Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
Baseball legend Pete Rose dies at the age of 83
(WBAP/KLIF) - Longtime MLB star Pete Rose died on Monday afternoon. He was 83.Rose, a former league MVP, spent 24 years in Major League Baseball. He got his start with the Cincinnati Reds in 1963, and...
Sep 30, 2024
Historic Strike Underway at U.S. Ports
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - From Maine to Texas, dockworkers at 36 ports across the eastern U.S. are now on strike for the first time in decades. And the work stoppage could snarl supply chains - leading to s...
Sep 30, 2024
Fed Chair Powell Says the US Economy is in ‘Solid Shape’ With Gradual Rate Cuts Coming
(Photo by Graeme Jennings-Pool/Getty ImagesWASHINGTON (AP) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has signaled that more rate cuts are in the pipeline, though their size and speed will depend on the ev...
Sep 30, 2024
Attorney General Ken Paxton is Suing the City of Austin
(WBAP/KLIF) – AUSTIN, TX – Ken Paxton is suing the City of Austin to prevent the city from using public money to fund expenses for women traveling out of Texas to procure abortions. In the...
Sep 28, 2024
At Least 56 Dead and Millions Without Power After Helene’s Deadly March Across the Southeast
Photo By MikeMareen/ Deposit PhotosPERRY, Fla. (AP) - Massive rains brought by Hurricane Helene have left many people stranded or homeless as the cleanup begins from the monster tempest that killed at...
Sep 28, 2024
Space X Launches Rescue Mission for 2 NASA Astronauts Who Are Stuck in Space Until Next Year
Photo By ilfede/ Deposit PhotosCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX has launched a rescue mission for the two stuck astronauts at the International Space Station. A Falcon rocket blasted off from Cape C...
Sep 28, 2024
Indicted New York City Mayor Adopts Familiar Defense: He Was Targeted for His Politics
(NEW) Mayor Eric Adams, Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell Hold Year End Crime Briefing 2022. January 05, 2023, New York, New York, USA: New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks at a press conference on...
Sep 28, 2024
Facing a Possible Strike at US Ports, Biden Administration Urges Operators to Negotiate With Unions
Photo by sailom/ Deposit PhotosWASHINGTON (AP) - Top Biden administration officials met with port operators ahead of a possible strike at East and Gulf coast ports, with a union contract set to expire...
Sep 28, 2024
Weight Watchers CEO Who Oversaw Diet Company’s Move Into Weight Loss Drugs Abruptly Leaves Role
Photo by jetcityimage2/Deposit PhotosNEW YORK (AP) - WeightWatchers is shaking up its leadership. WW International on Friday announced that CEO Sima Sistani would leave her role effective immediately....
Sep 28, 2024
Latest Talks Between Boeing and Its Striking Machinists Break Off Without Progress, Union Says
(Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)NEW YORK (AP) - The union representing Boeing factory workers who are currently on strike in the Pacific Northwest says contract talks "broke off" with the company a...
Sep 28, 2024
