Category Archives: WPTF News
Janet Cowell officially sworn in as Raleigh Mayor
RALEIGH, N.C. - Janet Cowell, a seasoned public servant, has been officially sworn in as Raleigh's new mayor after winning the election on November 5. Cowell's career includes roles as a Raleigh City ...
Dec 02, 2024
ACC fines NC State, North Carolina, Virginia and Virginia Tech for rivalry week scuffles
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The Atlantic Coast Conference fined four of its schools on Monday for scuffles that broke out during rivalry week in college football, which had a rash of fights between players...
Dec 02, 2024
'Moana 2' sails to a record $221 million opening as Hollywood celebrates a moviegoing feast
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Christmas came early at the box office this year. "Moana 2" brought in a tidal wave of moviegoers over the Thanksgiving Day weekend, setting records with $...
Dec 02, 2024
UNC's Mack Brown closes coaching tenure with rivalry loss, disappointment over handling of exit
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Mack Brown wanted to make it clear after his final game as North Carolina's coach: he's not mad at the decision, though he didn't like how ever...
Nov 30, 2024
Trump threatens 100% tariff on the BRIC bloc of nations if they act to undermine US dollar
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday threatened 100% tariffs against a bloc of nine nations if they act to undermine the U.S. dollar...
Nov 30, 2024
College sports reform could advance in GOP-controlled Congress, with Sen. Ted Cruz as NCAA ally
By BEN NUCKOLS AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The NCAA's yearslong efforts to get lawmakers to address myriad problems in college sports could finally pay off in the new, Republican-controlled Con...
Nov 29, 2024
Stock market today: Stocks gain as Wall Street closes out strong November
NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are higher as Wall Street puts the finishing touches on one of its best months of the year. The S&P rose 0.7% while the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 306 points, or 0....
Nov 29, 2024
Notre Dame primps for its grand post-blaze return. But why does the cathedral look unfinished?
By THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) - The bells of Notre Dame are chiming again, but scaffolding still clinging to the cathedral's exterior is puzzling some Parisians, who question whether i...
Nov 28, 2024
Democratic lawmakers from Connecticut report Thanksgiving bomb threats against their homes
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - At least five Democratic members of Congress from Connecticut were targeted by bomb threats on their homes Thursday, the lawmakers or th...
Nov 28, 2024
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade: Big balloons, wet weather and 21 protesters arrested
NEW YORK (AP) - The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade marched, soared and roared into its second century on Thursday despite a drenching rain and a brief disruption from pro-Palestinian demonstrators. Ne...
Nov 28, 2024