Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
Law Firms Cheated in Filing Claims With NFL's $1 Billion Concussion Settlement Fund, Report Says
The court officials overseeing the NFL's $1 billion settlement fund for concussion-related injuries have barred five law firms from handling any more claims from former players, after finding that the...
Jun 10, 2026
Solar Power Hits New Milestones in the Us Even as Trump Boosts Coal Over Clean Energy
Even as President Donald Trump boosts coal over clean energy, solar power is hitting new milestones in the U.S. and remains the leading source of new power. New reports released Wednesday by global en...
Jun 10, 2026
Bill Gates to Testify in Congressional Panel's Jeffrey Epstein Investigation
WASHINGTON (AP) - Bill Gates was set to appear before a congressional panel investigating the Jeffrey Epstein files, becoming the latest powerful figure linked to the disgraced financier to testify. M...
Jun 10, 2026 American businessman and Co-Founder of Microsoft Bill Gates arrives at the 11th Annual Breakthrough Prize Ceremony 2025 held at the Barker Hangar on April 5, 2025 in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency)
Texas Teen Who Fatally Stabbed Track Athlete at School Meet Found Guilty and Sentenced to Prison
MCKINNEY, Texas (AP) - A Texas teenager who fatally stabbed a 17-year-old athlete from a rival track team has been found guilty of murder. Jurors on Tuesday convicted 19-year-old Karmelo Anthony and s...
Jun 09, 2026
US and Iran Launch Airstrikes After Trump Blames Tehran for Downing Army Helicopter
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The U.S. military launched airstrikes and Iran retaliated following the crash of an Army helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz that U.S. President Donald Trump blamed...
Jun 09, 2026 TOPSHOT - Smoke and debris rise following an Israeli airstrike in Tyre on June 9, 2026. Residents of south Lebanon's Tyre including the Christian quarter fled on June 9, an AFP correspondent said, after Israel's army for the first time warned the entire city to evacuate ahead of strikes. The warning came a day after Iran, which insists a halt to the wider Middle East conflict must include a ceasefire in Lebanon, warned it would resume attacks on Israel if it kept striking its neighbour. (Photo by KAWANT HAJU / AFP via Getty Images) /
Graham Platner Wins the Democratic Primary for Us Senate in Maine, Will Face GOP Sen. Susan Collins
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Graham Platner has won the Maine Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, setting up a high-stakes race against Republican Sen. Susan Collins. Platner is an oyster farmer and former ...
Jun 09, 2026 PORTLAND, MAINE - JUNE 07: Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks to voters at a town hall at the Elks Lodge 188 on June 7, 2026 in Portland, Maine. Platner is the presumptive Democratic nominee and will face incumbent Sen. Collins (R-ME) for Maine's U.S. Senate seat in the general election. (Photo by Laura Brett/Getty Images)
Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton Will Face Off in California Governor's Race
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The November race to determine California's next governor will pit a Democrat promising to cement the state's status as a stronghold of liberal policies against a Republican ...
Jun 09, 2026 Democrat California Gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra speaks during an election night event in downtown Los Angeles, on June 2, 2026. Californians go to the polls Tuesday in the first round of voting for a new governor, with a tight three-way race for two run-off spots, while people in Los Angeles will also be voting for a new mayor. The state's so-called "jungle primary" pits all comers against each other -- regardless of party -- with the top two vote-getters advancing to the November general election to replace term-limited Governor Gavin Newsom. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown / AFP via Getty Images)
House Passes $70 Billion Bill to Fund Immigration Enforcement for 3 Years, Sending to Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republicans have passed a nearly $70 billion bill to fund immigration enforcement agencies for the next three years and the rest of President Donald Trump's term in office. The...
Jun 09, 2026
Cuba's Top Envoy to US Calls Trump's Sanctions on Cuban Leaders a 'Pre-text' for Military Action
WASHINGTON (AP) - Cuba's top diplomat to the United States says recent sanctions targeting the island's leadership and the indictment of former President Ral Castro are a "pretext" for the Trump admin...
Jun 09, 2026 View of Havana on June 08, 2026 during a tremor caused by a 6.5-magnitude earthquake. A strong earthquake struck off the coast of western Cuba on June 8, 2026, with AFP journalists in Havana reporting 20 seconds of shaking that forced Cubans out of buildings and into the streets. The US Geological Survey reported that the quake was 6.1 magnitude and struck about 62 miles (100 kilometers) off the island's western tip. (Photo by Pablo PORCIUNCULA / AFP via Getty Images)
Judge Bars Alabama Nitrogen Gas Execution, Says Method is Unconstitutionally Cruel
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A federal judge has permanently blocked Alabama from executing an inmate with nitrogen gas, declaring the method violates the ban on cruel and unusual punishment. U.S. District...
Jun 09, 2026
