Category Archives: News
Stock market today: Wall Street edges higher as financial markets steady themselves
By STAN CHOE Associated Press Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks edged higher in a quiet Wednesday, and Treasury yields rose following an encouraging update on the job market's strength.The S&...
Oct 02, 2024
Small plane makes emergency landing on highway, then is hit by a vehicle
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - A small plane that had made an emergency landing on a highway near a North Carolina airport was hit by a vehicle, injuring one of the aircraft’s occupants, authorities sa...
Aug 29, 2024
Feds file new indictment in Trump Jan. 6 case, keeping charges intact but narrowing allegations
By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - Special counsel Jack Smith filed a new indictment Tuesday against Donald Trump over his efforts to undo the 2020 presidential ...
Aug 27, 2024
2 workers killed and 1 injured in an explosion at a Delta Air Lines facility in Atlanta
ATLANTA (AP) - Two workers were killed and another seriously injured in an explosion Tuesday at a Delta Air Lines maintenance facility near the Atlanta airport.Delta said it was working with local aut...
Aug 27, 2024
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., West approved for ballot in Wisconsin after attempts to oust them fail
By SCOTT BAUER Associated PressMADISON, Wis. (AP) - The Wisconsin Elections Commission voted Tuesday to keep Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the presidential ballot, despite his request to be remov...
Aug 27, 2024
New Wake County Superintendent discusses return to school for traditional calendar students
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Wake County Schools, North Carolina's largest public school system, welcomed back traditional calendar students Tuesday, officially kicking off the 2024-25 school year. Wake Cou...
Aug 27, 2024
Zuckerberg says the White House pressured Facebook over some COVID-19 content during the pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) - Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says senior Biden administration officials pressured Facebook to "censor" some COVID-19 content during the pandemic and vowed that the social media...
Aug 27, 2024
Harris campaign releases new ad to highlight plans to build 3 million homes and reduce inflation
By JOSH BOAK Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris has a new advertising push to draw attention to her plan to build 3 million new homes over four years, a move designed to co...
Aug 27, 2024
Iran’s supreme leader opens door to negotiations with United States over Tehran’s nuclear program
By JON GAMBRELL Associated PressDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran’s supreme leader opened the door Tuesday to renewed negotiations with the United States over his country’s rapidly a...
Aug 27, 2024
Mother of star high school QB sues state over NIL restrictions
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The mother of a touted high school football player who has committed to play in college at Tennessee is suing the state of North Carolina over its restrictions for public-school a...
Aug 26, 2024