ANGLETON(WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Speaker of The House is the latest state politician to test positive for COVID-19. in a Facebook post on Sunday, Dennis Bonnen, said that he tested positive for the coronavirus this weekend. Bonnen’s wife already was battling the virus this week with what he called “difficult but manageable symptoms.” The Angleton Republican…… MORE
Bay City, Mich. (AP) – A Texas woman faces federal charges in Michigan for allegedly selling a toxic diet pill online to Michigan residents. The Bay City Times reports that Judith Holloway was indicted by a grand jury on five counts of introduction of a new drug into interstate commerce, and seven counts of introduction…… MORE
New York (AP) – Retail sales increased a modest 3% during a longer Christmas holiday season this year, as homebound shoppers spent more on furnishing and food but less on clothing and jewelry. That’s according to early figures released Saturday by a firm that tracks all forms of payments. The increase fell short of predictions…… MORE
Dallas (AP) – Coronavirus hospitalizations in Texas fell Saturday, but continued to hover near their summer peak, as health officials reported more than 2,500 new cases of COVID-19 and 13 deaths. The state health department reports there are 10,773 patients hospitalized with confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state. That’s a decrease of nearly 100…… MORE
ASSOCIATED PRESS – WBAP/KLIF – Los Angeles health officials are studying the gene sequencing of all positive Covid 19 tests as of Christmas Eve of last week. With daily flights into the United States from the United Kingdom and South Africa – where the new mutated fast-spreading virus has been confirmed, scientists believe a virtual…… MORE