Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – There is some evidence that Texas’ reported coronavirus death toll in the first quarter could be an undercount. A USA Today network analysis found the state of Texas reported 41 confirmed COVID-19 deaths from January 1 to March 31, with the first victim dying on March 17. However, the analysis also says…… MORE
Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – For Muslims in the United States, there is no other time more centered around gathering in congregation than the holy month of Ramadan. In every corner of the country, believers attend community iftar meals to break the fast, and then pack neatly into tight rows for nightly prayers at the mosque. On…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A group of high end hotel chains run by Dallas businessman Monty Bennett announced Saturday it will return all the government stimulus money it received as coronavirus relief. The group got a combined $126 million from the Small Business Administration. It says it applied for the money in good faith, and met…… MORE
New York (AP) – Profits fell at Exxon Mobil during the first quarter as the global pandemic began to erode oil demand. The Irving, Texas oil giant lost $610 million in the first quarter, down 126% from the same time last year. Revenue was $56.16 billion, down 12% year over year. And Chevron Corp. turned…… MORE
Albuquerque, N.M. (AP) – Environmentalists are questioning spending by wildlife managers who oversee a conservation effort for the lesser prairie chicken after money was used on a building and salaries rather than on projects to help the bird. Once listed as a threatened species, the chicken’s habitat spans parts of five states – including a…… MORE
Las Vegas (AP) – A prominent Las Vegas professional gambler who was convicted in New York in a federal insider trading case linked to pro golfer Phil Mickelson and Dallas based Dean Foods Co. has been released to home confinement in the San Diego area. Attorney Richard Wright said William “Billy” Walters was released from…… MORE
Washington (AP) – A Cuban man who sought asylum in the U.S. sprayed nearly three dozen rounds into the front of the Cuban Embassy in Washington using an AK 47 rifle because he told police he wanted to “get them before they could get him.” Court papers say 42 year old Alexander Alazo, of Aubrey,…… MORE
Houston (WBAP/KLIF) – A Houston Police officer was killed early Saturday morning when his helicopter crashed. A second officer in the police helicopter with him was critically injured. Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo says the helicopter crashed into an apartment complex around 2:00 a.m. while searching for a reported body in a nearby bayou. Acevedo…… MORE
Atlanta (AP) – As more states push to reopen their economies, many are falling short on one of the federal government’s essential criteria for doing so – having an efficient system to track people who have been physically near a person infected with the coronavius. A review by The Associated Press finds a patchwork of…… MORE
Washington (AP) – The U.S. Navy reports the number of sailors aboard the USS Kidd confirmed to be infected with the novel coronavirus has nearly doubled, rising from 18 to 33. The destroyer with its crew of 350 are off the Pacific coast of South America. Its current mission is related to U.S. counter-drug activities.…… MORE
