MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A group of Alabama lawmakers have proposed legislation similar to a Texas law that would ban most abortions and allow anyone to file civil lawsuits against violators and collect damages. Alabama is the latest GOP-led state to see lawmakers propose legislation to mimic the Texas law and its novel citizen-enforcement provision.…… MORE
National Weather Service received 37 reports of tornadoes in six states. The most destructive tornado or possibly tornadoes, ripped a patch of damage around 227 miles from northeast Arkansas. southeast Missouri, through Tennessee in Kentucky, where the town of Mayfield was virtually leveled. An estimated 90 people lost their lives in the series of storms,…… MORE
Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – Taking a page from Texas’ playbook, California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he wants to empower private citizens to enforce a ban on the manufacture and sale of assault weapons in the state. Newsom’s proposal is similar to the Texas law that outlaws abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected. The U.S. Supreme…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports U.S. inflation has jumped to the highest level its been in nearly 40 years. The price of things climbed 6.8% in the past year, nationally. However, inflation in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex was up 7.5%. Texas A&M researchers say that was mostly due to increases in…… MORE
McKinney (WBAP/KLIF) – An 11 year old Collin County girl who became the subject of wild speculation on Q-ANON websites when she disappeared last July has been found safe and sound in another country. Sophie Long is now in protective custody, and will be brought back to Collin County, but authorities are not saying what…… MORE