WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci predicts by April it will be “open season” for vaccinations in the U.S., as supply boosts allow most people to get shots to protect against COVID-19. Speaking to NBC’s “Today Show,” Fauci, who serves as science adviser to President joe Biden, says the rate of vaccinations will greatly accelerate in…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – Fewer American sought unemployment benefits last week, lowering jobless claims to 793,000, evidence that job cuts remain high despite a substantial decline in new viral infections. Last week’s total fell from 812,000 the previous week, the Labor Department said Thursday. That figure was revised higher from the previously-reported figure of 779,000. Before…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – A North Texas man has been charged with participating in last month’s assault on the U.S. Capitol. Court papers filed Tuesday in the federal district court in Sherman charge Daniel Ray Caldwell of The Colony with assaulting a federal officer, as well as with trespassing on restricted grounds, the violent entry on…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) Irving – An unidentified man shot and killed himself in front of Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne’s home in Irving Wednesday around 3:45 in the afternoon. Irving Police Officer Robert Reeves confirmed the Representative was home with others when it happened. They heard the gunshot and came outside to find the man on her…… MORE
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF)-North Texas road crews continue to prepare roads in advance of winter weather and ice forecasted for the metroplex. The North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA) maintenance crews began treating roads on Tuesday and will continue over the next few days to battle projected freezing temperatures and precipitation that can pose dangerous conditions for North…… MORE