IRVING (WBAP/KLIF)- Former State Representative Matt Rinaldi of Irving is named the next chairman of the Republican Party of Texas. Rinaldi was elected to replace Allen West, who announced his resignation last month and is now challenging Governor Greg Abbott to become the next governor. Rinaldi won the election by getting 34 votes from the…… MORE
WASHINGTON – Pfizer says it plans to meet with top U.S. health officials Monday to discuss the drugmaker’s request for federal authorization of a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine as President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser acknowledged that “it is entirely conceivable, maybe likely” that booster shots will be needed. The company said it…… MORE
WASHINGTON D.C. (WBAP/KLIF News) – Millions of eligible American families will begin receiving monthly advance child tax credit payments from the IRS, starting July 15th. The payments are up to $300 a month per child under six and $250 for children between the ages of six and 17. Many parents have already been receiving $2,000 from…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A bodybuilder from Turkey took to Instagram to express her disappointment over being barred from boarding an American Airlines flight from DFW to Miami recently because her clothing was deemed “offensive.” 26-year old Deniz Saypinar wrote that she likes to wear clothes that “reveal her femininity,” but that she never dresses in…… MORE
DENVER (AP) — Four people have been arrested and more than a dozen weapons and hundreds of rounds of ammunition have been seized at a downtown Denver hotel that is close to several events planned in conjunction with the upcoming Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Officers responding to a tip searched two rooms at the…… MORE