Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

War Secretary Pete Hegseth Asks Army Chief of Staff to Step Down
(WBAP/KLIF) -- WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked the Army's top uniformed officer to step down, the Pentagon said Thursday without giving a reason for the departure as the Uni...
Mike Traina 12h ago FILE - Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George speaks during the POW/MIA National Recognition Day Ceremony at the Pentagon, Sept. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, file)

Bondi out as Attorney general.
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump says Pam Bondi is out as his attorney general. Bondi's departure ends the contentious tenure of a Trump loyalist who upended the Justice Department's culture o...
Bruce Collins 17h ago

US crude tops $110 per barrel and Wall Street tumbles
NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are dropping and oil prices are soaring after President Donald Trump vowed the U.S. will continue to attack Iran and failed to offer a clear timetable for ending the conflict in...
Bruce Collins 20h ago SergeyP / Depositphotos.com

Latest on Iran War
Associated Press: President Donald Trump said U.S. forces will keep hitting Iran "very hard" in the next two or three weeks and bring the country "back to the Stone Ages," even as he touted the succes...
Bruce Collins 23h ago TomasRagina / Depositphotos.com

Lawsuit Against Johnson Amendment Dismissed
(WBAP/KLIF) -- AP -- A federal judge in Tyler dismissed a lawsuit on Tuesday that sought to allow churches to endorse political candidates without losing their tax-exempt status. Several Texas churche...
Bruce Collins Apr 01, 2026

Iran hits Kuwait airport and a tanker off Qatar while strikes batter Tehran
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran has hit an oil tanker off the coast of Qatar and Kuwait's airport. Airstrikes meanwhile have battered Tehran. The unrelenting tempo continued hours after U.S. P...
Bruce Collins Apr 01, 2026

Trump to Address Nation Tonight
President Trump is scheduled to address the nation on tonight, providing an update on the situation in Iran. On Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced the address in a post on...
Bruce Collins Mar 31, 2026

Former Gateway Church Pastor Robert Morris Released From Jail
(WBAP/KLIF) -- OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The founder of a Texas megachurch who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a child in the 1980s was released Tuesday after serving six months in an Oklahoma jail. Rob...
Mike Traina Mar 31, 2026

More Countries to Join the USA?
WASHINGTON (AP) - Gulf allies of the United States, led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, are urging President Donald Trump to continue prosecuting the war against Iran, arguing that Tehra...
Bruce Collins Mar 31, 2026 EVER STOCK / Depositphotos.com

Trump again threatens widespread destruction in Iran if a deal is not reached 'shortly'
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened widespread destruction of Iran's energy resources and other vital infrastructure if a deal to end the war is not reached "...
Bruce Collins Mar 30, 2026 zeferli@gmail.com / Depositphotos.com









