Category Archives: WPTF News
Governor Stein signs $319 million Medicaid funding bill
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - Governor Josh Stein has signed a bill to fully fund North Carolina's Medicaid program through the end of the fiscal year, closing a $319 million shortfall and ensuring conti...
Apr 30, 2026 FILE - North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein delivers the State of the State address at the Legislative Building, Wednesday, March 12, 2025, in Raleigh N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)
Panthers sign fifth-year option on QB Bryce Young's contract, keeping him in Carolina through 2027
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The Carolina Panthers signed the fifth-year option on quarterback Bryce Young's rookie contract on Wednesday, keeping the 2023 No. 1 pick with the...
Apr 29, 2026
Fort Bragg soldier pleads not guilty to using intel on Maduro raid to win $400,000 on Polymarket
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - A U.S. special forces soldier pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that he used classified information about the mission to c...
Apr 29, 2026 Gannon Ken Van Dyke, right, walks with his attorneys near a federal court building in New York on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
King Charles III highlights US-UK bond during busy day of diplomacy with Trump and Congress
By STEVEN SLOAN, JOSH BOAK, MARY CLARE JALONICK and DARLENE SUPERVILLE WASHINGTON (AP) - King Charles III marked the 250th anniversary of American independence from Britain with gratitude that the two...
Apr 29, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks onstage with Queen Camilla, First lady Melania Trump and King Charles III during a state arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House on April 28, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump and King Charles III will participate in a number of activities including a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office, with the king later addressing a joint meeting of the United States Congress. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Sinking AI stocks and rising oil prices weigh on Wall Street
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Sinking AI stocks and another climb in oil prices because of the Iran war helped pull Wall Street off its record heights on Tuesday. The S&P 500 fel...
Apr 28, 2026 Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on April 20, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Robot dogs with Musk and Zuckerberg heads roam around Berlin museum in Beeple's new exhibit
By FANNY BRODERSEN and CLAUDIA CIOBANU Associated Press BERLIN (AP) - Robot dogs with hyper-realistic silicone heads modeled after world-renowned figures - including Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff B...
Apr 28, 2026 Artist Beeple, Mike Winkelmann, poses inside his installation titled Regular Animals, with robots in the likeness of Kim Jong Un, left, Elon Musk, second left, Jeff Bezos, center, and Mark Zuckerberg, right, at the Neue Nationalgalerie museum in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Taylor Swift files 3 new trademark applications. One expert says it is to curb AI threats
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Taylor Swift filed three new trademark applications with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, a move one legal expert theorizes it is to protect her...
Apr 28, 2026 FILE - Taylor Swift attends the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 11, 2024 in Elmont, New York. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)
Avalanche and Hurricanes sit back and wait, maybe for a while, after sweeps in opening round
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) - Brent Burns showed off his wry sense of humor shortly after Colorado completed its first-round sweep. "Better than the alternative, I guess," the 41-year-o...
Apr 27, 2026 Logan Stankoven #22 of the Carolina Hurricanes celebrates his third-period goal against the Ottawa Senators in Game Four of the First Round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Canadian Tire Centre on April 25, 2026 in Ottawa, Canada. (Photo by Tim Austen/Freestyle Photo/Getty Images)
South Carolina's measles outbreak is over after sickening nearly 1,000 people
By DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer South Carolina's measles outbreak - the worst in the U.S. in more than 35 years - is over, state health officials declared Monday. On Sunday, the state passed the thre...
Apr 27, 2026 Workers with the South Carolina Department of Health use a computer at a mobile clinic offering free measles vaccinations on February 6, 2026 in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The clinic offered free MMR vaccinations as the South Carolina Department of Health reported 876 cases of the disease earlier in the week, with the outbreak centered in Spartanburg County. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman head to court in high-stakes showdown over AI
By BARBARA ORTUTAY and MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writers OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Technology tycoons Elon Musk and Sam Altman are poised to face off in a high-stakes trial revolving around the alleg...
Apr 27, 2026 The ChatGPT app by OpenAI is shown on March 03, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)