Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

FBI Issues Warning To Leagues About Organized Crime Groups Targeting Pro Athletes

FBI Issues Warning To Leagues About Organized Crime Groups Targeting Pro Athletes

The FBI is warning sports leagues about crime organizations targeting professional athletes. This comes following a string of burglaries at the homes of prominent NFL and NBA players. ABC News obtained an FBI report outlining how homes are targeted for burglary due to the perception they may have high-end goods like designer handbags, jewelry, watches…MORE

Biden Announces Nearly $2.5 Billion More In Military Aid For Ukraine

Biden Announces Nearly $2.5 Billion More In Military Aid For Ukraine

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says the United States will send nearly $2.5 billion more in weapons to Ukraine. Biden’s administration is working quickly to spend all the money it has available to help Kyiv fight off Russia before President-elect Donald Trump takes office in three weeks. The package announced Monday includes $1.25 billion…MORE

Argentine Judge Charges 5 People Over Death Of Former One Direction Star Liam Payne

Argentine Judge Charges 5 People Over Death Of Former One Direction Star Liam Payne

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — An Argentine judge has confirmed charges against five people in connection with the death of Liam Payne, a former member of musical group One Direction. The judge has ordered preventive prison for two of them for having supplied Payne with drugs. A judicial officer said that one of the two…MORE

Times Square Ball Takes Final Test For New Year’s Eve

Times Square Ball Takes Final Test For New Year’s Eve

NEW YORK (AP) — The crystal-covered ball that descends down a pole in Times Square to ring in the new year was taken for a test run, as New York City officials laid out their plans for the iconic New Year’s Eve event. Officials flipped a switch to light up the the dazzling geodesic sphere…MORE

Charles Dolan, HBO And Cablevision Founder, Dies At 98

Charles Dolan, HBO And Cablevision Founder, Dies At 98

Charles F. Dolan, who founded some of the most prominent U.S. media companies including Home Box Office Inc. and Cablevision Systems Corp., has died at age 98. Newsday reports that a statement issued Saturday by his family says Dolan died of natural causes. Dolan’s legacy in cable broadcasting includes founding HBO in 1972, Cablevision in…MORE