Category Archives: WBAP Breaking News

Dow Tumbles More Than 1,000 Points

Dow Tumbles More Than 1,000 Points

NEW YORK – (WBAP/KLIF) – Both the stock market and dollar are tumbling in value today as investors continue to weigh the uncertainty of tariffs and the new tussle of disagreement between President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. The Dow Industrial Average fell more than 1,000 points in early Monday trade, off…MORE

CPI Rises Slightly in March

CPI Rises Slightly in March

WASHINGTON – (WBAP/KLIF) New figures are in for the March Consumer Price Index, decreasing point one percent on a seasonally adjusted basis in March, after rising point 2 percent in February. Over the last 12 months, the “all items” index increase 2.4 percent before seasonal adjustment. Index for energy fell 2.4 percent in March, as…MORE

Nvidia to Produce in Dallas, Houston; Phoenix

Nvidia to Produce in Dallas, Houston; Phoenix

HOUSTON – (WBAP/KLIF) – California-based Nvidia Corporation says it will begin making supercomputer parts in conjunction with Foxconn in Houston for the manufacturing plant. Dallas and Phoenix will be other arenas of expansion, with the computing giant says it’s investing in artificial chip intelligence chip production via other supercomputer manufacturing plants. Jensen Huang, founder and…MORE

Bond Significantly Reduced for Frisco Teen Stabbing Suspect

Bond Significantly Reduced for Frisco Teen Stabbing Suspect

MCKINNEY, Texas — (WFAA) – A Collin County judge on Monday significantly reduced track meet stabbing suspect Karmelo Anthony’s bond from $1 million to $250,000 and also placed him under house arrest. Anthony, a 17-year-old student at Frisco Centennial High School, was arrested and charged with murder in the death of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf April…MORE

Dallas Selects New Police Chief

Dallas Selects New Police Chief

DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – A Houston DEA agent is named as the new Dallas Police Chief. Dallas City Manager Kimberly Bizor-Tolbert says she’s selected Houston DEA Special Agent Daniel Comeaux to be the next chief of Dallas Police Department, saying “The City of Dallas continues to achieve crime reduction year after year. I am confident…MORE

Another Collision at Reagan Airport/DC

Another Collision at Reagan Airport/DC

WASHINGTON – (WBAP/KLIF) – No injuries reported, but it seems Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C, just can’t catch a break lately. Two planes clipped wings today on the runway; one headed to JFK International Airport in NYC, the other, to Charleston, S.C. Three lawmakers were aboard the plane, and after “the plane…MORE

Stocks Struggle Monday; Major Up and Down Swings.

Stocks Struggle Monday; Major Up and Down Swings.

NEW YORK – (WBAP/KLIF) – Wall Street saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average slip 349.26 points Monday, or a loss of .91%, closing at 37,965.60. The average had fallen as much as 1700 points in early Monday trade; swinging 2, 595 points in a record reversal. The S&P 500 shed 0.23% to end at 5,062.25.…MORE

Wylie Police Shut Down Portion Highway 78 Investigating “Suspicious” Items

Wylie Police Shut Down Portion Highway 78 Investigating “Suspicious” Items

WYLIE – (WBAP/KLIF) – Part of southbound State Highway 78 is shut down in Wylie as police investigate what they term “suspicious materials” found outsidethe Texas Dollar Pawn & Gun shop. Police say they received a report of a person dropping off a 55-gallon drum and propane tank near the shop. Nearby businesses have been…MORE

Trump Threatens China with Additional 50% Tariffs

Trump Threatens China with Additional 50% Tariffs

WASHINGTON – (WBAP/KLIF) – President Trump is threatening China with an additional 50% tariff levy if China does not pull back it’s 34% increase on trade by tomorrow, April 8th, 2025. “If China does not withdraw its 34% increase above their already long term trading abuses by tomorrow, April 8th, 2025, the United States will…MORE

Bad Day On Wall Street As Global Markets Are Rocked by The Trump Tariffs

Bad Day On Wall Street As Global Markets Are Rocked by The Trump Tariffs

NEW YORK – (WBAP/KLIF) – Fears of a possible recession and in reaction to the near worldwide Trump tariffs affecting imports from most nations worldwide…with Wall Street seeing another dive in stocks… Global investors are selling equities in response to the Trump tariffs against the majority of American trade partners, including China, retaliating in kind…MORE