Category Archives: WPTF News
Wall Street extends losses as technology and energy stocks fall
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business WritersNEW YORK (AP) – U.S. stock indexes lost more ground Wednesday, with declines in the technology, energy and other sectors adding to Wall Stre...
Sep 04, 2024
Harris accepts rules for Sept. 10 debate with Trump on ABC, including microphone muting
By MEG KINNARD and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris has accepted the rules set forth for next week’s debate with former President Donald Trump, al...
Sep 04, 2024
Boeing will fly its empty capsule back to Earth soon. Two NASA astronauts will stay behind
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace WriterCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Boeing will attempt to return its problem-plagued capsule from the International Space Station later this week - with empty seats.NASA sai...
Sep 04, 2024
Republican Liz Cheney endorses Kamala Harris at Duke University event
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - Former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney on Wednesday said she would support Kamala Harris for president, ending weeks of speculation about how fully th...
Sep 04, 2024
A 14-year-old student fatally shot 4 people in a rampage at a Georgia high school, officials say
By JEFF AMY Associated PressWINDER, Ga. (AP) - A 14-year-old student opened fire at a Georgia high school and killed four people on Wednesday, authorities said, sending students scrambling for shelter...
Sep 04, 2024
Harris visits New Hampshire to tout her small business tax plan
By WILL WEISSERT Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris used a campaign stop in New Hampshire on Wednesday to propose an expansion of tax incentives for small businesses, a pro...
Sep 04, 2024
North Carolina musician arrested, accused of Artificial Intelligence-assisted fraud caper
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) - A North Carolina musician was arrested and charged Wednesday with using artificial intelligence to create hundreds of thousands of songs that he str...
Sep 04, 2024
ACC schools have a new path to more revenue: just win… in the postseason
By AARON BEARD AP Sports WriterRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The Atlantic Coast Conference has spent years working to find more money to reduce the gaps with the Big Ten and Southeastern conferences.The league...
Sep 04, 2024
North Carolina public school students inch higher in test scores
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina's public school students made small performance gains on standardized tests during the past school year, officials announced Wednesday. The proficiency levels are i...
Sep 04, 2024
Raise taxes on the rich or cut them? Harris, Trump differ on how to boost the US economy
By JOSH BOAK Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump is betting that Americans crave trillions of dollars in tax cuts - and that growth will be so fantastic that it’s not worth worrying a...
Sep 04, 2024