Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Biden Marks Year Since Attack: ‘I will Stand in This Breach’

Biden Marks Year Since Attack: ‘I will Stand in This Breach’

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden and members of Congress are solemnly marking the first anniversary of the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection. Biden assailed then-President Donald Trump and his supporters, saying that “they failed” to overturn democracy. The ceremonies at the Capitol were widely attended by Democrats, but almost every Republican on Capitol Hill…MORE

President Biden Addresses Americans on 1-Year Anniversary of Capitol Riot

President Biden Addresses Americans on 1-Year Anniversary of Capitol Riot

WASHINGTON D.C. (WBAP/KLIF News) – On the one year anniversary of the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol, President Biden addressed Americans from Statuary Hall. He touched on many topics, including praising the U.S. Capitol Police and D.C. Metropolitan Police Department’s efforts to defend the building amid the violence. “Fire extinguishers being thrown at the…MORE

H-E-B Adds Southern Dallas to its North Texas Holdings

H-E-B Adds Southern Dallas to its North Texas Holdings

Dallas-Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Amid criticism that some high end grocers have ignored southern Dallas County, H-E-B has purchased a vacant building near Duncanville and Desoto. According to the Dallas Morning News, the old building was an Albertson’s for 19 years until 2004. No word on what the company plans to do with the building,…MORE

Texas day care gets reprieve after drilling plan is rejected

Texas day care gets reprieve after drilling plan is rejected

ARLINGTON (AP) – Parents who send their children to a day care center in Arlington, Texas, will be able to breathe easier after the city refused to let a major energy company drill more gas wells a few hundred feet from the center’s playground. The Arlington City Council voted 5-4 on Tuesday night to reject…MORE

Fed Officials Now Seeing US Job Market Near Full Recovery

Fed Officials Now Seeing US Job Market Near Full Recovery

WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal Reserve policymakers at a meeting last month said the U.S. job market was nearly at levels healthy enough that the central bank’s low-interest rate policies were no longer needed. That’s according to minutes of the meeting released Wednesday. The minutes also said that Fed officials expressed concerns that surging inflation was…MORE

CDC Urges ‘up to date’ Shots; No ‘fully vaccinated’ Change

CDC Urges ‘up to date’ Shots; No ‘fully vaccinated’ Change

WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. health officials say they are not changing the definition of being “fully vaccinated” against COVID-19. But they are urging Americans to stay “up to date” on their virus protection by getting booster shots when eligible. The move to keep the existing definition of fully vaccination – either two doses of the…MORE

NFL Eyeing AT&T Stadium as Possible Emergency Backup Super Bowl Site

NFL Eyeing AT&T Stadium as Possible Emergency Backup Super Bowl Site

ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- The NFL is eyeing Arlington’s AT&T Stadium as an emergency back up host for this year’s Super Bowl should COVID-19 restrictions keep the game from being played in California. WBAP/KLIF’s media partner WFAA-TV confirmed the information saying the NFL reached out to the stadium to check it’s availability. For now, the game is…MORE

Dallas County D.A. Asking for More Video from 2020 Protests

Dallas County D.A. Asking for More Video from 2020 Protests

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – More than a year and a half following the Summer 2020 protests in Downtown Dallas, the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office is still actively pursuing alleged criminal wrongdoing by police officers. “We have never stopped working on these cases, and we will not stop working on them until they are charged or…MORE