Category Archives: WPTF News
Stocks and oil prices keep yo-yoing on uncertainty about when the war with Iran will end
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Hopes for a possible end to the war with Iran are pushing stocks higher again on Wall Street Wednesday, while oil prices ease. The S&P 500 rose 0.5%...
Mar 25, 2026
Record-high passenger wait times at airports, but no deal yet on the 40th day of the shutdown
By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Air travelers are experiencing the highest wait times ever under the Transportation Security Administration, the agency's acting he...
Mar 25, 2026 FILE - Only a few TSA check points are open as travelers wait in long lines at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on March 16, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images)
TSA officers share how they're scraping by without pay
By PHILIP MARCELO, OBED LAMY and RIO YAMAT Associated Press A woman in Indiana who put off dental surgery because she doesn't know if she can afford the copay. A Florida couple with young children who...
Mar 25, 2026 FILE - A TSA worker can be seen at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on March 16, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images)
Savannah Guthrie in NBC News interview appeals for help finding her missing mother
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer A tearful Savannah Guthrie, in her first interview since her 84-year-old mother was apparently abducted from her Arizona home, said that "someone needs to do the right ...
Mar 25, 2026 FILE - Savannah Guthrie attends Project Healthy Mind's World Mental Health Day Gala at Spring Studios on October 10, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images)
OpenAI pulls the plug on Sora, the viral AI video app that sparked deepfake concerns
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - OpenAI is shutting down its social media app Sora, which went viral last fall as a place to share short-form videos generated by artificial intelligence but also raised alarms in ...
Mar 25, 2026 FILE - Open AI CEO Sam Altman speaks during a talk session with SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son at an event titled "Transforming Business through AI" in Tokyo, Japan, on February 03, 2025. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)
North Carolina parts ways with men's basketball coach Hubert Davis after 5 seasons
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Hubert Davis appeared to be the right coach to be North Carolina's bridge from Dean Smith to Roy Williams and into the future. Instead, that run lasted just five ye...
Mar 24, 2026 Head Coach Hubert Davis of the North Carolina Tar Heels looks on during the second half of a basketball game against the Syracuse Orange at Dean E. Smith Center on February 02, 2026 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images)
Florida hopes to sign coach Todd Golden to another extension to potentially stave off blue bloods
By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - With potential job openings looming at college basketball blue bloods Kansas and North Carolina, Florida is looking to sign coach Todd Golden to ...
Mar 24, 2026 Head coach Todd Golden of the Florida Gators looks on during the first half against the Prairie View A&M Panthers in the first round of the 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Benchmark International Arena on March 20, 2026 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images)
US stocks give back some of the rally sparked by Trump's talk of negotiations with Iran
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stock indexes slipped Tuesday and gave back some of their rallies from the day before, while oil prices got back to rising as uncertainty continues...
Mar 24, 2026 Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on March 18, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
North Carolina Senate leader, conservative architect Phil Berger concedes primary loss
By GARY ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina government's most influential politician, Republican state Senate leader Phil Berger, conceded the primary race for his legislati...
Mar 24, 2026 FILE - North Carolina President Pro Tempore Phil Berger, R- Guliford, Rockingham, speaks after he was re-elected to the position at the Legislative Building, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward, File)
A pink veil across the fields: Thousands flock to Greece's peach blossoms
By VASSILIS KOMMATAS and COSTAS KANTOURIS Associated Press VERIA, Greece (AP) - Each spring, a pink veil unfolds across the plains of Greece's largest peach-producing region. The blossoming peach tree...
Mar 24, 2026