Category Archives: WPTF News
Jen Pawol breaks MLB's gender barrier as the first female umpire to work a regular-season game
By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) - Jen Pawol felt love and support from fans, family, peers and players as she made history as the first female umpire to work a regular-season game in the...
Aug 10, 2025
CDC shooter believed COVID vaccine made him suicidal, his father tells police
By JEFF AMY and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - A Georgia man who opened fire on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters, shooting dozens of rounds into t...
Aug 10, 2025
Trump has said abortion is a state issue. His judicial picks could shape it nationally for decades
By CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - One called abortion a "barbaric practice." Another referred to himself as a "zealot" for the anti-abortion movement. Several have played prominent...
Aug 10, 2025
Browns' Shedeur Sanders impressive in NFL preseason debut, tosses 2 TD passes in win over Panthers
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Rookie Shedeur Sanders' NFL preseason debut was so impressive even LeBron James took notice. Sanders completed 14 of 23 passes for 138 yards and t...
Aug 08, 2025
Wall Street clocks another winning week
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers U.S. stocks closed higher Friday, capping a choppy week of trading with the market's third winning week in the last four and another milestone. T...
Aug 08, 2025
Iconic North Carolina tourist attraction damaged by Helene will be demolished
By MAKIYA SEMINERA and ALLEN G. BREED Associated Press Nearly a year after Hurricane Helene's devastating pathway through western North Carolina, a vibrant tourist attraction offering visitors a seren...
Aug 08, 2025
Wall Street drifts as stock markets worldwide take Trump's new tariffs in stride
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish on Thursday as President Donald Trump's tariffs taking effect on dozens of countries had only a muted effect on ma...
Aug 07, 2025
Rushing floodwater from heavy rain kills 2 in North Carolina
SPRING HOPE, N.C. (AP) - Two people were found dead in central North Carolina after they and a police officer trying to save them were swept away in rushing floodwaters, authorities said Wednesday. An...
Aug 07, 2025
Dean Cain, former TV Superman, will be sworn in as honorary ICE officer
Dean Cain, the actor best known for portraying Superman on a 1990s television show, wants to join the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. In an interview with Fox News this week, Cain sai...
Aug 07, 2025
Rookie QB Shedeur Sanders to play in Browns preseason opener against Panthers
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Rookie Shedeur Sanders will play for the Cleveland Browns in their preseason opener Friday night against the Carolina Panthers with Tyler Huntley,...
Aug 06, 2025