Category Archives: WPTF News
Bessent wants Americans to avoid easy-money traps and invest in financial literacy
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent winces at the allure of easy money - whether it's lottery tickets, buy now, pay later loans or the promise of a cr...
May 01, 2026 Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attends a meeting with members of the Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC), about financial literacy, Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at the Treasury Department, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
'Mormon Wives' star Taylor Frankie Paul and ex-partner ordered to stay 100 feet apart
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Taylor Frankie Paul, a reality TV star from "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives," and the father of her 2-year-old son were ordered Thursday t...
May 01, 2026 Taylor Frankie Paul appears in Third District Court for a hearing regarding protective orders between her and her former partner Dakota Mortensen in Salt Lake City, Thursday, April 30, 2026. (Bethany Baker/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP, Pool)
Trump signs bill funding the Department of Homeland Security, ending record shutdown
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump swiftly signed a bipartisan legislation Thursday to fund much of the Department of Homeland Security, but not it...
Apr 30, 2026 FILE - The Department of Homeland Security logo during a news conference in Washington, Feb. 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
The first direct US-Venezuela commercial flight in 7 years lands in Caracas
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - The first direct commercial flight between the United States and Venezuela arrived Thursday in the capital of the South American country, seven years after the U.S. Homeland ...
Apr 30, 2026 Capt. Ric Wilson waves a Venezuelan flag and the first officer waves a U.S. flag as they prepare to fly American Airlines Flight AA3599, the first direct commercial flight between the United States and Venezuela in seven years, Thursday, April 30, 2026, at Miami International Airport in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
US stocks motor toward a record as oil prices whipsaw
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S stock market motored toward another record Thursday as profits keep piling up for Alphabet, Caterpillar and other big businesses. The gains came...
Apr 30, 2026 Specialist Anthony Matesic works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, April 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
David Allan Coe, who wrote 'Take This Job and Shove It' and other country hits, dies at 86
David Allan Coe, the country singer-songwriter who wrote the working-class anthem "Take This Job and Shove It and had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others, has d...
Apr 30, 2026 FILE - David Allan Coe, sporting Willie Nelson braids, performs at the Willie Nelson July 4th Picnic, on July 4, 1983 at Atlanta International Raceway in Hampton, Ga. (AP Photo/Rudolph Faircloth, File)
Governor Stein signs $319 million Medicaid funding bill
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - Governor Josh Stein has signed a bill to fully fund North Carolina's Medicaid program through the end of the fiscal year, closing a $319 million shortfall and ensuring conti...
Apr 30, 2026 FILE - North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein delivers the State of the State address at the Legislative Building, Wednesday, March 12, 2025, in Raleigh N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)
Panthers sign fifth-year option on QB Bryce Young's contract, keeping him in Carolina through 2027
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The Carolina Panthers signed the fifth-year option on quarterback Bryce Young's rookie contract on Wednesday, keeping the 2023 No. 1 pick with the...
Apr 29, 2026
Fort Bragg soldier pleads not guilty to using intel on Maduro raid to win $400,000 on Polymarket
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - A U.S. special forces soldier pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that he used classified information about the mission to c...
Apr 29, 2026 Gannon Ken Van Dyke, right, walks with his attorneys near a federal court building in New York on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
King Charles III highlights US-UK bond during busy day of diplomacy with Trump and Congress
By STEVEN SLOAN, JOSH BOAK, MARY CLARE JALONICK and DARLENE SUPERVILLE WASHINGTON (AP) - King Charles III marked the 250th anniversary of American independence from Britain with gratitude that the two...
Apr 29, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks onstage with Queen Camilla, First lady Melania Trump and King Charles III during a state arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House on April 28, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump and King Charles III will participate in a number of activities including a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office, with the king later addressing a joint meeting of the United States Congress. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)