COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s governor has tested positive for the coronavirus just ahead of a planned meeting with President Donald Trump. Republican Governor Mike DeWine’s office said Thursday he took the test as part of standard protocol before meeting Trump at an airport in Cleveland. He had planned to join the president on a…… MORE
MISSOURI CITY (AP) – A COVID-19 outbreak at a Houston-area nursing home lead to the deaths of 19 residents and 24 employees are infected. Missouri City officials said it received notification about the deaths and infections at Paradigm at First Colony Nursing Home Wednesday. Nursing homes have been hot spots for COVID-19 infections and deaths.…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Mayor’s Disaster Relief Fund is awarding $25,000 grants to 11 nonprofit groups for their COVID-19 response efforts. According to Mayor Eric Johnson, the organizations receiving shares of the total of $275,000 in grants were selected by the Fund’s advisory committee based on six priority areas identified by Mayor Johnson. Those…… MORE
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – Nearly 1.2 million laid-off Americans applied for state unemployment benefits last week, evidence that the coronavirus keeps forcing companies to slash jobs just as a critical $600 weekly federal jobless payment has expired. The government’s report did offer a smidgen of hopeful news: The number of jobless claims declined…… MORE
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – The leader of the great state of Texas plans to skip the Republican National Convention later this month to deal with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Greg Abbott announced the news in a letter to National GOP Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel. He said that it was an honor being selected to serve as…… MORE