Category Archives: WPTF News
Fluoride in drinking water poses enough risk to merit new EPA action, judge says
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical WriterNEW YORK (AP) - A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to further regulate fluoride in drinking water because high levels could pose a ris...
Sep 25, 2024
10 homes have collapsed into the Carolina surf. Their destruction was decades in the making
By BEN FINLEY Associated PressNORFOLK, Va. (AP) - A slow-motion catastrophe has been playing out in the coastal North Carolina village of Rodanthe, where 10 houses have fallen into the Atlantic since ...
Sep 25, 2024
Father of teenage suspect in Hedingham mass shooting pleads guilty to gun storage crime
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The father of a teenager accused in a 2022 mass shooting in North Carolina's capital city that left five people dead pleaded guilty Wednesday to storing improperly a handgun that ...
Sep 25, 2024
Stock market today: Wall Street edges back from its record highs
By STAN CHOE AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks edged back from their records Wednesday as financial markets around the world took a pause following big recent moves.The S&P 500 slipped...
Sep 25, 2024
Governor Cooper declares State of Emergency as Hurricane Helene approaches North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Governor Roy Cooper declared a State of Emergency today as North Carolina braces for the arrival of Hurricane Helene, which is expected to bring life-threatening conditions to t...
Sep 25, 2024
A tale of crushing security lapses and missed chances to stop the man who shot Trump
By COLLEEN LONG and CALVIN WOODWARD Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - The acting director of the Secret Service was incensed at what had happened that July evening. "What I saw made me ashamed," Ronal...
Sep 25, 2024
Israel says it killed a Hezbollah commander as the two sides exchange more strikes
By ABBY SEWELL and NATALIE MELZER Associated PressBEIRUT (AP) - Israel killed a top Hezbollah commander Tuesday as part of a two-day bombing campaign that has left more than 560 people dead and prompt...
Sep 24, 2024
Tropical Storm Helene is expected to become a hurricane. Florida residents begin evacuating
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and DNICA COTO Associated PressTropical Storm Helene formed Tuesday in the Caribbean Sea and could strengthen into a major hurricane while moving north toward the U.S., f...
Sep 24, 2024
Hello, I’m Johnny Cash’s statue: A monument to the singer is unveiled at the US Capitol
By KEVIN FREKING and ANDREW DEMILLO Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - Johnny Cash now stands among the most famous politicians, trailblazers and activists of American history as he became th...
Sep 24, 2024
Stock market today: Wall Street drifts to more records after Chinese stocks soar
By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business WritersNEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks drifted to more records Tuesday after Chinese stocks soared following a slew of moves by the Chinese central bank to&nb...
Sep 24, 2024