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Southwest Airlines Reports First Full-Year Loss in Decades
(Southwest Airlines) DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The impact of COVID-19 on the travel industry is evident in recent numbers posted by Dallas based Southwest Airlines. According to the company’s C...
Jan 28, 2021
Governor Abbott Takes Executive Action in Response to Federal Directives Aimed at the Energy Sector
(Photo: Office of the Governor) AUSTIN – Texas Governor Greg Abbott is pushing back against recent action taken by President Biden aimed at the energy sector. “Texas is a pro-energy state,...
Jan 28, 2021
Biden Opens Sign-up Window for Uninsured in Time of COVID-19
(Photo by Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images) WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden is ordering government health insurance markets to reopen for a special sign-up window. It will offer uninsured Amer...
Jan 28, 2021
Unemployment Numbers Fall to Still High 847,000 Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to a historically high 847,000 last week, a sign that layoffs remain high as the coronavirus pandemic continues ...
Jan 28, 2021
Domestic Terrorism Alert Warns of More Extremists Violence Emboldened by US Capitol Riot
(Photo by JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images) WASHINGTON (AP) – The Homeland Security Department has issued a national terrorism bulletin warning of the lingering potential for violence from p...
Jan 28, 2021
Haltom City Police: “Arrests’ Made in Killing of an Uber Eats Driver
Ryan Graham, 31 (GoFundMe) Haltom City, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Haltom City police have made arrests in the death of an UBER Eats delivery driver over the weekend. The body of Ryan Muncie-Graham, a 31-...
Jan 28, 2021
Former TX Congressman To Write Book
NEW YORK (AP) – A former Republican congressman from Texas who at times criticized President Donald Trump has a book deal. Simon & Schuster announced Wednesday that Will Hurd’s book is...
Jan 28, 2021
Apple Urges Security Upgrade to iPhones, iPads
CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) - Apple is urging iPhone and iPad users to update their devices to fix security flaws that might have been "actively exploited" by hackers. Apple made the software upgrades avai...
Jan 28, 2021
Dallas Opens Drive-up COVID-19 Vaccination Site
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The City of Dallas’s drive-up COVID-19 vaccination center opens on Thursday at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center. The city plans to keep the site open until i...
Jan 27, 2021
TCU Faculty Senate Retracts Resolution Calling for Congressman to be Removed from University Board of Trustees
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – The Faculty Senate at TCU is retracting its resolution to have Congressman Roger Williams removed from the University’s board of trustees. The resolution had state...
Jan 27, 2021
