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NCAA Bans Trans Athletes from Women’s Sports

NCAA Bans Trans Athletes from Women’s Sports

(WBAP/KLIF) — AP — The NCAA has changed its participation policy for transgender athletes, limiting competition in women’s sports to athletes assigned female at birth only. The change came on day after President Donald Trump signed an executive order intended to ban transgender athletes from participating in girls’ and women’s sports. The NCAA’s revised policy…MORE

Texas Senate Passes School Voucher Program

Texas Senate Passes School Voucher Program

(WBAP/KLIF) Austin – A proposal creating a school choice voucher program has been passed by the Texas Senate. The vote on Senate Bill 2 took place less than a week after the Texas Senate Education Committee moved the bill forward. The legislation would create education savings accounts providing parents $10,000.00 of state funds per student…MORE

Texas Man Becomes The Second To Be Executed In The U.S. This Year

Texas Man Becomes The Second To Be Executed In The U.S. This Year

(WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Steven Nelson has been executed by Lethal Injection this evening for the murder of the Reverend Clint Dawson in 2011. The execution was confirmed by Rev Jeff Hood who is reported to have been Nelsons spiritual adviser and was in the death chamber according to USA today. Nelson is the second death…MORE

Japan Airlines Plane Hits Delta Plane Tail at SeaTac International Airport.

Japan Airlines Plane Hits Delta Plane Tail at SeaTac International Airport.

SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport say a Japan Airlines plane that was taxiing on the tarmac apparently struck the tail of a parked Delta aircraft Wednesday morning. In a post on X, the airport said there were no injuries and minimal impact to airport operations. A Delta spokesperson said that its Boeing…MORE

‘Level It’: Trump Says US Will ‘Take Over’ Gaza Strip

‘Level It’: Trump Says US Will ‘Take Over’ Gaza Strip

Trump says he envisions a ‘long-term ownership position’ of Gaza Strip During a press conference on Tuesday evening, President Donald Trump announced plans for the U.S. to “take over the Gaza Strip,” level the area, and rebuild it. This statement followed a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House. “The U.S.…MORE