Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News

Buyers Fret as the Average Cost of a New Car Nears $50,000
DETROIT (AP) - Vehicle ownership has long been a big part of the American dream. But it is getting harder for some buyers as automakers pare back cheaper models to chase well-heeled customers who can ...
Bruce Collins Apr 12, 2026

Well-Timed Bets on Polymarket Tied to the Iran War Draw Calls for Investigations From Lawmakers
NEW YORK (AP) - Calls are increasing inside Congress for investigations into the prediction market platform Polymarket. This comes after The Associated Press reported that at least 50 new Polymarket a...
Bruce Collins Apr 12, 2026

FAA Says Proper Use of Anti-Drone Lasers That Prompted Texas Airspace Closures is Safe for Flights
Counter-drone lasers will now be able to be used along the southern border. The Federal Aviation Administration agreed with the Pentagon on Friday that they are safe, so additional airspace closures a...
Bruce Collins Apr 12, 2026

Prediction Markets Are Back in the Spotlight, This Time Because of the War in Iran
Prediction markets let people wager on anything from a basketball game to the outcome of a presidential election - and recently, even the fate of the U.S. and Israel's war against Iran. Shortly ahead ...
Bruce Collins Apr 12, 2026 Photo by Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Stocks Drift Lower and Oil Prices Ease Ahead of Planned US-Iran Talks
Stocks drifted mostly lower on Wall Street and oil prices slipped ahead of planned U.S.-Iran talks following a shaky ceasefire agreement. The S&P 500 fell 0.1% Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Ave...
Bruce Collins Apr 11, 2026

Federal Court Hears New Case Against Trump's Latest Global Tariffs
NEW YORK (AP) - The centerpiece of President Donald Trump's economic policy - sweeping taxes on global imports - is under legal assault again. The U.S. Court of International Trade is hearing oral arg...
Bruce Collins Apr 11, 2026

Federal Judge Extends Restraining Order on $6.2 Billion Merger of Local TV Giants Nexstar and Tegna
A federal judge has extended an emergency restraining order on a $6.2 billion merger between Nexstar Media Group and Tegna for one week. U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley sain a ruling Friday the ext...
Bruce Collins Apr 11, 2026

Ceasefire Faltering
Associated Press A tentative U.S.-Iran ceasefire is faltering after Israel pounded Beirut and as Iran maintains its grip on the Strait of Hormuz while truce talks remain uncertain. Both Tehran and Was...
Bruce Collins Apr 11, 2026 dragancfm / Depositphotos.com

US and Iranian officials arrive in Pakistan for peace talks, amid suspicion on both sides
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Top American and Iranian officials are in Pakistan for the first round of talks on how to convert the two-week ceasefire into lasting peace, But the ceasefire faced new hurdles on Sat...
Bruce Collins Apr 11, 2026 num_skyman / Depositphotos.com

Texas Death Row Inmate Saved From Execution
(WBAP/KLIF) -- AP -- Texas' highest criminal court has overturned the death sentence of a Harris County man who was on death row for nearly half a century. Clarence Curtis Jordan, 70, was first convic...
Mike Traina Apr 10, 2026









