Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
US Hotel Operators Say Promised Boon From Hosting World Cup Hasn't Materialized Yet
NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. hotels say the promised economic boon from the World Cup hasn't materialized yet for them. The American Hotel & Lodging Association recently released a report that found room ...
May 12, 2026
What a US Gas Tax Suspension Could Mean for Drivers and the Prices They See at the Pump
NEW YORK (AP) - President Donald Trump wants to suspend the federal gas tax to ease financial strain from high fuel prices during the war with Iran. It's a move he can't do on his own, but lawmakers o...
May 12, 2026
OpenAI Chief Sam Altman Makes a High-stakes Appearance in His Court Bout With Elon Musk
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took the witness stand Tuesday to defend his business record in a trial pitting him against Elon Musk, rebutting testimony that disparaged his leadership a...
May 12, 2026 OpenAI CEO Sam Altman arrives at the federal courthouse during proceedings in the trial over Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI in Oakland, California, on May 12, 2026. Altman is expected to take the stand Tuesday in the blockbuster civil trial in California triggered by a lawsuit from the world's richest man Elon Musk against the AI behemoth. Musk, the founder of Tesla and SpaceX, alleges that Altman and co-founder Greg Brockman misappropriated his $38 million donations when OpenAI abandoned its original nonprofit and philanthropic mission to become the for-profit giant behind ChatGPT. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP via Getty Images)
Shipping Industry Fears Fuel Shortages as Iran War Squeezes Bunker Fuel Supply
BANGKOK (AP) - The global maritime industry is facing a looming shortage of the fuel that powers ships as the Iran war chokes off a key shipping lane in the Strait of Hormuz. About 80% of globally tra...
May 12, 2026
Trump's FDA Chief is Out After Angering Pharma CEO's, Vaping Lobbyists and Anti-Abortion Activists
WASHINGTON (AP) - Marty Makary is resigning as President Donald Trump's Food and Drug Administration chief. The surgeon and health researcher's tenure had drawn complaints from pharmaceutical executiv...
May 12, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 29: Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary speaks in the Oval Office at the White House on January 29, 2026 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to coordinate a federal government response to drug addiction. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
Trump and Hegseth Claim 'Control' Over Iran and the Strait of Hormuz as Ceasefire Talks Are Stalled
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Kuwait has accused Iran of launching a failed attack earlier this month on an island where China is helping build a port in the Gulf Arab nation. Tuesday's accusatio...
May 12, 2026 WASHINGTON DC, USA - APRIL 06: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on April 06, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump spoke about the successful military mission to rescue a weapons systems officer whose F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down in Iran. (Photo by Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images)
The Iran War is Hitting Home as Gasoline Prices Fuel Inflation Surge of 3.8% in the US
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. consumer prices climbed a sharply again last month as the 10-week war with Iran pushed energy prices higher. The Labor Department reported Tuesday that its consumer price index ...
May 12, 2026
Crews dig in backyard of Everman home tied to missing boy Noel Rodriguez
WFAA News 8: FBI agents and Tarrant deputies are again searching an Everman home tied to missing 6-year-old Noel Rodriguez. Crews have been digging since Monday. Author: Tina Valverde, Paul Livengood,...
May 12, 2026
Texas Gives CVS Health Two Weeks to End DEI
(WBAP/KLIF) -- Texas is giving CVS Health fourteen days to stop using D-E-I practices. Attorney General Ken Paxton sent a letter to CVS Health officials, warning they may be violating state and federa...
May 12, 2026
US consumer prices jump as Iran war sends energy prices rapidly higher
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. consumer prices climbed a sharply again last month as the 10-week war with Iran pushed energy prices higher. The Labor Department reported Tuesday that its consumer price index ...
May 12, 2026
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