WASHINGTON (AP) — Foes of the new Texas law that bans most abortions have been looking to the Democratic-run federal government to swoop in and knock down the most restrictive abortion law in effect in the country. But it’s nowhere near that simple. President Joe Biden , who denounces the law as “almost un-American,” has directed…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell sharply last week to 310,000, a pandemic low and a sign that the surge in COVID-19 cases caused by the delta variant has yet to lead to widespread layoffs. Thursday’s report from the Labor Department showed that jobless claims dropped from a revised total…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Wednesday removed 18 appointees named to U.S. military academy boards by Donald Trump in the final months of the Republican president’s term in office, according to the White House. Cathy Russell, director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office, sent letters to 18 people named to the boards…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Texas chapter of the NAACP and a group of students have filed a federal civil rights complaint against the University of Texas for its continued use of school song “The Eyes of Texas.” The complaint filed Sept. 3 with the U.S. Department of Education alleges Black students and faculty are…… MORE
Grayson County (WBAP/KLIF) – A Grayson County Sheriff’s office investigator died last night after chasing a suspects who ran off during a traffic stop. The office says that round 7PM the suspects were pulled over near Park Place and McGee in Sherman, and that during the chase and physical altercation, one of the officers involved…… MORE