Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

NASA’s 2 Stuck Astronauts May Return To Earth Sooner Under New Plan

NASA’s 2 Stuck Astronauts May Return To Earth Sooner Under New Plan

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s two stuck astronauts may end up back on Earth a little sooner than planned. The space agency said Tuesday that SpaceX will switch capsules for upcoming crew flights to bring Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams home in mid-March instead of late March or April. That will shave at least…MORE

Judge Leaves Intact A Ban On DOGE Access To Treasury Records Pending A Hearing Friday

Judge Leaves Intact A Ban On DOGE Access To Treasury Records Pending A Hearing Friday

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has left intact a ban that prevents Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Treasury Department records containing sensitive personal data for millions of Americans, though she made clear that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is exempt. Judge Jeannette A. Vargas issued an order Tuesday continuing a ban…MORE

American Teacher Released From Russian Prison

American Teacher Released From Russian Prison

WASHINGTON (AP) — Marc Fogel, an American teacher who was deemed wrongfully detained in Russia, has been released in what the White House described as a diplomatic thaw that could advance negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. Steve Witkoff, a special envoy for President Donald Trump, left Russian airspace with Fogel, a history teacher…MORE

Runway Approach Strobes At Love Field Have Been Out For Weeks

Runway Approach Strobes At Love Field Have Been Out For Weeks

(WBAP/KLIF) Dallas – The majority of the runway approach strobe light towers on the Southeast corner of Dallas Love Field near the intersection of West Mockingbird and Lemmon Avenue have not been operating for weeks despite being reported to Love Field operations the end of January. These bright lights run in sequence up to the…MORE

U S Steel To Receive Massive Japanese Investment; Stay in the U.S.

U S Steel To Receive Massive Japanese Investment; Stay in the U.S.

ASSOCIATED PRESS – WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – Instead of offering to buy U.S. Steel, Japan will “invest heavily” into U.S. Steel, said President Donald Trump, and offer it’s latest technology, to “make a better quality product in the United States” in a “mutually beneficial deal”, according to Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in a news conference…MORE

NCAA Bans Trans Athletes from Women’s Sports

NCAA Bans Trans Athletes from Women’s Sports

(WBAP/KLIF) — AP — The NCAA has changed its participation policy for transgender athletes, limiting competition in women’s sports to athletes assigned female at birth only. The change came on day after President Donald Trump signed an executive order intended to ban transgender athletes from participating in girls’ and women’s sports. The NCAA’s revised policy…MORE

Texas Senate Passes School Voucher Program

Texas Senate Passes School Voucher Program

(WBAP/KLIF) Austin – A proposal creating a school choice voucher program has been passed by the Texas Senate. The vote on Senate Bill 2 took place less than a week after the Texas Senate Education Committee moved the bill forward. The legislation would create education savings accounts providing parents $10,000.00 of state funds per student…MORE

Texas Man Becomes The Second To Be Executed In The U.S. This Year

Texas Man Becomes The Second To Be Executed In The U.S. This Year

(WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Steven Nelson has been executed by Lethal Injection this evening for the murder of the Reverend Clint Dawson in 2011. The execution was confirmed by Rev Jeff Hood who is reported to have been Nelsons spiritual adviser and was in the death chamber according to USA today. Nelson is the second death…MORE