Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

FIFA Announces 2026 World Cup Schedule

FIFA Announces 2026 World Cup Schedule

AT&T Stadium is set to host nine World Cup matches in 2026. The announcement was made Sunday, making DFW the host with the most matches in the cup. The AT&T Stadium will host a semi-final match, a round of 16 match, two round of 32 matches and five group stage matches. The final will be…MORE

Actor & Former NFL Player Carl Weathers Dies at 76

Actor & Former NFL Player Carl Weathers Dies at 76

(WBAP/KLIF) — NEW YORK (AP) — Carl Weathers, a former NFL linebacker who became a Hollywood action movie and comedy star, playing nemesis-turned-ally Apollo Creed in the “Rocky” movies, facing off against Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Predator” and teaching golf in “Happy Gilmore,” has died. He was 76. Matt Luber, his manager, said Weathers died Thursday. His family…MORE

U.S. Begins Retaliatory Air Strikes in Iraq & Syria

U.S. Begins Retaliatory Air Strikes in Iraq & Syria

(WBAP/KLIF) — WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military launched an air assault on dozens of sites in Iraq and Syria used by Iranian-backed militias Friday, in the opening salvo of retaliation for the drone strike that killed three U.S. troops in Jordan last weekend, officials told The Associated Press. President Joe Biden and other top…MORE

NASA Prepares to Launch “PACE” Satellite

NASA Prepares to Launch “PACE” Satellite

NASA is gearing up to launch its latest satellite into space. PACE, which stands for Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud and Earth Ocean Ecosystem Mission, is a satellite that aims to observe the earth. “This is an incredible satellite that’s actually studying the interaction between pollutants in the atmosphere, the ocean, how they share chemistry, how they…MORE

9-year-old Girl Killed in Multi-Vehicle Crash on Collin County Bridge

9-year-old Girl Killed in Multi-Vehicle Crash on Collin County Bridge

COLLIN COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The Lovejoy ISD community is mourning the death of a 9-year-old girl who was killed in a multi-vehicle crash in Collin County this week. Authorities said it happened on the FM 3286 bridge over Lavon Lake on Wednesday around 3:45 p.m. In a Thursday news release, The Texas Department…MORE