Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Parcels Worth Under $800 No Longer Qualify for a US Tariff Exemption

Parcels Worth Under $800 No Longer Qualify for a US Tariff Exemption

NEW YORK (AP) — Low-value imports no longer are eligible to enter the U.S. duty-free. An order signed by President Donald Trump eliminated a widely used customs exemption for international shipments worth $800 or less as of 12:01 a.m. Eastern time on Friday. The national postal services of more than 30 countries have temporarily suspended…MORE

More Companies Pull Thousands of Packages of Shrimp for Potential Radioactive Contamination

More Companies Pull Thousands of Packages of Shrimp for Potential Radioactive Contamination

More companies are recalling tens of thousands of packages of imported shrimp that may contain radioactive contamination. AquaStar USA Corp of Seattle is recalling packages of refrigerated cocktail shrimp sold at Walmart and medium peeled, tail-off shrimp sold at Kroger and other stores. H&N Group, a California seafood distributor, is recalling frozen shrimp sold to…MORE

Western States Seek to End Long-running Water Dispute Over Dwindling Rio Grande

Western States Seek to End Long-running Water Dispute Over Dwindling Rio Grande

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A feud over management of one of North America’s longest rivers has been simmering in the courts for years. It reached a boil when the U.S. Supreme Court sent western states and the federal government back to the negotiating table. The battle over the Rio Grande may be nearing a resolution…MORE

Spirit Airlines Files for Bankruptcy Again but Vows to Keep Flying

Spirit Airlines Files for Bankruptcy Again but Vows to Keep Flying

Spirit Airlines has filed for fresh bankruptcy protection months after emerging from a Chapter 11 reorganization. The budget carrier said on Friday that it would continue operating as normal during the voluntary restructuring, and customers still can book trips and use tickets. Spirit’s parent company recently expressed “substantial doubt” about its financial future, citing weak…MORE

Federal Court Rules Trump Tariffs Unconstitutional; Orders Review of Possible Universal Relief

Federal Court Rules Trump Tariffs Unconstitutional; Orders Review of Possible Universal Relief

ASSOCIATED PRESS – (WBAP/KLIF) – A federal appeals court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump had no legal right to impose sweeping tariffs but left in place for now his effort to build a protectionist wall around the American economy. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled Trump wasn’t legally allowed to declare national emergencies and…MORE

Dallas Woman Faces First-Degree Murder Charges in Death of Baby

Dallas Woman Faces First-Degree Murder Charges in Death of Baby

FRISCO – (WBAP/KLIF) – A 27-year old Dallas woman faces murder charges in the death of her 15-month old baby police assert was purposefully left alone inside a hot car for more than two hours, apparently killing the child. 27-year old Vanessa Esquivel was arrested by Frisco police after detectives surmised she left the baby…MORE

Governor Abbott Signs Redistricting Into Law

Governor Abbott Signs Redistricting Into Law

AUSTIN – (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed into law a Republican leaning redistricting bill approved by state lawmakers, and finalizing a new congressional district map requested by President Trump ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Republicans hope the change could garner them five additional seats in the U.S. House. Texas Democrats left…MORE

GDP Expanded Greater than Commerce Department Estimates

GDP Expanded Greater than Commerce Department Estimates

(WBAP/KLIF) — (AP) The U.S. economy rebounded this spring from a first-quarter downturn caused by fallout from President Donald Trump’s trade wars. In an upgrade from its first estimate, the Commerce Department said Thursday that U.S. gross domestic product — the nation’s output of goods and services — expanded at a 3.3% annual pace from…MORE

Baseball Star Runs for Chip Roy’s House Seat

Baseball Star Runs for Chip Roy’s House Seat

DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – World Series and New York Yankees champ Mark Teixeira announces his campaign for the 21rst Congressional House District in Texas. Teixeira, in a social media post, says he’s “ready to help defend President Trump’s America First agenda, Texas families, and individual librerty.” The annoucement comes after Rep. Chip Roy announced he…MORE

SB3 Passes, Mandating A Siren Warning System For Camps, RV Parks and Areas Vulnerable To Flash Flooding

SB3 Passes, Mandating A Siren Warning System For Camps, RV Parks and Areas Vulnerable To Flash Flooding

{WBAP/KLIF) Austin – The following information is from a press release from the office of State Senator Paul Bettencourt – Texas Senate District 7 Senate Bill 3 (SB 3), authored by Senate Local Government Chair Senator PaulBettencourt (R-Houston), with House Sponsor Terry Wilson (R- Georgetown), achieved finalpassage with unanimous support in both Senate and House…MORE