Category Archives: WPTF News

US stocks slip following the latest discouraging signal on the economy
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stock indexes slipped on Tuesday following the latest discouraging signal on the U.S. economy. The S&P 500 fell 0.5%, coming off a whipsaw stre...
Curtis Media Aug 05, 2025

Panthers RB Rico Dowdle looks to prove he's worthy of being NFL starter after leaving Cowboys
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The Carolina Panthers weren't necessary looking to add a starting-caliber running back in free agency after giving Chuba Hubbard a four-year, $33 ...
Curtis Media Aug 05, 2025

Titan submersible disaster that killed 5 on way to Titanic ruins was preventable, Coast Guard says
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - The Coast Guard's report on the Titan submersible disaster that killed five on the way to the Titanic said Tuesday the implosion was "preventable" The Coast Guard convened its h...
Curtis Media Aug 05, 2025

Trump says he doesn’t trust the jobs data, but Wall Street and economists do
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON (AP) - The monthly jobs report is already closely-watched on Wall Street and in Washington but has taken on a new importance after President Donald...
Curtis Media Aug 04, 2025

Judge says Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs must stay in jail until he is sentenced
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) - Sean "Diddy" Combs can’t go home from jail to await sentencing on his prostitution-related conviction, a judge said Monday, denying th...
Curtis Media Aug 04, 2025
North Carolina DMV audit recommends reforms to reverse customer wait times, worker morale
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Customers at North Carolina's Division of Motor Vehicles are waiting longer in lines that are often far away from home, while agency staffing...
Curtis Media Aug 04, 2025
Trump says he doesn't trust the jobs data, but Wall Street and economists do
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The monthly jobs report is already closely-watched on Wall Street and in Washington but has taken on a new importance after President Donal...
Curtis Media Aug 04, 2025

Judge says Sean 'Diddy' Combs must stay in jail until he is sentenced
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Sean "Diddy" Combs can't go home from jail to await sentencing on his prostitution-related conviction, a judge said Monday, denying the rap and style...
Curtis Media Aug 04, 2025

Dow leaps 585 points as US stocks win back most of Friday’s wipeout
By STAN CHOE AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks rallied on Monday and won back most of their sharp loss from last week, when worries about how President Donald Trump's tariffs may...
Curtis Media Aug 04, 2025

College isn’t in the plans for many rural students despite stepped-up recruiting efforts
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated PressPERRY, N.Y. (AP) - As a student in western New York’s rural Wyoming County, Briar Townes honed an artistic streak that he hopes to make a living from one day....
Curtis Media Aug 03, 2025
