Category Archives: WPTF News
US inflation cooled last month, though trade war threatens to lift prices
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. inflation slowed last month for the first time since September and a measure of underlying inflation fell to a four-year low, even as ...
Mar 12, 2025
Schools use AI to monitor kids, hoping to prevent violence. Our investigation found security risks
By CLAIRE BRYAN of The Seattle Times and SHARON LURYE of The Associated Press One student asked a search engine, "Why does my boyfriend hit me?" Another threatened suicide in an email to an unrequited...
Mar 12, 2025
US resumes military aid and intelligence sharing as Ukraine says it is open to a 30-day ceasefire
By MATTHEW LEE Associated Press JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - The Trump administration lifted its suspension of military aid and intelligence sharing for Ukraine, and Kyiv signaled that it was open to a...
Mar 11, 2025
Trump halts doubling of tariffs on Canadian metals, after Ontario suspends electricity price hikes
By JOSH BOAK, ROB GILLIES and MICHELLE PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump 's threat on Tuesday to double his planned tariffs on steel and aluminum from 25% to 50% for Cana...
Mar 11, 2025
Republicans are marching ahead with a government funding bill despite Democratic opposition
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans will face a critical test of their unity when a spending bill that would avoid a partial government shutdown and keep federal agencies f...
Mar 11, 2025
Stocks' sell-off worsens as Wall Street wonders how much pain Trump will accept for the economy
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market's sell-off cut deeper on Monday as Wall Street questioned how much pain President Donald Trump will let the economy endure through...
Mar 10, 2025
A cargo ship hits a tanker and they catch fire off England, with one crew member missing
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) - A cargo ship hit a tanker carrying jet fuel for the U.S. military off eastern England on Monday, setting both vessels ablaze and sending fuel pouring int...
Mar 10, 2025
EPA froze 'green bank' funds worth billions, climate group suit says
By MATTHEW DALY and MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A nonprofit that was awarded nearly $7 billion by the Biden administration to finance clean energy and climate-friendly projects ...
Mar 10, 2025
Elon Musk claims X being targeted in 'massive cyberattack' as service goes down
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Hours after a series of outages Monday that left X unavailable to thousands of users, Elon Musk claimed that the social media platform was being targeted in a "m...
Mar 10, 2025
NC State fires coach Kevin Keatts a year after improbable ACC title and Final Four run
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - N.C. State fired men's basketball coach Kevin Keatts on Sunday, an abrupt end to an eight-year tenure coming less than a year after the Wolfpac...
Mar 09, 2025