Ted Cruz Under Fire for Calling January 6th Rioters ‘Terrorists’

(WBAP/KLIF) — Senator Ted Cruz is taking heat from conservatives over calling January 6th rioters “terrorists”. The Texas Republican is under fire for his comments on Wednesday during a U.S. Senate committee hearing about Capitol Police oversight during the 2021 riot.. Cruz says he only meant those who attacked police officers on that day, and…MORE