Category Archives: WPTF News
Tornado death raises Tropical Storm Debby toll to 7 as heavy rains keep falling
LUCAMA, N.C. (AP) - Tropical Storm Debby spawned damaging tornadoes that killed one person, flooded a town and temporarily shut down part of Interstate 95 early Thursday as it blew into Nort...
Aug 08, 2024
Tropical Storm Debby drenches Southeast with rain, high water as it drifts along the Atlantic coast
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Tropical Storm Debby drenched coastal cities in Georgia and South Carolina, stirred up tornadoes and submerged streets with waist-high floodwaters Tuesday in what is ...
Aug 06, 2024
Wall Street rallies to bounce back from its worst day in nearly 2 years, as Japanese stocks soar
NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks are bouncing back, and calm is returning to Wall Street after Japan's market soared earlier Tuesday to claw back much of the losses from its worst day since 1987.The S...
Aug 06, 2024
PGA Tour gets new sponsor for Quail Hollow and one stop at Philadelphia Cricket Club
CHARLOTTE (AP) – Truist Financial Corp. is taking over as title sponsor for the PGA Tour's signature event at Quail Hollow Club with a seven-year commitment, which includes a one-year detour in ...
Aug 06, 2024
Dow drops 1,000, and Japanese stocks suffer worst crash since 1987 as markets quake around the world
NEW YORK (AP) - A scary Monday that started with a plunge abroad reminiscent of 1987 ‘s crash has swept around the world and pummeled Wall Street with more steep losses, as f...
Aug 05, 2024
Israel-Hamas War Latest: Hezbollah Says It Launched a Drone Attack on Northern Israel
The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah said it launched a drone attack early Monday on northern Israel that the Israeli military said wounded two Israeli troops. The violence came amid fears of an all-...
Aug 05, 2024
Tropical Storm Debby hits Florida with floods, threat of record rain in Georgia and the Carolinas
HORSESHOE BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Tropical Storm Debby slammed Florida with torrential rain and high winds, contributing to at least four deaths as it turned menacingly toward the Eastern Seaboar...
Aug 05, 2024
For college students arrested protesting the war in Gaza, the fallout was only beginning
AMHERST, Mass. (AP) - Since her arrest at a protest at the University of Massachusetts, Annie McGrew has been pivoting between two sets of hearings: one for the misdemeanor charges she faces in court,...
Aug 02, 2024
Simone Biles edges Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade for her second Olympic all-around gymnastics title
By WILL GRAVES AP National WriterPARIS (AP) - Simone Biles huddled with Sunisa Lee. She looked to her husband Jonathan Owens in the stands. Lost in the moment. And maybe a touch frantic.The ...
Aug 01, 2024
Deadly force justified in fatal shooting of North Carolina man who killed 4 officers, official says
By MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Law enforcement was justified in using deadly force against a gunman in North Carolina who fatally shot four officers and wounded four others in...
Aug 01, 2024