AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose for the first time in five weeks even though the economy and job market have been recovering briskly from the coronavirus pandemic. The Labor Department reported Thursday that jobless claims edged up to 353,000 from 349,000 a week earlier. The…… MORE
WBAP Morning News: Stubie’s Abbott and Costello Who’s on First Parody
You asked for it and asked for it and you got it. Here is Stubie’s Abbott and Costello Who’s on First parody.… MORE
WBAP Morning News: Public School COVID Tracking Monitors
Brian, Hal and the gang debate an issue about a school in Washington that requires student athletes to wear tracking monitors to trace COVID.… MORE
Half Of US Workers Favor Employee Shot Mandate: AP-NORC poll
NEW YORK (AP) – Half of American workers are in favor of vaccine requirements at their workplaces at a time when such mandates are gaining traction now that the government has given full approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. That finding comes from a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Overall,…… MORE
Cowboys Losing Ground With COVID-19 Just 2 Weeks From Opener
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys are still losing ground in a COVID-19 outbreak that was discovered just 90 minutes before their most recent preseason game. With two weeks left before the opener, coach Mike McCarthy isn’t sure how to assess what it means for the Sept. 9 matchup against Tom Brady and Super…… MORE