WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden is hoping to get the bipartisan infrastructure deal on track by highlighting its expected economic benefits. He’s stressing that the $973 billion would include the largest investment in transportation in nearly a century and that millions of jobs would be created. White House officials issued an internal memo highlighting…… MORE
Death Toll Increases to Ten in Surfside Collapse
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) – Authorities said Monday that the remains of 10 people have been found in the collapse of a 12-story beachfront condominium in Florida. The Associated Press has been reporting brief descriptions of the dead and the missing. Police said Sunday night that they identified the remains of Leon and Christina Oliwkowicz, an…… MORE
WBAP Morning News: Employment Numbers Rise in States That Remove COVID Unemployment Benefit
Texas is one of the states that has removed the COVID benefit from unemployment payments, and those states are seeing a rise in employment! Are you surprised? Brian and Hal weren’t…… MORE
WBAP Morning News: The Taliban Has Seized A Third of Afghanistan, as US Troops Come Home
After years of war, and trillions spent, US troops are being called home from Afghanistan. However, the Taliban has now seized over a third of that area. … MORE
WBAP Morning News: College World Series Contender Booted After COVID Positive Results
North Carolina State University, whose baseball team was a contender for the World Series Championship in Omaha, has been booted from the tournament by the NCAA, after several players’ COVID tests came back positive. … MORE