Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

State Emergency Officials Say New Rules and Delays for FEMA Grants Put Disaster Response at Risk
State emergency management officials say they’re facing funding challenges from the federal government that threaten the country’s ability to respond to crises. The Trump administration ha...
Cumulus Media Oct 19, 2025

With No Takers Yet, White House Meets With Colleges Still Weighing an Agreement With Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) - Five remaining universities have been weighing an offer from President Donald Trump to sign a "compact" for higher education. None has signed on as the deadline approaches, and on Fr...
Cumulus Media Oct 18, 2025

US Chamber of Commerce Sues Trump Administration Over $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee
Augusta, Georgia, Chamber of Commerce, exterior entrance. (Photo by: Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is suing the Trump administration for imposi...
Cumulus Media Oct 18, 2025

Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow Deployment of National Guard in Chicago Area
ELWOOD, ILLINOIS – OCTOBER 07: Members of the Texas National Guard stand guard at an army reserve training facility on October 07, 2025 in Elwood, Illinois. The Trump administration has been thr...
Cumulus Media Oct 17, 2025

2 Arrested in Texas Immigration Detention Center Shooting Now Face Terrorism-Related Charges
A Dallas Police Department vehicle sits near the scene of a shooting near a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Dallas, Texas, on September 24, 2025. A detainee was kill...
Cumulus Media Oct 17, 2025

After Zelenskyy Meeting, Trump Calls on Ukraine and Russia to 'Stop Where They Are' and End the War
TOPSHOT – US President Donald Trump gestures as he greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as he arrives for a meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, on October 17, 2025. (Photo by ...
Cumulus Media Oct 17, 2025

Bolton Pleads Not Guilty in Justice Department Case Accusing Him of Sharing Government Secrets
GREENBELT, MARYLAND – OCTOBER 17: Former U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton leaves federal court after pleading not guilty to charges of mishandling classified material on October 17, 20...
Cumulus Media Oct 17, 2025

Israel Received Coffin of Missing Hostage Handed Over to Red Cross, Prime Minister’s Office Says
Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty ImagesDEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel has received the coffin of a missing hostage handed over to the Red Cross from Hamas. That’s according to Prime Ministe...
Cumulus Media Oct 17, 2025

Prince Andrew Gives Up His Duke of York Title as Epstein Allegations Refuse to Fade
Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty ImagesLONDON (AP) - Prince Andrew says he is giving up his royal title of the Duke of York after his friendship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein returned to the headli...
Cumulus Media Oct 17, 2025

Trump Commutes Sentence of Former US Rep. George Santos in Federal Fraud Case
Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty ImagesNEW YORK (AP) - President Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of former U.S. Rep. George Santos, who is serving more than seven years in federal prison afte...
Cumulus Media Oct 17, 2025









