Category Archives: WPTF News
Wall Street drifts as stock markets worldwide take Trump's new tariffs in stride
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish on Thursday as President Donald Trump's tariffs taking effect on dozens of countries had only a muted effect on ma...
Aug 07, 2025
Rushing floodwater from heavy rain kills 2 in North Carolina
SPRING HOPE, N.C. (AP) - Two people were found dead in central North Carolina after they and a police officer trying to save them were swept away in rushing floodwaters, authorities said Wednesday. An...
Aug 07, 2025
Dean Cain, former TV Superman, will be sworn in as honorary ICE officer
Dean Cain, the actor best known for portraying Superman on a 1990s television show, wants to join the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. In an interview with Fox News this week, Cain sai...
Aug 07, 2025
Rookie QB Shedeur Sanders to play in Browns preseason opener against Panthers
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Rookie Shedeur Sanders will play for the Cleveland Browns in their preseason opener Friday night against the Carolina Panthers with Tyler Huntley,...
Aug 06, 2025
Trump envoy Witkoff meets Putin ahead of Russia-Ukraine peace deadline, the Kremlin says
Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow on Wednesday, the Kremlin said, days before the White House's deadline for Russia t...
Aug 06, 2025
US stocks slip following the latest discouraging signal on the economy
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stock indexes slipped on Tuesday following the latest discouraging signal on the U.S. economy. The S&P 500 fell 0.5%, coming off a whipsaw stre...
Aug 05, 2025
Panthers RB Rico Dowdle looks to prove he's worthy of being NFL starter after leaving Cowboys
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The Carolina Panthers weren't necessary looking to add a starting-caliber running back in free agency after giving Chuba Hubbard a four-year, $33 ...
Aug 05, 2025
Titan submersible disaster that killed 5 on way to Titanic ruins was preventable, Coast Guard says
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - The Coast Guard's report on the Titan submersible disaster that killed five on the way to the Titanic said Tuesday the implosion was "preventable" The Coast Guard convened its h...
Aug 05, 2025
North Carolina DMV audit recommends reforms to reverse customer wait times, worker morale
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Customers at North Carolina's Division of Motor Vehicles are waiting longer in lines that are often far away from home, while agency staffing...
Aug 04, 2025
Trump says he doesn't trust the jobs data, but Wall Street and economists do
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The monthly jobs report is already closely-watched on Wall Street and in Washington but has taken on a new importance after President Donal...
Aug 04, 2025