DALLAS (AP) – Major airlines are reporting huge second-quarter losses and warning that the recovery in air travel seen in April has stalled as coronavirus cases surge in the U.S. American Airlines posted a loss of more than $2 billion, and Southwest Airlines lost $915 million. That pushed the combined loss of the nation’s four…… MORE
Dallas-Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – North Texas hospitals say they’re “desperate” for blood plasma donors from people who have recovered from COVID-19. The recent spike in cases and hospitalizations has local medical facilities and blood centers accepting shipments of plasma from New York, according to the Dallas Morning News. Blood plasma from recovered patients is one…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) – A judge has ordered the release from prison of President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, saying he believes the government retaliated against him for writing a book about Trump. U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein ordered Michael Cohen released from prison by 2 p.m. on Friday. Cohen sued the government earlier this…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — With DFW area schools offering online or in-person education, the reality for many residents boils down to just one choice….in-school instruction. Fort Worth ISD Superintendent Kent Scribner recently pointed to concerns during the pandemic that an educational crisis was in the works. One grandmother, Sharon Armstrong says the reason is many lack resources to…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Congress is mulling over details of the next round of relief for those suffering during the coronavirus pandemic. Many Americans continue to suffer financial fallout from the Coronavirus pandemic shut down. With benefits running out next week on the federal unemployment supplement, Texas Representative Michael Burgess says Congress is contemplating several stimulus package…… MORE