Category Archives: WPTF News
Wall Street is split as Tesla and tech drop while most other US stocks climb
By STAN CHOE AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) - A mixed day of trading left the U.S. stock market split on Tuesday as Wall Street's momentum slowed after setting record highs in each of the l...
Jul 01, 2025
Trump says migrants would need to know ‘how to run away from an alligator’ to flee Florida facility
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and WILL WEISSERT Associated PressOCHOPEE, Fla. (AP) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday toured a new immigration detention center surrounded by alligator-filled swamps in the F...
Jul 01, 2025
Senate passes Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill as Vance breaks 50-50 tie
By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and MATT BROWN Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republicans hauled President Donald Trump's big tax breaks and spending cuts bill to pa...
Jul 01, 2025
Jabil plans to create nearly 1,200 jobs in North Carolina with manufacturing investment
SALISBURY, N.C. (AP) - Electronics maker Jabil Inc. aims to create nearly 1,200 jobs in central North Carolina, spending $500 million to create a manufacturing facility that will support cloud computi...
Jul 01, 2025
Inmate fatally shoots North Carolina officer before being caught in stolen vehicle, sheriff says
MURPHY, N.C. (AP) - A federal inmate escaped from custody at a medical clinic in western North Carolina and fatally shot a detention officer with his own gun Monday, then fled in a stolen vehicle befo...
Jun 30, 2025
Virginia swimmer Gretchen Walsh wins the Honda Cup, given to top female college athlete
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Sports WriterNEW YORK (AP) - Virginia swimmer Gretchen Walsh won the Honda Cup, given annually to the country’s top female college athlete, on Monday night.She’s the ni...
Jun 30, 2025
No verdict on first day of jury deliberations at Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking trial
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) - Jury deliberations got underway on Monday in Sean "Diddy" Combs' federal sex trafficking trial and hit a snag almost as soon as...
Jun 30, 2025
Man shot Idaho firefighters who had asked him to move his vehicle, killing 2, sheriff says
By MANUEL VALDES and LINDSEY WASSON Associated PressCOEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) - A man who started a wildfire and then fatally shot two firefighters and wounded another in northern Idaho was a 20...
Jun 30, 2025
A former governor, a Trump and many others: Tillis retirement sets off NC Senate seat speculation
By GARY D. ROBERTSON and JILL COLVIN Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis’ surprise retirement announcement over the weekend creates a sudden opening in...
Jun 30, 2025
Inmate fatally shoots North Carolina officer before being caught in stolen vehicle, sheriff says
MURPHY, N.C. (AP) - A federal inmate escaped from custody at a medical clinic in western North Carolina and fatally shot a detention officer with his own gun Monday, then fled in a stolen vehicle befo...
Jun 30, 2025