Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

FDA Allows Automatic ‘Generic’ Swap For Brand-Name Insulin
Washington DC (AP) FDA regulators have taken action that will make it easier to get a cheaper and similar version of a brand-name insulin at the drugstore. Doctors now have to specifically prescribe w...
Cumulus Media Jul 30, 2021

Country Icon to Join March for Democracy Rally in Austin
(YouTube screenshot) Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – Country music icon Willie Nelson will help close out the 4-day “march for democracy” from Greenville to the State Capitol this weekend in Aus...
Cumulus Media Jul 30, 2021

Activists Calling for Kaufman County Deputy to be Fired after Video goes Viral
FORNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – North Texas activists are calling for a Kaufman County deputy to be fired after a video of an arrest in Forney went viral. The video shared on social media shows a Kaufman C...
Cumulus Media Jul 29, 2021

SEC Invites Oklahoma and Texas to Join League — in 2025
AP College Football Writer Southeastern Conference university presidents voted to invite Texas and Oklahoma to join the league and create a 16-team powerhouse on the field and at the bank. The latest ...
Cumulus Media Jul 29, 2021

Methodist Health System Requires COVID-19 Vaccine for its Workforce
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Methodist Health System announced on Thursday that it is mandating all of its workforce be vaccinated against COVID-19 by October 1. In an email sent to approximately 10,000...
Cumulus Media Jul 29, 2021

Biden to Allow Eviction Moratorium to expire Saturday
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) – The Biden administration will allow a nationwide ban on evictions to expire Saturday. The end of the moratorium comes as advocates and some lawmakers call for it t...
Cumulus Media Jul 29, 2021

US Jobless Claims Down 24,000 to 400,000 as Economy Recovers
(Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images) WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans collecting unemployment benefits slid last week, another sign that the job market continues to recover ...
Cumulus Media Jul 29, 2021

AstraZeneca to Seek U.S. Approval for its Vaccine in Second Half of Year
LONDON (AP) - AstraZeneca said Thursday that it intends to seek U.S. approval for its COVID-19 vaccine in the second half of this year, further delaying the long-awaited application. The Anglo-Swedish...
Cumulus Media Jul 29, 2021

Shots Fired at an Off-Duty Officer at Dallas Gas Station
Photo By: Mike Forbes WFAA-TV DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Police say an off duty Seagoville officer is ok after a man fired several rounds at a Gas Station by Kroger on Frankford Road in Dallas shortly after ...
Cumulus Media Jul 29, 2021

VP Harris Releases Strategy She Says Will Tackle Migration’s Root Causes
SAN DIEGO (AP) – Vice President Kamala Harris says efforts to address root causes of migration from Central America won’t produce immediate results as she unveils a broad strategy that avo...
Cumulus Media Jul 29, 2021









