Category Archives: WBAP Newsroom Blog
Canada Faces 50% Tariffs If U.S. Deal Isn't Reached Today
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. and Canada are negotiating in an effort to reach a truce on tariffs before a 12:01 a.m. Wednesday deadline set by U.S. President Donald Trump. If no deal is reached, Trump h...
Aug 18, 2026
July Set a New Record for Hottest Month in Contiguous U.S. History
KENSINGTON, Maryland (AP) - The contiguous United States sizzled to its hottest month ever last month, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. July averaged 76.89 degrees Fah...
Aug 11, 2026 seaonweb / Depositphotos.com
President Trump Uses Decoy Plane After Assassination Threat
President Donald Trump secretly flew out of last month's NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, on an alternate military aircraft while the White House made it appear that the Republican president was flying ...
Aug 11, 2026
Local Districts Head Back to School This Week
Several schools welcome students back to the classroom this week. Here's a running list of local districts. MONDAY (August 10) Fort Worth, Garland, Desoto TUESDAY (August 11) Dallas, Ann...
Aug 10, 2026
U.S. Identifies Third Soldier Killed in Jordan Attack
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The U.S. military has confirmed that a third service member is believed to be dead in Friday's attack on a base in Jordan and identified them as Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad, 28, of Ne...
Jul 22, 2026 Bumble-Dee / Depositphotos.com
Senator Darline Graham Will Run For Full-Term To Replace Brother Lindsey's Seat
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Sen. Darline Graham said Monday she's running for a full term to replace her late brother Lindsey Graham's Senate seat. "I've made a decision," Darline Graham told Fox News Chann...
Jul 21, 2026
President Trump Renews His Desire for America to Control Greenland
U.S. President Donald Trump is meeting with his NATO counterparts in Ankara, Turkey, for a two-day summit intended to showcase how alliance members are stepping up defense spending at Trump's demand a...
Jul 08, 2026 Kedardome / Depositphotos.com
Airlines Upsell Premium Packages to Encourage More Travel
They may arrive at the same destination, but two passengers on the same flight can have strikingly different travel experiences. One traveler breezes through a priority security lane and heads straigh...
Jul 07, 2026
Charlie Kirk's Wife Erika Attends Trial of Man Charged With Murdering Her Husband
PROVO, Utah (AP) - A former campus police officer testified Monday that he found an apparent "sniper pad" on a rooftop near where Charlie Kirk was assassinated, as prosecutors sought to convince a sta...
Jul 07, 2026
Alvarado ICE Detention Center Attackers Sentenced for Decades
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - A former U.S. Marine reservist and seven others were sentenced Tuesday to decades in prison over a shooting last year that wounded a police officer during a demonstration at a...
Jun 24, 2026 rafapress / Depositphotos.com
