Category Archives: WPTF News
Stock market today: Wall Street rebounds after Hong Kong stocks fall to worst day since 2008
By STAN CHOE AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks rebounded Tuesday after falling oil prices released some of the pressure that built up on the market.The S&P 500 rallied 1% to claw back ...
Oct 08, 2024
Want to follow election results like a pro? Here’s what to watch in key states
By LEAH ASKARINAM Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - Election night in the United States is a bit like a jigsaw puzzle, except that only one piece appears at a time, and you don't get to look at the pi...
Oct 08, 2024
Hezbollah steps up rocket fire into Israel, which sends more troops into Lebanon
By BASSEM MROUE and TIA GOLDENBERG Associated PressBEIRUT (AP) - Hezbollah fired a barrage of rockets into Israel on Tuesday, and the militant group's acting leader vowed to keep up pressure that has ...
Oct 08, 2024
Harris can’t point to anything she would have done differently than Biden in ‘The View’ appearance
By ZEKE MILLER and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris, in a Tuesday appearance on ABC’s "The View,” was unable to name a decision she would have ma...
Oct 08, 2024
Caleb Williams and DJ Moore lead the way in Bears’ 36-10 rout of Panthers
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports WriterCHICAGO (AP) - Caleb Williams found DJ Moore wide open on a crossing pattern early in the game for a 34-yard touchdown. From there, just about everything else looked...
Oct 06, 2024
Voters in North Carolina and Georgia have bigger problems than politics. Helene changed everything
By MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated PressVILAS, N.C. (AP) - Brad Farrington pulls over to grab a case of water bottles being passed out in Vilas, a small rural community tucked away in the Blue Ridge Mounta...
Oct 06, 2024
Tropical Storm Milton forms in Gulf of Mexico and could intensify to hurricane threatening Florida
MIAMI (AP) - A storm system that was brewing in the Gulf of Mexico strengthened into Tropical Storm Milton on Saturday and forecasters warned it could intensify into a hurricane and slam into the west...
Oct 06, 2024
Red Cross deploys more than 600 volunteers to aid disaster relief in western North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - As the aftermath of devastating flooding from Hurricane Helene continues to affect western North Carolina, more than 600 volunteers from across the country have mobilized to pro...
Oct 06, 2024
A year into the Israel-Hamas war, students say a chill on free speech has reached college classrooms
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education WriterWASHINGTON (AP) - As a junior at George Washington University, Ty Lindia meets new students every day. But with the shadow of the Israel-Hamas war hanging over the...
Oct 06, 2024
Mexican immigrant families plagued by grief, questions after plant workers swept away by Helene
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated PressERWIN, Tenn. (AP) - With shaking hands, Daniel Delgado kissed a photo of his wife, Monica Hernandez, before lighting a candle in a supermarket parking lot. Family me...
Oct 06, 2024