Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Boeing Issues Layoff Notices to 400-Plus Workers as It Begins Drastic Cuts

Boeing Issues Layoff Notices to 400-Plus Workers as It Begins Drastic Cuts

SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing has delivered layoff notices to more than 400 members of its professional aerospace labor union, part of thousands of cuts planned as the company struggles to recover from financial and regulatory trouble as well as an eight-week strike by its machinists’ union. The Seattle Times reports the pink slips went out…MORE

McDonald’s is Investing $100 Million to Bring Customers Back After E. Coli Outbreak

McDonald’s is Investing $100 Million to Bring Customers Back After E. Coli Outbreak

McDonald’s is investing $100 million to bring customers back to stores after an outbreak of E. coli food poisoning tied to onions on the fast-food giant’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers. The investments include $65 million that will go directly to the hardest-hit franchises. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said that slivered onions…MORE

Trump Names Fossil Fuel Executive Chris Wright as Energy Secretary

Trump Names Fossil Fuel Executive Chris Wright as Energy Secretary

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has selected Chris Wright, a campaign donor and fossil fuel executive, to serve as energy secretary after his second administration begins in January. Wright, CEO of Denver-based Liberty Energy, is a vocal advocate of oil and gas development, including fracking, a key pillar of Trump’s quest to achieve U.S.…MORE

What to Know About the Congressional Push to Expand Some Social Security Benefits

What to Know About the Congressional Push to Expand Some Social Security Benefits

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has passed legislation that would provide full Social Security benefits to millions of people. The measure won bipartisan support in a 327-75 vote Tuesday in what is now the lame-duck period for Congress. But Senate passage isn’t assured despite considerable support. The Senate has a jam-packed schedule in the remaining…MORE

Jake Paul Beats 58-Year-Old Mike Tyson as the Hits Don’t Match the Hype

Jake Paul Beats 58-Year-Old Mike Tyson as the Hits Don’t Match the Hype

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jake Paul won a unanimous decision over Mike Tyson as the hits didn’t match the hype in a fight between a young YouTuber-turned-boxer and the 58-year-old former heavyweight champion. All the hate from the pre-fight buildup was gone, with Paul even stopping to pay homage with a bow to Tyson before…MORE