Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
Iran’s Currency Falls To A Record Low Against The Dollar As Tensions Run High
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's rial currency traded at a record low against the U.S. dollar as the country returned to work after a long holiday. The exchange rate had plunged to over 1 million rials duri...
Apr 05, 2025
Jaguar And Land Rover Maker Pauses Shipments To US As It Develops Post-Tariff Plans
EDMONTON, CANADA MARCH 22: The Jaguar and Land Rover logos are displayed outside a Jaguar dealership in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on March 22, 2025. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)LO...
Apr 05, 2025
China Hit Brakes On Tik-Tok Deal After Trump Announced Wide-Ranging Tariffs
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump says he is signing an executive order to keep TikTok running in the U.S. for another 75 days. That gives his administration more time to broker a deal to bring...
Apr 05, 2025
China Slaps A 34% Tax On All US Imports In Retaliation For Trump’s Tariffs
BANGKOK (AP) - China says it will impose a 34% tax on all U.S. imports next week, delivering its strongest response yet since U.S. President Donald Trump began piling tariffs on Chinese goods. Beijing...
Apr 05, 2025
Senate GOP Approves Framework For Trump’s Tax Breaks And Spending Cuts After Late-Night Session
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Republican-controlled Senate has approved a budget framework that includes multitrillion-dollar tax breaks and spending cuts. The mostly party-line vote came early Saturday after...
Apr 05, 2025
Trump Announces Reciprocal Tariffs on Foreign Countries
(WBAP/KLIF) — WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced far-reaching new tariffs on nearly all U.S. trading partners - a 34% tax on imports from China and 20% on the Europe...
Apr 02, 2025
Survivors Still Being Found From Myanmar Earthquake, But Hopes Begin To Fade As Deaths Exceed 2,700
TOPSHOT – A resident looks on next to a collapsed building in Mandalay on March 28, 2025, after an earthquake in central Myanmar. A powerful earthquake rocked central Myanmar on March 28, buckli...
Apr 01, 2025
Federal Prosecutors To Seek Death Penalty For Luigi Mangione In UnitedHealthcare CEO’s Killing
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 21: Luigi Mangione appears at a hearing for the murder of UHC CEO Brian Thompson at Manhattan Criminal Court on February 21, 2025 in New York City. Mangione is accu...
Apr 01, 2025
NFL Postpones A Decision On The Tush Push But Passes Other Rule Changes
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - The future of the tush push has been pushed until next month. NFL team owners had been set to vote Tuesday on Green Bay's proposal to ban the play that's helped the Philadelphi...
Apr 01, 2025
Meta’s Head Of AI Research Stepping Down
MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) - The head of Meta's artificial intelligence research division said she plans to step down, vacating a high-profile position at the parent company of Facebook and Instagram at ...
Apr 01, 2025
