Category Archives: WPTF News
THE CLOSING BELL: Microsoft's best day since 2008 leads US stocks, while inflation worries remain in the bond market
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - A monster day for Microsoft's stock following signals that its big spending on AI is translating into profits led a powerful rebound on Wall Street Thur...
Associated Press Jul 30, 2026
Trump floats pulling Blanche's nomination for attorney general to avoid conceding to GOP demands
By MICHELLE L. PRICE, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump says he may withdraw and delay Todd Blanche's nomination as attorney genera...
Associated Press Jul 30, 2026
Father who gave gun to Apalachee High School shooter sentenced to serve 15 years in prison
A man who gave his son the gun he used to kill two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School in Georgia was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison. Colin Gray's sentencing comes days after ...
Associated Press Jul 30, 2026
Bill Belichick says Tar Heels adjusting duties with GM on paid leave and under school investigation
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina coach Bill Belichick opened his second preseason camp Thursday saying the program is adjusting internal duties with general mana...
Associated Press Jul 30, 2026
How views on Trump's handling of Iran have shifted, according to a new AP-NORC poll
By LINLEY SANDERS and MIKE CATALINI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Most Americans say the war in Iran has not been worth fighting, and President Donald Trump's approval rating on Iran has fallen s...
Associated Press Jul 30, 2026
BEFORE THE BELL: Oil prices slip and world shares are mixed as investors sell AI stocks in Asia
By CHAN HO-HIM AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) - Oil prices bounced between gains and losses on Thursday and world shares were mixed, with South Korea's Kospi falling again after losing more than 16...
Associated Press Jul 30, 2026
Sonny Dykes says TCU gets clean start a month before early opener in Ireland vs. UNC
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - TCU coach Sonny Dykes felt the Horned Frogs got off to a clean start in their opening practice Wednesday, exactly a month before an early s...
Associated Press Jul 29, 2026
Deal reached to reopen NC private prison as ICE detention center
WINTON, N.C. (NCN News) - A Florida-based company has reached a deal with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement to house detainees at a closed North Carolina private prison. The GEO group announced ...
Bruce Ferrell Jul 29, 2026
THE CLOSING BELL: Oil prices jump following fighting with Iran, while US stocks sink after Fed opts not to raise rates
NEW YORK (AP) - Oil prices got back to jumping, while sinking technology stocks dragged Wall Street lower amid uncertainty about what the Federal Reserve will do to get high inflation under control. T...
Associated Press Jul 29, 2026
Lindsey Graham returns home one last time for his funeral in South Carolina
By MEG KINNARD and JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Sen. Lindsey Graham returned for the last time Wednesday to South Carolina, where powerful friends remembered him as someone w...
Associated Press Jul 29, 2026