DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The impact of COVID-19 on the travel industry is evident in recent numbers posted by Dallas based Southwest Airlines. According to the company’s CEO, Gary Kelly, Southwest reported its first full-year loss since 1972. Kelly said that the annual operating revenue for the airline dropped by 60% last year amid a massive decrease…… MORE
AUSTIN – Texas Governor Greg Abbott is pushing back against recent action taken by President Biden aimed at the energy sector. “Texas is a pro-energy state, and we will not sit idly by and allow the Biden administration or local governments to destroy jobs and raise energy costs for Texas families,” Governor Abbott said. The Biden…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden is ordering government health insurance markets to reopen for a special sign-up window. It will offer uninsured Americans a haven as COVID-19 remains dangerously high and vaccines are not yet widely available. Biden signed an executive order Thursday directing the “Obamacare” HealthCare.gov insurance markets to take new applications for…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to a historically high 847,000 last week, a sign that layoffs remain high as the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage. The Labor Department said Thursday that last week’s claims were down by 67,000 from 914,000 the week before. Before the virus hit the…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Homeland Security Department has issued a national terrorism bulletin warning of the lingering potential for violence from people motivated by anti-government sentiment after President Joe Biden’s election. The bulletin did not cite any specific threat but described “a heightened threat environment across the United States, which DHS believes will persist in…… MORE