JACKSON, Ky. (AP) — Search and rescue teams backed by the National Guard searched Friday for people missing in record floods that wiped out entire communities in some of the poorest places in America. Kentucky’s governor said 15 people have died, a toll he expected to grow as the rain keeps falling. “We’ve still got a lot…… MORE
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday that he’s open to a call with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to discuss a possible prisoner swap involving American basketball star Brittney Griner. Blinken said Wednesday that Washington had offered Russia a deal that would bring home Griner and another jailed American, Paul Whelan.…… MORE
ODESA, Ukraine (AP) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday visited the Odesa region to observe the loading of grain as exports resume for the first time since the start of the Russian invasion . Zelenskyy observed a Turkish ship loaded with grain. He said the export of grain will begin with the departure of…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a statement this week commending the United States Congress for passing the CHIPS Act of 2022. “Texas is a beacon of innovation and has remained the nation’s leading exporter of semiconductors and other electronic components for eleven years in a row. The passage of the CHIPS Act of…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Expiration dates for Southwest Airlines flight credits are disappearing. The Dallas-based airline announced the policy change, Thursday, to allow customers to use flight credits without fear of losing them. Southwest CEO Bob Jordan says, “flight credits don’t expire aligns with the boldness of a philosophy to give our customers definitive simplicity and ease…… MORE