Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
George Santos Reported to Prosecutors Over Suspicious Kalshi Trades
NEW YORK (AP) - A prediction market reported U.S. Rep. George Santos to federal prosecutors after he boasted he'd be going to President Donald Trump's State of the Union address, then bet against his ...
Jun 02, 2026 WEST ISLIP, NEW YORK - AUGUST 19: Former U.S. Rep. George Santos arrives for a court hearing at U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York Long Island Courthouse on August 19, 2024 in West Islip, New York. Santos is expected to plead guilty to federal charges relating to fraudulent activity in his 2022 House campaign just weeks before his federal trial began. Santos was expelled from Congress in 2023 becoming the sixth member in the chamber’s history to be ousted by colleagues. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Trump is Facing a New Inflation Warning From the Bond Market, Adding to His Midterm Challenges
WASHINGTON (AP) - The world is getting more uptight about lending money to President Donald Trump's government. The energy price spike triggered by the Iran war has seeped into the price of bonds that...
Jun 02, 2026
Trump Taps Housing Regulator Pulte to Be Acting Director of National Intelligence
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats and Republicans say President Donald Trump's pick for director of national intelligence seems unqualified. Democrats say federal housing finance director Bill Pulte lacks n...
Jun 02, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 02: Director of the National Economic Council Kevin Hassett speaks to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House on June 2, 2026 in Washington, DC. Hassett spoke on various topics including President Trump’s nomination of Bill Pulte to be the acting director of National Intelligence. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Trump Administration Proposes 25% Tariffs on Brazil Despite Extensive US Trade Surplus
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration proposed 25% tariffs on imports from Brazil, charging that the world's 10th-biggest economy engages in trade practices that are "unreasonable'' and that "bur...
Jun 02, 2026
Anthropic Races Toward a Wall Street Debut With a Confidential SEC Filing
Artificial intelligence company Anthropic is moving toward going public on Wall Street, the latest chapter in its meteoric rise from a little-known research laboratory to one of the leading AI compani...
Jun 02, 2026
Israel's Weapons Exports Reach a Record High With Sales Doubling in the Past 5 Years
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Israel's weapons exports reached a record high of over $19 billion last year, marking a 30% increase from 2024, according to Israel's Defense Ministry. More than half of 2025's...
Jun 02, 2026 Weapons and other equipment which the Israeli army says belonged to the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, and were seized by the army during its ground operation in south Lebanon, are displayed for the media on December 23, 2024, in a northern Israeli military base. Israel stepped up its campaign in south Lebanon in late September after nearly a year of cross-border exchanges begun by Hezbollah in support of Hamas following its Palestinian ally's October 7, 2023 attack on southern Israel. A ceasefire came into effect on November 27. Both sides have accused the other of repeated violations. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)
Wall Street Inches to More Records Thanks to Booming AI Stocks
NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market inched to more records as winners of the artificial-intelligence boom kept driving higher. The S&P 500 rose 0.1% Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average add...
Jun 02, 2026
Downtown Dallas Neiman Marcus to Close This Fall
(WBAP/KLIF) -- The historic Neiman Marcus flagship in downtown Dallas will close for good on Sept. 30 this year, following negotiations with the city and local leaders. This marks the fourth Neiman Ma...
Jun 02, 2026
9-year-old Drowns at McKinney Waterpark
(WBAP/KLIF) -- A child tragically drowned at the Apex Centre water park in McKinney, Texas over the weekend. The incident occurred on Saturday, and while officials confirmed the drowning involved a ch...
Jun 01, 2026
Mavericks Moving out of the AAC
After seriously studying and considering several options, while working closely with the City of Dallas to identify possible locations for a new Dallas Mavericks arena and entertainment district, the ...
Jun 01, 2026
