Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
Unprecedented Profit for Major Oil Drillers as Prices Soared
NEW YORK (AP) - Oil companies swam in record profits over the last few months at a time when Americans struggled to pay for gasoline, food and other basic necessities.On Friday, Exxon Mobil booked an ...
Jul 29, 2022
Catastrophic Kentucky Floods Kill at least 15
JACKSON, Ky. (AP) - Search and rescue teams backed by the National Guard searched Friday for people missing in record floods that wiped out entire communities in some of the poorest places i...
Jul 29, 2022
Russian Official Open to Discussion on Griner Release
MOSCOW (AP) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday that he's open to a call with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to discuss a possible prisoner swap involving American basketball ...
Jul 29, 2022
Ukrainian President Observes 1st Grain Exports Since the Start of the Russian Invasion
ODESA, Ukraine (AP) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday visited the Odesa region to observe the loading of grain as exports resume for the first time since the start of the Russi...
Jul 29, 2022
Texas Leaders Commend Congress after Passage of CHIPS Act
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) - Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a statement this week commending the United States Congress for passing the CHIPS Act of 2022.“Texas is a beacon of innovation and has rema...
Jul 29, 2022
Southwest Is Eliminating Expiration Dates For Flight Credits
(WBAP/KLIF) — Expiration dates for Southwest Airlines flight credits are disappearing.The Dallas-based airline announced the policy change, Thursday, to allow customers to use flight credits wit...
Jul 28, 2022
Governor Abbott Provides Grant to Uvalde School District for Counseling
Gov. Greg AbbottAUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced, on Wednesday, that the Governor’s Public Safety Office is providing $1.25 million to the Uvalde Consolidated Inde...
Jul 28, 2022
Police Train for Active Shooter Scenario ahead of School Year
(Photo: DPD)DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Weeks ahead of the start of the school year, local first responders are preparing for the potential of a school shooter scenario.The Dallas Police Department, Da...
Jul 28, 2022
US economy shrank 0.9% last quarter, its 2nd straight drop
INDIA – 2020/04/04: In this photo illustration Five hundred Rupee notes are seen on display with a GDP (Gross Domestic Product) bar chart on the background. (Photo Illustration by Avishek Das/SO...
Jul 28, 2022
Fed Unleashes Another Big Rate Hike in Bid to Curb Inflation
(Photo by Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)WASHINGTON (AP) – The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by a hefty three-quarters of a point for a second straight time in...
Jul 27, 2022
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