Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
ICE is Training New Agents and Scaling Up
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) - Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, is key in President Donald Trump’s plan for mass deportations. Deportation officers in the Enforcement and Removal Operations u...
Aug 24, 2025
Wildfires Threaten Homes in Oregon and California, Prompting Hundreds of Evacuations
NAPA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA – AUG 22: A view of flames over mountains during ”Pickett Fire” as wildfire continues evacuation near Calistoga in Napa County, California, Unites States on A...
Aug 24, 2025
US Seeks to Deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda After He Refused Plea Offer in His Smuggling Case
SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR – APRIL 17: (EDITOR’S NOTE: This Handout image was provided by a third-party organization and may not adhere to Getty Images’ editorial policy.) In this han...
Aug 23, 2025
Israeli Strikes and Gunfire Kill 33 as Gaza City Becomes Focus of Famine and a Military Offensive
GAZA CITY, GAZA – AUGUST 23: Palestinian residents set off for safe areas with their belongings they could carry due to attacks carried out by the Israeli army on the northern part of Gaza City,...
Aug 23, 2025
Texas Redistricting Fight Shakes Up Battle Lines for Both Parties in Key US Senate Race
AUSTIN, TEXAS – AUGUST 20: A representative looks at a congressional redistricting map during debate of a congressional redistricting plan in the House Chamber at the Capitol in Austin, Wednesda...
Aug 23, 2025
Pope Affirms Right of People to Return Home After Unjust Exile in Meeting With Chagos Refugees
Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty ImagesROME (AP) - Pope Leo XIV has affirmed the right of people to return to their homes after an unjust exile. Leo spoke during an audience on Saturday with refugee...
Aug 23, 2025
Texas Gov. Abbott Says He’ll Swiftly Sign New Maps on His Desk That Will Boost GOP in 2026
Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty ImagesAUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has promised to sign a new congressional voting map designed to help Republicans maintain their slim majority in Congress....
Aug 23, 2025
Fed Chair Powell Faces Fresh Challenges to Fed Independence Amid Potential Rate Cuts
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty ImagesWASHINGTON (AP) - Now that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has signaled that the central bank could soon cut its key interest rate, he faces a new ch...
Aug 23, 2025
European Postal Services Suspend Shipment of Packages to US Over Tariffs
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Multiple postal services around Europe say they are suspending the shipment of many packages to the United States amid a lack of clarity over new import duties. Postal services i...
Aug 23, 2025
Senate Approves Voting Map, Now Goes to Gov. Abbott
Texas State Capitol building in Austin in springtime.AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The Texas Senate has given final approval to a new, Republican-leaning congressional voting map, sending it to Gov. Greg Abbot...
Aug 23, 2025
