(WBAP/KLIF) – DALLAS, TX – On Friday afternoon, at least 12 protesters were detained in Downtown Dallas after accessing a building during the “Stop Starving Gaza Now!” demonstration. According to the Dallas Police Department, around 4:45 PM, demonstrators from the protest gained access to the Boston Consulting Group’s building. While officers attempted to arrest them,…… MORE
Southwest Airlines Flight Headed To Las Vegas Takes Dramatic Plunge In Response To Nearby Aircraft
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Southwest Airline jet heading to Las Vegas from Southern California took a dramatic plunge shortly after takeoff Friday in response to an alert about a nearby plane, injuring two flight attendants, authorities and passengers said. Southwest flight 1496 was responding to an onboard alert about another aircraft in its vicinity,…… MORE
Israel Says It Is Considering Alternatives To Ceasefire Talks With Hamas, Deepening Uncertainty
CAIRO (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his government is considering “alternative options” to ceasefire talks with Hamas. This follows Israel and the U.S. recalling their negotiating teams, adding uncertainty to the negotiations. On Thursday, the teams left Qatar after a U.S. envoy said Hamas showed a “lack of desire” to reach a…… MORE
Deportation Flights From Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center Have Begun, DeSantis Says
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says deportation flights from the remote Everglades immigration lockup known as Alligator Alcatraz began in the past few days. DeSantis said Friday that the flights operated by the Department of Homeland Security have transferred about 100 detainees from the immigration detention center to other countries. He expects that number to increase…… MORE
Disgraced Former US Rep. George Santos Reports To NJ Federal Prison To Serve 7-Year Fraud Sentence
NEW YORK (AP) — Disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos has reported to a federal prison in New Jersey to begin serving a seven-year sentence for the fraud charges that got him ousted from Congress. The federal Bureau of Prisons said Friday that the New York Republican reported to the Federal Correctional Institution in Fairton.…… MORE