WASHINGTON (AP) – Top negotiators in Congress have sealed a deal on an almost $1 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package. Lawmakers announced the agreement Sunday after days of negotiations. The agreement would establish a temporary $300 per week supplemental jobless benefits and $600 direct stimulus payments to most Americans, along with a fresh round of…… MORE
New and More Transmissible Covid 19 Virus in the UK and South Africa; Europe Responds
ASSOCIATED PRESS – (WBAP/KLIF) – A flurry of activity is underway at European borders now, as a new and much more highly transmissible strain of Covid 19 is ravaging Southern England, London proper, and sickening thousands more in South Africa. To that end, France joins other nations including Belgium, Italy, and the Netherlands, in prohibiting…… MORE
The Pandemic Remains Out Of Control In Texas
Houston (AP) – Texas has surpassed 25,000 deaths from the coronavirus pandemic, the second highest total in the country. State health officials reported 272 new deaths on Saturday linked to COVID-19. That brings Texas’ death toll to 25,226 overall. Cases of COVID-19 and virus-related hospitalizations continue to rise in the state. On Saturday, the state…… MORE
Special Election Fills State Senate Seat
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A state legislator has won a state senate runoff against Dallas hair salon owner Shelley Luther. Representative Drew Springer who was backed by Governor Greg Abbott defeated fellow Republican Shelly Luther who was jailed in May for defying the governor’s coronavirus restrictions. Turnout in Saturday’s special election was low. Governor Abbott reportedly…… MORE
California’s Semifinal College Football Bowl Game Will Be Played In Texas.
Arlington (WBAP/KLIF) – California state health restrictions won’t allow the Rose Bowl to have fans attend the game in person during that state’s resurgent pandemic, so the organizers of the college football playoffs announced Saturday night the Rose Bowl game will be relocated to the home of the Dallas Cowboys, AT&T Stadium in Arlington. It…… MORE