Nail salon workers arrested, skate parks buried in sand, unemployed making more now than with a job. All of this for “social distancing”. Has this gone too far? What are your thoughts? … MORE
WBAP Morning News: With the GDP Down 4.8%, What Does That Mean?
Dr. Bud Weinstein, Economist with SMU Cox School of Business, joined the WBAP Morning News to explain what the GDP decline means for us, and what can be done about it moving forward. … MORE
COVID-19 diagnoses, deaths continue to climb in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The number of reported illnesses diagnosed as caused by the new coronavirus continued to climb Wednesday, as did the death count. The cases of COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, reported to state health officials increased in number by about 1,000 Wednesday to 27,054, with 1,702 now in Texas hospitals,…… MORE
New Jobless Claims Bring Six-Week Total to 30.3-Million People Out of Work
WASHINGTON (AP) – More than 3.8 million laid-off workers applied for unemployment benefits last week as the U.S. economy slid further into a crisis that is becoming the most devastating since the 1930s. Roughly 30.3 million people have now filed for jobless aid in the six weeks since the coronavirus outbreak began forcing millions of…… MORE
Trump Says He’s Not Extending Social Distancing Guidelines; Promising COVID-19 Treatment
WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – As COVID-19 cases continue to climb in the U.S., the federal government’s social distancing guidelines are soon to expire, and President Donald Trump says he’s not extending them; that, as Trump’s adviser and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is predicting that the country will be “really rocking again” by July. Adding to their optimistic…… MORE