Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

OSHA Vaccine Mandate Penalties to Start Jan. 10

OSHA Vaccine Mandate Penalties to Start Jan. 10

UNDATED (AP) The Occupational Health and Safety Administration says it will not issue citations tied to its coronavirus vaccination mandate before Jan. 10. This will give companies time to adjust to and implement the requirements. The federal agency separately says there will be no citations of companies regarding its testing requirements before Feb. 9. Saturday’s…MORE

Ransomware Persists even as High-Profile Attacks have Slowed

Ransomware Persists even as High-Profile Attacks have Slowed

WASHINGTON (AP) – In the months since President Joe Biden warned Russian leader Vladimir Putin to crack down on ransomware gangs in his country, there hasn’t been a massive attack like the one last May that resulted in gasoline shortages. But the problem hasn’t evaporated, with hackers conducting a barrage of lower-profile episodes that have…MORE

Governor Abbott Officially Initiates Border Wall

Governor Abbott Officially Initiates Border Wall

(WBAP/KLIF) — Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott was in Rio Grande City, Saturday, to officially announce construction of the state’s first and very own border wall. The move is in response to the growing number of illegal immigrants crossing into the U.S. through Texas borders. The governor signed an order for wall construction back in…MORE

One Killed In School Bus Crash

One Killed In School Bus Crash

Houston (WBAP/KLIF) – A school bus crashed on a rural southeast Texas road Friday afternoon, killing an adult bus aide, and injuring the driver and three students; one of them seriously. The Texas Department of Public Safety says the Hempstead School District bus was carrying four students and two adults when it rolled over about…MORE

Rare Comic Book Sells For Millions

Rare Comic Book Sells For Millions

New York (WBAP/KLIF) – A rare copy of the first Superman comic book has been sold for more than two and a half million dollars. The seller, a Houston resident, bought it in 1979 from the original owner who paid ten cents for it in 1939. The new owner, who wishes to remain anonymous, paid…MORE