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Oil surges to its highest price since 2023, and stocks drop after data shows a weaker US job market
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Oil shot to its highest price since 2023 after surging again Friday because of the Iran war, and a weak update on the U.S. job market knocked stocks low...
Associated Press Mar 06, 2026 Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 05, 2026 in New York City. The Dow was down over 700 points at the close as global markets continue to react to events in the Middle East. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Update: Orange County murder suspect in custody
HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. (WPTF) - A murder suspect sought by the Orange County Sheriff's Office was apprehended in Virginia just after 5 p.m. Friday afternoon (March 6). An Orange County investigator servin...
Bruce Ferrell Mar 06, 2026 The Orange County Sheriff's department is searching for Matthew Jared Vukmer in connection with a stabbing deah (photo courtesy Orange County Sheriff's Department).
Trump rules out talks absent Iran's 'unconditional surrender' as Israel strikes Lebanon
By JON GAMBRELL, DAVID RISING, SAM METZ and SALLY ABOU ALJOUD Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday appeared to rule out talks with Iran absent its ...
Associated Press Mar 06, 2026 Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, March 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
North Carolina star Caleb Wilson breaks right thumb in practice and is out for the season
Caleb Wilson appeared close to returning for No. 17 North Carolina from a fracture to his left hand, just in time for the peak of March. Instead, the star freshman and high-end NBA prospect is abruptl...
Associated Press Mar 06, 2026 North Carolina forward Caleb Wilson, with his left arm in a medical brace and not playing in the game, shoots during warm-ups before an NCAA college basketball game against Pittsburgh, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026, in Chapel Hill, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)
The US lost a surprising 92,000 jobs last month as the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.4%
By PAUL WISEMAN and ANNE D'INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) - American employers unexpectedly cut 92,000 jobs last month, a sign that the labor market remains under strain. The unemploym...
Associated Press Mar 06, 2026 Construction workers rebuild a home in the Eaton Fire burn zone on March 6, 2026 in Altadena, California. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. economy lost 92,000 jobs in February while the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.4 percent. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
NC Congress members react to Noem's departure
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WPTF) - Members of North Carolina's congressional delegation are weighing in on President Trump's decision to relieve Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem of her duties, and nomin...
Bruce Ferrell Mar 05, 2026 Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem appears for an oversight hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Savannah Guthrie makes offscreen visit to 'Today' show, first since her mother went missing
NEW YORK (AP) - Savannah Guthrie made an off-camera appearance Thursday at NBC's "Today" show studios to thank colleagues for their support since her mother Nancy went missing from her Arizona home a ...
Associated Press Mar 05, 2026
House narrowly rejects Iran war powers resolution in early test of Trump's strategy
By LISA MASCARO, STEPHEN GROVES and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The House narrowly rejected a war powers resolution Thursday to halt President Donald Trump's attacks on Iran...
Associated Press Mar 05, 2026 Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., gestures as he and the GOP leadership talk about the war against Iran, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
MrBeast's company fired a video editor after Kalshi accused the employee of insider trading
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Beast Industries fired a MrBeast video editor this week following accusations of insider trading by the prediction market operator Kalshi. Kalshi anno...
Associated Press Mar 05, 2026
Stocks drop after oil spikes to its highest price since the summer of 2024
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks sank on Wall Street Thursday after the price of oil spiked to its highest level since the summer of 2024 because of the war with Iran. The S&...
Associated Press Mar 05, 2026 Ed Nangle works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)