Category Archives: WPTF News

Fired CDC chief Susan Monarez warns senators that RFK Jr. is endangering public health
By AMANDA SEITZ and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - America's public health system is headed to a "very dangerous place" with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and...
Curtis Media Sep 17, 2025

Another beachfront stilt house collapses into the surf on the Outer Banks
BUXTON, N.C. (AP) - A beachfront stilt home along the Outer Banks in North Carolina has collapsed into the surf, bringing the total number of houses claimed by the Atlantic Ocean to 12 in the past fiv...
Curtis Media Sep 17, 2025

Federal Reserve cuts key rate by quarter-point and signals two more cuts this year
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate by a quarter-point Wednesday and projected it would do so twice more this year as concern gro...
Curtis Media Sep 17, 2025

Amazon Prime Video will stream the Masters for the first time beginning next year
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Amazon Prime Video will stream two hours of coverage during the first and second rounds of the Masters beginning next year.The Masters will stream on Prime Video from 1-3 p.m. ET d...
Curtis Media Sep 16, 2025

Retail sales up 0.6% in August from July even as tariffs hurt jobs and lead to price hikes
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail WriterNEW YORK (AP) - Shoppers increased their spending at a better-than-expected pace in August from July, helped by back-to-school shopping, even as President Do...
Curtis Media Sep 16, 2025

Israel’s military begins its ground offensive in Gaza City and thousands of residents flee
By MELANIE LIDMAN, JON GAMBRELL and SAMY MAGDY Associated PressJERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli military began its ground offensive in Gaza City on Tuesday, slowly closing in on the Palestinian ...
Curtis Media Sep 16, 2025

Robert Redford, Oscar-winning actor, director and indie patriarch, dies at 89
By BOB THOMAS Associated PressRobert Redford, the Hollywood golden boy who became an Oscar-winning director, liberal activist and godfather for independent cinema under the name of one of his bes...
Curtis Media Sep 16, 2025

Wall Street ticks toward another record as Tesla vrooms higher
By STAN CHOE AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street rose to more records on Monday at the start of a week that could show whether the U.S. stock market's big recent rally has been overdone or p...
Curtis Media Sep 15, 2025

QB Young showed fight Panthers want to see despite failing to complete comeback against Cards
By STEVE REED AP Sports WriterCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Dave Canales benched Bryce Young two games into the 2024 season for ineffectiveness following a flurry of turnovers resulting in Carolina losing it...
Curtis Media Sep 15, 2025

Appeals court rules felony offenders can’t be prosecuted for voting unlawfully by mistake
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A federal appeals court has ruled that a North Carolina law that made it a crime for felony offenders who vote before they have completed thei...
Curtis Media Sep 15, 2025
