Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
Fed’s Favored Inflation Gauge Shows Cooling Price Pressures, Clearing Way for More Rate Cuts
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure provided the latest sign that price pressures are easing, a trend that is expected to fuel further Fed interest rate cuts. Prices ro...
Sep 28, 2024
Boar’s Head Faces Legal Scrutiny Over Deadly Deli Meat Listeria Outbreak, USDA Says
zhukovsky/DepositPhotos(AP) – The deli meat company Boar’s Head is being scrutinized by law enforcement officials over a deadly outbreak of listeria food poisoning. U.S. Agriculture Depart...
Sep 28, 2024
A Federal Judge in Texas Will Hear Arguments Over Boeing’s Plea Deal in a 737 Max Case
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Lawyers for Boeing and families of some people who died in two crashes of Boeing jetliners will go face to face in court next month. On Friday, a federal judge in Texas ordere...
Sep 28, 2024
Tens of Thousands of Illegal Immigrants with Sexual Assault, Murder Convictions Roaming US Streets
Tens of thousands of illegal immigrants with convictions for sex offenses and homicide are currently at large, according to data from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shared with lawmakers th...
Sep 28, 2024
Dak Prescott Throws 2 TD Passes and Cowboys Win 7th Straight Over Giants, 20-15
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - Dak Prescott threw one of his two touchdown passes to CeeDee Lamb and the Dallas Cowboys taunted the Giants yet again, winning 20-15 for their seventh straight victory ove...
Sep 26, 2024
The Texas Supreme Court Has Denied Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Request to Overturn the State Fair’s Ban on Firearms
(WBAP/KLIF) – On Thursday the Texas Supreme Court denied a request by Attorney General Ken Paxton to block the firearms ban by the State fair of Texas. Justice Blacklock filed an opinion concurr...
Sep 26, 2024
Ports Seek Order to Force Dockworkers to Bargaining Table as Strike Looms at East and Gulf Ports
DETROIT (AP) - With a strike deadline looming, the group representing East and Gulf Coast ports is asking a federal agency to make the Longshoremen's union come to the bargaining table to negotiate a ...
Sep 26, 2024
Open AI Looks to Shift Away From Nonprofit Roots and Convert Itself to for-profit Company
San Francisco, USA, February 15, 2023: OpenAI headquarters glass building concept. ChatGPT artificial intelligence company symbol on front facade 3d illustration. – Photo by SkorzewiakOpenAI's h...
Sep 26, 2024
Southwest Airlines Says It Will Introduce Assigned Seats and Premium Perks in 2026
DALLAS (AP) - Southwest Airlines executives have unveiled their vision for turning the carrier into an airline that gives passengers assigned seats, charges them extra for more legroom and offers red-...
Sep 26, 2024
Average Rate on a 30-year Mortgage Slips to 6.08%, Lowest Level in 2 Years
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. slipped this week to its lowest level in two years, boosting home shoppers' purchasing power as they navigate a housing market with prices near all-t...
Sep 26, 2024
