Category Archives: WPTF News
'Wicked' and 'Gladiator' make gravity-defying theater debuts
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) - With a combined $270 million in worldwide ticket sales, "Wicked" and "Gladiator II" breathed fresh life into a box office that has struggled lately, leadin...
Nov 24, 2024
Here are the people Trump has picked for key positions so far
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump is filling key posts in his second administration, and it's shaping up much differently than his first. He's prioritizing loyalists for...
Nov 24, 2024
Charlotte airport workers voting on whether to strike during busy Thanksgiving travel week
By ERIK VERDUZCO Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Service workers at Charlotte Douglas International Airport filled out paper ballots on a busy Friday before Thanksgiving to decide whether to g...
Nov 22, 2024
Stock market today: Wall Street gains ground as it notches a winning week and another Dow record
By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer Stocks closed higher on Wall Street as the market posted its fifth straight gain and the Dow Jones Industrial Average notched another record high. The S&P 50...
Nov 22, 2024
CNN wants the North Carolina lieutenant governor's defamation lawsuit against it thrown out
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - CNN wants a court to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed by North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson that attacks its report that he m...
Nov 22, 2024
Matt Gaetz says he won't return to Congress next year after withdrawing name for attorney general
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Rep. Matt Gaetz said Friday that he will not be returning to Congress after withdrawing his name from consideration to be attorney general u...
Nov 22, 2024
Trump chooses Pam Bondi for attorney general pick after Gaetz withdraws
By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday he will nominate former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi to lead the Justice Dep...
Nov 21, 2024
North Carolina elections chief wants senator to take back comment about vote manipulation
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The North Carolina State Board of Elections' top administrator asked a powerful legislator on Thursday to retract a comment that he made sugg...
Nov 21, 2024
Shohei Ohtani wins third MVP award, first in NL. Aaron Judge earns second AL honor in 3 seasons
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Shohei Ohtani won his third Most Valuable Player Award and first in the National League, and Aaron Judge earned his second American League honor on Th...
Nov 21, 2024
Penn State wins trademark case over retailer's use of vintage logos, images
By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Penn State has won a closely watched trademark fight over an online retailer's use of its vintage sports logos and images. A Pennsylvania jury a...
Nov 21, 2024