WASHINGTON (AP) – An influential federal advisory panel has overwhelmingly rejected a plan to give Pfizer booster shots against COVID-19 to most Americans, but it approved the extra shots for those who are 65 or older or run a high risk of severe disease. The twin votes Friday represented a heavy blow to the Biden…… MORE
Pentagon Reverses Itself, Calls Deadly Kabul Strike an Error
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Pentagon has retreated from its defense of a drone strike that killed multiple civilians in Afghanistan last month. It announced Friday that an internal review revealed that only civilians were killed in the attack, not an Islamic State extremist as first believed. For days after the Aug. 29 strike, Pentagon officials…… MORE
Thousands of Haitian Migrants Converge on Texas Border Town
DEL RIO, Texas (AP) — Thousands of Haitian migrants have assembled under and around a bridge in a small Texas border town, presenting the Biden administration with a fresh and immediate challenge as it tries to manage large numbers of asylum-seekers who have been reaching U.S. soil. Images showed Haitians crossing the Rio Grande in…… MORE
Texas Man Linked to ‘Boogaloo’ Movement Convicted of Attempted Murder of a Police Officer
NEW BOSTON, TX (WBAP/KLIF News) – Prosecutors accused him of being a member of the far-right, anti-government ‘boogaloo’ movement who livestreamed threats to kill a police officer, and a Bowie County jury agreed. According to the Texarkana Gazette, 38-year-old Aaron Caleb Swenson was convicted on Thursday of attempted murder of a peace officer. During the…… MORE
Plano Police Mourn Loss of Veteran Lieutenant who Died from Complications with COVID
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – The Plano Police Department is mourning the loss of one of its one after announcing the passing of Lieutenant Earnest Oldham. According to Plano Police, Lieutenant Oldham passed due to complications of COVID-19. Oldham began his career with the Plano Police Department in January of 1992. Prior to Plano, he worked as…… MORE