Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
Trump Shows Reporters Ballroom Construction Site as Lawmakers Balk at $1B for White House Security
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is defending the White House ballroom he's building. He showed off the construction site to a group of reporters on Tuesday. The surprise visit comes days afte...
May 20, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 19: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media alongside posters of his proposed White House ballroom amid construction at the White House on May 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Senate parliamentarian ruled this week that taxpayer funds in the budget reconciliation package cannot be used for a $1 billion provision intended to fund security for Trump’s White House ballroom. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Senate Advances Bill Aimed at Ending Iran War as Cassidy, After Primary Loss, Flips to Support
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate has advanced legislation that seeks to force President Donald Trump to withdraw from the Iran war. The 50-47 vote tally showed that a small but growing number of Republica...
May 20, 2026
WHO Chief Concerned Over 'Scale and Speed' of Ebola Outbreak as Congo Reports 134 Dead
BUNIA, Congo (AP) - The World Health Organization director-general has expressed concern over the rapid spread of a rare type of Ebola in eastern Congo. Authorities have reported at least 134 suspecte...
May 20, 2026 World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus delivers a speech at the opening of the 79th World Health Organization (WHO) assembly in Geneva, on May 18, 2026. WHO member states gather for their annual meeting in Geneva amid concern over deadly hantavirus and Ebola outbreaks and uncertainty over announced US and Argentinian withdrawals. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP via Getty Images)
More Than 17,000 Under Evacuation Orders as Southern California Wildfire Threatens Homes
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) - More than 17,000 people are under evacuation orders as a wildfire continues to threaten suburban homes in Southern California. The Sandy Fire in hills above Simi Valley, nor...
May 20, 2026 SIMI VALLEY, CA - MAY 19, 2026: Tim Clark with the City of Downey Fire Department, right, watches as the Sandy Fire burns off Redwood Grove ct. on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in Simi Valley, CA. Cooler temperatures and lighter winds slowed the Sandy fire's advance in Simi Valley overnight, holding the blaze at 1,386 acres burned with 5% containment. (Kayla Bartkowski / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Trump Discloses Thousands of Stock Trades, Some in Companies Directly Influenced by His Policies
NEW YORK (AP) - Recent presidents have stayed away from trading stocks in companies whose fortunes they could lift or scuttle with the stroke of a pen. But Donald Trump smashed that precedent in the f...
May 20, 2026
Samsung Faces Strike After Pay Talks With Union Fall Apart
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Management and union leaders at Samsung Electronics have failed to reach a last-minute deal over wages. That raises prospects for a strike at the South Korean computer chip g...
May 20, 2026
UN Lowers Forecast for Global Economic Growth in 2026 Over Mideast Energy Crisis
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United Nations has lowered its forecast for global economic growth and raised the prospects for inflation in response to Middle East crises and rising oil prices. U.N. econom...
May 20, 2026
US Government Agrees to Drop Tax Claims Against Trump in Broadening of IRS Lawsuit Settlement
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. government has agreed to permanently drop tax claims against President Donald Trump, according to a settlement document that is part of a deal to resolve Trump's $10 billion...
May 20, 2026
Trump Orders Banks to Take a Closer Look at Clients' Citizenship in New Immigration Enforcement Move
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has signed an executive order requiring banks to scrutinize their customers' citizenship. The order instructs bank regulators and government departments to ide...
May 20, 2026
US Stocks Fall Further From Their Records After Bond Markets Crank Up the Pressure
NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market gave back more of its record-setting rally. The S&P 500 fell 0.7% Tuesday for its third straight loss since setting its latest all-time high. The Dow Jones In...
May 20, 2026
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