Category Archives: WPTF News
Workers at Charlotte airport, an American Airlines hub, go on strike during Thanksgiving travel week
By ERIK VERDUZCO and MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Workers who clean airplanes, remove trash and help with wheelchairs at Charlotte's airport, one of the nation's busiest, we...
Nov 25, 2024
Joe Biden begins final White House holiday season with turkey pardons for 'Peach' and 'Blossom'
By BILL BARROW Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden kicked off his final holiday season at the White House on Monday by issuing the traditional reprieve to two turkeys who will bypas...
Nov 25, 2024
Stock market today: Dow hits another record as stocks rise
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks rose Monday, with those benefiting the most from lower interest rates and a stronger economy leading the way. The S&P 500 climbed 0.3% t...
Nov 25, 2024
'Busiest Thanksgiving ever': How the TSA plans to handle record air travel
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) - Just as sure as the turkey will taste dry, airports and highways are expected to be jam-packed during Thanksgiving week, a holiday period likely to end...
Nov 25, 2024
'Wicked' and 'Gladiator' make gravity-defying theater debuts
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) - With a combined $270 million in worldwide ticket sales, "Wicked" and "Gladiator II" breathed fresh life into a box office that has struggled lately, leadin...
Nov 24, 2024
Here are the people Trump has picked for key positions so far
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump is filling key posts in his second administration, and it's shaping up much differently than his first. He's prioritizing loyalists for...
Nov 24, 2024
Charlotte airport workers voting on whether to strike during busy Thanksgiving travel week
By ERIK VERDUZCO Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Service workers at Charlotte Douglas International Airport filled out paper ballots on a busy Friday before Thanksgiving to decide whether to g...
Nov 22, 2024
Stock market today: Wall Street gains ground as it notches a winning week and another Dow record
By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer Stocks closed higher on Wall Street as the market posted its fifth straight gain and the Dow Jones Industrial Average notched another record high. The S&P 50...
Nov 22, 2024
CNN wants the North Carolina lieutenant governor's defamation lawsuit against it thrown out
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - CNN wants a court to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed by North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson that attacks its report that he m...
Nov 22, 2024
Matt Gaetz says he won't return to Congress next year after withdrawing name for attorney general
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Rep. Matt Gaetz said Friday that he will not be returning to Congress after withdrawing his name from consideration to be attorney general u...
Nov 22, 2024