Category Archives: News
Stock market today: Wall Street edges higher as financial markets steady themselves
By STAN CHOE Associated Press Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks edged higher in a quiet Wednesday, and Treasury yields rose following an encouraging update on the job market's strength.The S&...
Oct 02, 2024
Having a family is expensive. Here’s what Harris and Trump have said about easing costs
WASHINGTON (AP) - The high cost of caring for children and the elderly has forced women out of the workforce, devastated family finances and left professional caretakers in low-wage jobs&nbs...
Aug 28, 2024
Wall Street pulls closer to records after retailers top profit forecasts
By STAN CHOE AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks ticked higher Wednesday after more big companies delivered profit reports that topped analysts' expectations.The S&P 500 rose 0.4% a day ...
Aug 21, 2024
Legendary North Carolina broadcaster Carl Lamm has died at 97
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Johnston County native and legendary North Carolina broadcaster Carl Lamm has died at the age of 97.With an unparalleled 72-year career on the air, Lamm was one of the lon...
Aug 15, 2024
US colleges are cutting majors and slashing programs after years of putting it off
St. Cloud, MINN (AP) – Christina Westman dreamed of working with Parkinson's disease and stroke patients as a music therapist when she started studying at St. Cloud State University.But her scho...
Aug 11, 2024
Pentagon chief orders submarine to the Middle East, tells aircraft carrier to hasten its transit
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a guided missile submarine to the Middle East and is telling the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group to sail more quickl...
Aug 11, 2024
Maduro goes after X and WhatsApp as pressure mounts to back up his claim to victory in Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela’s President Nicols Maduro is trying to accomplish something that seems impossible in the South American country: steer people away from WhatsApp and...
Aug 09, 2024
Dead woman found entangled in O’Hare baggage machinery was from North Carolina, authorities say
CHICAGO (AP) - The dead woman who was found entangled in a baggage conveyor belt at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport was from North Carolina, authorities said Friday.The Cook County Me...
Aug 09, 2024
Body camera footage shows local police anger at Secret Service after Trump assassination attempt
WASHINGTON (AP) - In the chaotic aftermath of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally last month, a local police officer told a fellow officer he had warned the S...
Aug 09, 2024
The Latest: A downgraded Debby still threatens with heavy rain and flooding
Debby has been downgraded from a tropical storm but is lashing the coasts of the Carolinas with rain. Into the weekend, forecasters say parts of the East Coast can expect heavy downpours, flash floodi...
Aug 06, 2024