DALLAS (AP) – Dallas’ former police chief says the police department allowed an officer to continue patrolling for more than a year while investigating whether he ordered two people to be killed because it didn’t want to tip him off. U. Renee Hall left the department at the end of 2020. She said in a…… MORE
AP Airlines Writer – The CEO of Boeing gave up his salary for most of last year, but he still got stock benefits that push the value of his compensation to more than $21 million. That’s according to a filing Boeing made Friday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Boeing had a bad year in…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate has passed a sweeping pandemic relief package over Republican opposition, moving closer to a milestone political victory for President Joe Biden. The $1.9 trillion bill approved Saturday carries direct payments of up to $1,400 for most Americans, extended emergency unemployment benefits and spending for COVID-19 vaccines and testing. It also…… MORE
Klein (AP) – Seven people have been injured in a natural gas explosion near Houston. Comcast workers reportedly struck a gas line while working in Klein on Friday. CenterPoint Energy crews that were brought in to fix the line struck a larger, 6 inch gas line that sparked the explosion. All seven of the injured…… MORE
Juneau, Alaska (AP) – An Alaska Native cultural organization and the Dallas based luxury department store Neiman Marcus have settled a lawsuit over the sale of a coat with a copyrighted, geometric design borrowed from Indigenous culture. The Sealaska Heritage Institute says it has agreed to work with Neiman Marcus and 11 other defendants to…… MORE