Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
Kalshi to Collect Employment Info From Customers Trading in Some High-risk Markets
NEW YORK (AP) - Kalshi will start collecting customer employment information for trading in certain high-risk markets. This move follows incidents of insider trading on platforms like Kalshi and Polym...
Jun 09, 2026 This photograph shows set up screens displaying the logo and home page of US based prediction market platform Kalshi, in Saint-Mande, east of Paris, on April 29, 2026. (Photo by Martin LELIEVRE / AFP via Getty Images)
FDA Oks First New Sunscreen Ingredient in More Than 25 Years
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal health regulators have signed off on the first new sunscreen ingredient for the U.S. market in more than 25 years. The announcement Tuesday by the Food and Drug Administratio...
Jun 09, 2026
Carney Says the New Canadian-built Bridge Across Detroit River That Trump Threatened Will Open
TORONTO (AP) - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says a new Canadian-built bridge across the Detroit River that U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to block will open soon. A ribbon-cutting cerem...
Jun 09, 2026 Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at the Economic Club in New York on May 28, 2026. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP via Getty Images)
EU Orders Meta to Restore WhatsApp Access for Rival AI Chatbots
LONDON (AP) - European Union regulators have ordered Meta Platforms to restore access to WhatsApp for rival AI chatbot makers. The decision comes as the EU's executive Commission investigates potentia...
Jun 09, 2026
US Home Sales Surge to the Fastest Pace This Year Despite Rising Mortgage Rates and Prices
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes accelerated last month to their fastest pace since December, a sharp turnaround in demand for the housing market after a lackluster start to the spring homebuyi...
Jun 09, 2026
Colombian Presidential Candidate Urges Prosecutors to Investigate Alleged Voter Coercion
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Colombian presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella is urging prosecutors to investigate possible voter coercion by rebel groups in favor of governing party candidate Ivn...
Jun 09, 2026 Colombia's presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella of the Salvadores de la Patria movement gestures as he speaks to supporters behind bulletproof glass during a campaign rally in Cartagena, Colombia, on June 9, 2026. Colombia will hold the runoff presidential election on June 21. (Photo by Manuel PEDRAZA / AFP via Getty Images)
OpenAI Files Confidential SEC Paperwork for IPO, Opening the Door to a Wall Street Debut
OpenAI has filed preliminary paperwork to potentially become a publicly traded company. The company announced Monday it has submitted confidential documents to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commiss...
Jun 09, 2026
Karmelo Anthony Found Guilty of Murder in Track Meet Stabbing
(WBAP/KLIF) -- MCKINNEY, Texas (AP) - A Texas teenager who fatally stabbed a 17-year-old track athlete from a rival team during a meet was convicted of murder Tuesday in a trial that drew national att...
Jun 09, 2026
Trump says pilots are fine after US helicopter crashes near Strait of Hormuz
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A U.S. Army helicopter has crashed near the Strait of Hormuz, but President Donald Trump says the two crew members were not injured. Trump made the comments to journ...
Jun 09, 2026
Paxton's Former Lawyer Endorses James Talarico
(WBAP/KLIF) -- AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A lawyer who represented Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for nearly a decade over accusations of corruption and securities fraud is supporting Democrat James Tala...
Jun 08, 2026
