Category Archives: WPTF News
Stock market today: Wall Street holds steadier after losing most of its Trump bump
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Most U.S. stocks ticked higher Monday to recover some of their sharp slide from last week. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% for its first gain in three days. T...
Nov 18, 2024
Biden seeks nearly $100 billion in emergency disaster aid after Hurricanes Helene and Milton
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is requesting nearly $100 billion in emergency disaster aid after Hurricanes Helene and Milton, and other natural disasters, tel...
Nov 18, 2024
Western North Carolina's water system is finally back online after Helene
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - More than 100,000 residents in western North Carolina were allowed to drink and bathe using water from their home faucets on Monday, nearly two months after Hurricane Helene des...
Nov 18, 2024
Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy as financial losses pile up and debt payments loom
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Spirit Airlines said Monday that it has filed for bankruptcy protection and will attempt to reboot as it struggles to recover from the pandemic-caused swoon in trave...
Nov 18, 2024
Testimony resumes in the trial of the man accused of killing Georgia student Laken Riley
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - Testimony is resuming in the trial of the man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley. Jose Ibarra, who entered the U.S. illegally two years ago, is charged with murd...
Nov 18, 2024
About 20% of Americans regularly get their news from influencers on social media, report says
By HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press About one in five Americans - and a virtually identical share of Republicans and Democrats - regularly get their news from digital influencers who are more likely t...
Nov 18, 2024
Beyoncé will perform at halftime of Ravens-Texans Christmas Day game on Netflix
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Beyonc is coming to your home on Christmas - provided you have Netflix and are tuning in to the Baltimore Ravens-Houston Texans game. Netflix announced late Sunday that the megastar...
Nov 18, 2024
Biden authorizes Ukraine to use US-supplied long-range missiles for deeper strikes inside Russia
By AAMER MADHANI, COLLEEN LONG, ZEKE MILLER, MATTHEW LEE and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press MANAUS, Brazil (AP) - President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied long-range missiles...
Nov 17, 2024
A rare Israeli strike on central Beirut kills Hezbollah's spokesman, official says
By FADI TAWIL, BASSEM MROUE and NATALIE MELZER Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) - A rare Israeli airstrike on central Beirut killed Hezbollah's chief spokesman on Sunday, an official with the militant gro...
Nov 17, 2024
North Carolina court race is extremely close as counties complete election tallies
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - An already close race for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat reached a razor-thin margin as most counties on Friday completed final tallies ...
Nov 15, 2024