(WBAP/KLIF) – AUSTIN, TX – Private schools and vendors who currently participate in the existing state initiative for students with disabilities can apply on December 9th, while other Texas families can begin applying February 9th. The program, which the Texas Comptroller’s office oversees, will officially launch at the beginning of the 2026/2027 school year. Most…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – DALLAS, TX – Under the new proposal, the city would stay in charge of core operations, and bring in private partners to fill Fair Park with more festivals, restaurants, retail, and even a hotel inside of the fairgrounds. The shift comes after the city took back control of Fair Park from Oakview Group…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is citing the “fog of war” in defending a follow-up strike on an alleged drug-carrying boat in the Caribbean Sea in early September. During Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting at the White House, Hegseth said he did not see any survivors in the water, saying the boat “exploded in fire.”…… MORE
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal authorities are preparing an immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota, focusing on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S. The operation, which could begin soon, targets people in the Minneapolis–St. Paul area with final deportation orders. This move follows President Trump’s recent rhetoric about the Somali community, which has heightened tensions. The…… MORE
Talks between Russia and the U.S. on ending the nearly four-year war in Ukraine were constructive, but much work remains. Yuri Ushakov, a senior adviser to President Vladimir Putin, spoke to reporters on Wednesday after a lengthy session at the Kremlin. Putin met U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner as…… MORE