Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
Israel Kills 11 in Lebanon, a Day After Trump Said Israel and Hezbollah Will De-Escalate
BEIRUT (AP) - Israeli drone strikes on southern Lebanon have killed 11 people, including a man along with his son and daughter. This comes a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said Israel and Hezbo...
Jun 02, 2026 NABATIEH, LEBANON - JUNE 2: Smoke rises after an Israeli airstrike on June 2, 2026 in Nabatieh, Lebanon. Israeli forces have struck targets in Nabatieh, a major city beyond the Litani River, which is recognized as the northern boundary of a buffer zone that's been in place since the 2006 ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah group. In recent days Israel has issued evacuation orders for residents across much of southern Lebanon, as it says it's expanding ground operations to strengthen its military position against Hezbollah, in a move that marks a significant escalation in the conflict. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been under international pressure, including from U.S. President Donald Trump, to engage in a new ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah. (Photo by Adri Salido/Getty Images)
White House Correspondents' Dinner Rescheduled for July, With Trump Attending
NEW YORK (AP) - The White House Correspondents Association dinner has been rescheduled for July 24. The event was initially disrupted in April by an assassination attempt on President Donald Trump. We...
Jun 02, 2026 (L/R) White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, US First Lady Melania Trump, US President Donald Trump and CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang attend the White House Correspondents' dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC, on April 25, 2026. President Trump is attending the annual gala of the political press for the first time while in office. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)
Trump Signs an Executive Order That Invites Vetting of Top AI Models for National Security Risks
President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order on oversight of artificial intelligence, less than two weeks after postponing a White House ceremony over his concerns that a similar policy cou...
Jun 02, 2026
US Sanctions Iran's Largest Digital Asset Exchange Nobitex and 3 Others
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration has placed sanctions on Iran's largest digital asset exchange, Nobitex, and three others. This move is part of ongoing efforts to pressure Iran into a deal t...
Jun 02, 2026 CANADA - 2026/05/23: In this photo illustration, the Nobitex logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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)
