Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
Nepal Internet Crackdown Part of Global Trend Toward Suppressing Online Freedom
Nepal's crackdown on social media companies, which led to protests and police killing at least 19 people Monday, is part of a yearslong decline of internet freedoms around the world as even democracie...
Sep 09, 2025
More Than 60 Containers Fall Off Ship in Long Beach Port
LOS ANGELES (AP) - More than 60 containers have toppled off a cargo ship in the Port of Long Beach, tumbling overboard and floating in the water. The shipping containers fell off a vessel named the Mi...
Sep 09, 2025
AI Shakes Up the Call Center Industry, but Some Tasks Are Still Better Left to the Humans
NEW YORK (AP) - Artificial intelligence is transforming call centers by streamlining tasks and improving customer service. Armen Kirakosian, a call center agent in Greece, now uses AI to access full c...
Sep 07, 2025
South Korea to Bring Home 300 Workers Detained in Massive Hyundai Plant Raid in Georgia
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea says it has reached a deal with the U.S. for the release of South Korean workers detained in an immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia. Presidential chief...
Sep 07, 2025
Trump’s Job Market Promises Fall Flat as Hiring Collapses and Inflation Ticks Up
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. job market has gone from healthy to lethargic during President Donald Trump's first seven months back in the White House. Friday's jobs report showed employers added a mere ...
Sep 07, 2025
Secret Audios, Dramatic Leaks, Spying Claims: A Bribery Scandal Engulfs Argentina’s Milei
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Argentines have been captivated by a growing corruption scandal involving President Javier Milei’s close associates. Allegations suggest that Milei’s powerfu...
Sep 07, 2025
London’s Subway System is Grinding to a Halt as Underground Staff Go on Strike
LONDON (AP) - Thousands of London Underground staff have started a series of strikes over pay and conditions. The strikes, which began on Sunday, could shut down the subway system used by millions dai...
Sep 07, 2025
Postal Traffic to Us Sank 80% After Trump Administration Ended Exemption on Low-value Parcels
The U.N. postal agency says postal traffic into the United States plunged by more than 80% after a Trump administration move to end a tariff exemption for low-cost imports. The Universal Postal Union ...
Sep 07, 2025
US Hiring Stalls With Employers Reluctant to Expand in an Economy Grown Increasingly Erratic
WASHINGTON (AP) - The American job market, a pillar of U.S. economic strength since the pandemic, is crumbling under the weight of President Donald Trump's erratic economic policies. Uncertain about w...
Sep 07, 2025
Trillion Dollar Man: New Pay Package Could Make Musk That Much Richer if Tesla Thrives
Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press AgencyTesla is asking its investors to approve a proposed compensation package for CEO Elon Musk that could be worth almost $1 trillion and is based on the electric ...
Sep 07, 2025
