(WBAP/KLIF) – PLANO, TX – JC Penney is closing one of its local distribution centers, which will put nearly 300 people out of work. The company is planning to have two rounds of layoffs at its Alliance Logistics Center in Haslet, which is scheduled to permanently close on November first. JC Penney is based in…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – AUSTIN, TX – About 50 Republican lawmakers, including Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick signed on to a letter asking Governor Abbott to add abortion restrictions to the special session agenda. They are pushing SB 2880, which is a bill that would give any Texas citizen the power to sue anyone who mails, distributes, or…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – DALLAS, TX – Eight parents from North Texas are suing the Texas Education Agency, Dallas ISD, and Lancaster ISD in federal court, and are asking a judge to declare Senate Bill 10 unconstitutional to keep it from taking effect. Several of the plaintiffs are also religious leaders, and argue that requiring classrooms to…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new U.S. intelligence report suggests that Iran’s nuclear program has been set back only a few months after U.S. strikes, not “completely and totally obliterated” as President Donald Trump has said. That’s according to two people familiar with the early assessment who were not authorized to address the matter publicly and…… MORE
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian witnesses and hospitals say Israeli forces and drones have opened fire toward hundreds of people waiting for aid in southern and central Gaza, killing at least 44 people. Gaza’s health authorities said Tuesday the number of Palestinians killed in the war has risen above 56,000. They say the…… MORE