Category Archives: WPTF News
18 Charges for illegally voting in NC
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NCN News) - The Justice Department announced that 18 aliens, including an illegal alien, in North Carolina have been indicted for illegally voting. Nine were charged in the Eastern D...
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DoorDash to buy Instacart for $17 billion in big consolidation for grocery delivery
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer DoorDash is gobbling up Instacart in a $17 billion acquisition that will supercharge its grocery delivery business. DoorDash said the Instacart brand name and app ...
Oct 29, 2026 SHENZHEN, CHINA - JULY 29: In this photo illustration, a smartphone displays the logo of Maplebear Inc. (NASDAQ: CART), the parent company of Instacart, an American online grocery delivery and technology platform that connects consumers with retailers, in front of a screen showing the company's latest stock market chart on July 29, 2026 in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China. (Photo illustration by Cheng Xin/Getty Images)
Senate is skeptical about making daylight saving time permanent despite Trump's pressure
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate is unlikely to act before the end of the year on a House-passed bill that would make daylight saving time permanent, defying Presid...
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BEFORE THE BELL: World shares and U.S. futures are mixed after Google parent Alphabet's earnings disappoint
By CHAN HO-HIM AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) - World shares and U.S. futures were mixed Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve held rates steady. Oil prices fell even as U.S. officials warned tha...
Oct 29, 2026 A dealer stands near the screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), left, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at a dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
South Carolina police close investigation into Hayden Panettiere's death after coroner's ruling
By JEFFREY COLLINS and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press Police in South Carolina have closed their investigation into the overdose death of actor Hayden Panettiere following a coroner's finding that it w...
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Fire at South Carolina national lab on site where nuclear bomb parts were made triggers response
AIKEN, S.C. (AP) - A fire Wednesday at a national lab in South Carolina that is on a site that once made key parts for nuclear bombs triggered an emergency response that shut down incoming traffic and...
Oct 28, 2026 (photo courtesy U.S. Department of Energy)
KING TIDES: Rip current risks possible on Outer Banks
By JOHN RABY and AMY TAXIN Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) - King tides have inundated parts of both U.S. coasts, flooding streets and sending seawater into homes and businesses in beac...
Oct 28, 2026 Pedestrians walk through a flooded street caused by king tides and heavy rain Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026, in North Bay Village, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
THE CLOSING BELL: The bond market swings, but US stocks remain steady after the Fed says it won't raise interest rates
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The bond market swung Wednesday, while U.S. stocks ticked higher following the Federal Reserve 's decision not to raise its main interest rate to bring ...
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HPU Poll: Cooper leads senate race by double digits
HIGH POINT, N.C. (NCN News) - The latest High Poll University sponsored polling shows the gap widening in the race for the U.S. Senate in North Carolina. A new High Point University and YouGov poll of...
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Federal Reserve keeps rates unchanged despite elevated inflation, gives little signal of next move
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve kept its key rate unchanged Wednesday at about 3.9% despite elevated inflation, while providing little hint about the central bank's next moves. "Inflation remain...
Oct 28, 2026 Kevin Warsh, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee for Chair of the Federal Reserve, testifies during his Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs confirmation hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on April 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)