WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – A bill that would’ve recognized Juneteenth as a National holiday was blocked this week in the Senate. Senator John Cornyn of Texas co-authored the bill surrounding the day slaves in Texas learned they had been freed, which officially marked the end of slavery in the U-S. Senator Cornyn told his colleagues in…… MORE
American, Southwest Add to US Airline Industry’s 2Q Losses
DALLAS (AP) – Major airlines are reporting huge second-quarter losses and warning that the recovery in air travel seen in April has stalled as coronavirus cases surge in the U.S. American Airlines posted a loss of more than $2 billion, and Southwest Airlines lost $915 million. That pushed the combined loss of the nation’s four…… MORE
NTX: ‘Desperate’ Need for Blood Plasma From Recovered COVID Patients
Dallas-Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – North Texas hospitals say they’re “desperate” for blood plasma donors from people who have recovered from COVID-19. The recent spike in cases and hospitalizations has local medical facilities and blood centers accepting shipments of plasma from New York, according to the Dallas Morning News. Blood plasma from recovered patients is one…… MORE
Judge Orders Michael Cohen to be Released from Prison
NEW YORK (AP) – A judge has ordered the release from prison of President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, saying he believes the government retaliated against him for writing a book about Trump. U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein ordered Michael Cohen released from prison by 2 p.m. on Friday. Cohen sued the government earlier this…… MORE
Chris Salcedo Show: ‘Freedom Fest’ Fights Back Against The Governor’s Orders to Shutdown Bars
Chris Polone, Owner of the Rail Club Live in Fort Worth, joined the Chris Salcedo show to discuss ‘Freedom Fest’, a collective of nearly 100 bars that are defying the governor’s orders this weekend in protest of the decision to close them down in the first place … MORE