Category Archives: WPTF News
Early in-person voting in North Carolina exceeds 2020 total
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Early in-person voting in North Carolina ends on Saturday, but the number of people who have cast ballots by this method already has exceeded...
Nov 01, 2024
Stock market today: Amazon leads Wall Street higher
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Amazon led U.S. stock indexes higher on Friday, while a surprisingly weak jobs report marred by some unusual occurrences cemented bets on Wall Street fo...
Nov 01, 2024
Embattled Republican candidate fights on in North Carolina governor's race
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press ELLERBE, N.C. (AP) - Addressing over 100 supporters outside an ice cream stand that's shaped like a giant strawberry, North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robi...
Nov 01, 2024
Yankees fans who interfered with Betts' catch are banned from Game 5 of the World Series
NEW YORK (AP) - Two New York Yankees fans who were ejected from Game 4 of the World Series for interfering with Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts have been banned from Game 5 on Wednesday...
Oct 30, 2024
Stock market today: Nasdaq edges back from its record as chip companies and Eli Lilly slump
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stock indexes edged lower Wednesday after drops for Eli Lilly and chip companies overshadowed a jump for Google's parent company. The S&P 500 s...
Oct 30, 2024
A man dubbed 'AK Guru' has been charged with making and selling hundreds of machine guns
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina man whose alias is "AK Guru" has been charged with making and selling hundreds of machine guns built from existing and deconstructed weapons, federal authorities ...
Oct 30, 2024
Heidi Klum's Halloween costumes are always epic. See how she's dressed up over the years
NEW YORK (AP) - Halloween has plenty of traditions, from candy to jack-o'-lanterns - and the annual spectacle of Heidi Klum's costume. The supermodel-turned-TV personality is fond of surprising her gu...
Oct 30, 2024
North Carolina's historically Black colleges are mobilizing for Nov. 5, tapping an activist history
By AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Strewn across the coastal plains and backroads of North Carolina lie institutions that could be pivotal in the battleground state in Tuesda...
Oct 30, 2024
Volpe slam sparks comeback after Freeman homer, Yanks beat Dodgers 11-4 to force World Series Game 5
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Anthony Volpe's third-inning grand slam overcame Freddie Freeman's record-setting home run, and the New York Yankees avoided a World Series sweep with...
Oct 29, 2024
Biden suggests Trump supporters are 'garbage' after comic's insult of Puerto Rico
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden took a swipe against Donald Trump's supporters on Tuesday as he reacted to the Republican presidential nominee's weekend rally a...
Oct 29, 2024