AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose by 45,000 last week to 770,000, a sign that layoffs remain high even as much of the U.S. economy is steadily recovering from the coronavirus recession. Thursday’s report from the Labor Department showed that jobless claims climbed from 725,000 the week…… MORE
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Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Officials in North Texas’ largest counties have asked the state for more COVID-19 vaccines In comments to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram Editorial Board, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins and Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley were critical of getting fewer doses from the state for the general population due to FEMA’s efforts to…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – Authorities in Washington, D.C., have arrested a Texas man near the vice president’s official residence on a weapons charge. Vice President Kamala Harris has not yet moved into the home, which is undergoing renovations. The Metropolitan Police Department says in a statement issued Wednesday that the man was seen on Massachusetts Avenue…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)-Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins asks North Texans to be compassionate about the unaccompanied immigrant minors being sheltered at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center in Dallas. Jenkins said we should be focusing on other things like defeating Covid-19 and holding politicians responsible to fix our failed power grid. The judge released a statement:…… MORE
WYLIE (WBAP/KLIF)- The Texas Rangers is investigating an officer involved shooting in Wylie Wednesday. Wylie police say while responding to an unrelated traffic stop, an officer saw a truck had crashed into a CVS building and noticed a woman who was severely injured and laying on the parking lot ground next to a man holding…… MORE