Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
Oil Sells Off As Traders Calmly Look Beyond The Bombs In The Middle East
NEW YORK (AP) - If oil prices are any measure, Iran just flinched. The price of oil tumbled Monday on a bet that Iran’s decision to bomb U.S. and Qatari bases signals it is not planning to do th...
Jun 23, 2025
Federal Reserve’s Bowman Says Rate Cut Should Be On Table In July
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal Reserve governor Michelle Bowman on Monday said the central bank should consider cutting its key interest rate as soon as its next meeting in July, underscoring deep division...
Jun 23, 2025
Musk Bets Cabs Will Give Tesla A lift After Boycotts And Sales Plunge
Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press AgencyNEW YORK (AP) - Elon Musk has long promised to put a fleet of driverless Tesla "robotaxis" on the roads, but fans and shareholders have been kept waiting. Sund...
Jun 23, 2025
Governors Of Western States Give Mixed Reactions To Proposed Federal Land Sell-Off
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - A Republican-sponsored proposal before Congress to mandate the sale of federal public lands is getting a mixed reception from the governors of Western states. Democratic New Mexi...
Jun 23, 2025
Support For Solar Energy And Offshore Wind Falls Among Democrats And Independents
A new poll shows Americans' support for green energy tax credits and renewable energies like wind and solar power has decreased in recent years, driven by a softening in support from Democrats and ind...
Jun 23, 2025
U.S. B-2 Bombers Strike Iran Nuclear Facilities
(WBAP/KLIF) — WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Saturday that the U.S. military struck three sites in Iran, directly joining Israel 's effort to decapitate the country’s nuclea...
Jun 21, 2025
Senate Republicans Want To Change The Tax Breaks In Trump’s Big Bill
WASHINGTON (AP) - House and Senate Republicans are taking different approaches when it comes to the tax cuts that lawmakers are looking to include in their massive tax bill. Republicans in the two cha...
Jun 21, 2025
As Musk’s ‘Robotaxi’ Rollout Approaches, Democratic Lawmakers In Texas Try To Throw Up A Roadblock
(Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency)NEW YORK (AP) - A group of Democratic Texas lawmakers is asking Elon Musk to delay his rollout of driverless 'robotaxis' in the state this weekend to assure ...
Jun 20, 2025
Aflac Finds Suspicious Activity On US Network That May Impact Social Security Numbers, Other Data
Aflac says that it has identified suspicious activity on its network in the U.S. that may impact Social Security numbers and other personal information, calling the incident part of a cybercrime campa...
Jun 20, 2025
Supreme Court Widens Court Options For Vaping Companies Pushing Back Against FDA Rules
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court is siding with e-cigarette companies in a ruling that’ll make it easier to sue over Food and Drug Administration decisions blocking their products from the mu...
Jun 20, 2025
