Category Archives: WPTF News
'Country' Joe McDonald, '60s rock star, proud protest counterculture icon, dies at 84
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) - "Country" Joe McDonald, a hippie rock star of the 1960s whose "I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag" was a four-lettered rebuke to the Vietnam War that...
Mar 8, 2026 Singer-songwriter Country Joe McDonald performs at the Vietnam War Summit at the LBJ Presidential Library, in Austin, Texas, Thursday, April 28, 2016. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)
Iran names Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father as supreme leader and Saudi sharpens warning
By JON GAMBRELL, SAM METZ, KAREEM CHEHAYEB and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of Iran's late supreme leader, has been named as the Islamic Repub...
Mar 8, 2026 A man carries shoes from his destroyed house that was hit by Israeli airstrikes hit several houses in Sir al-Gharbiyeh village south Lebanon, Sunday, March, 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
Pixar's 'Hoppers' bounds to No. 1 as Warner Bros.' 'The Bride!' is on life support
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Disney and Pixar's environmental adventure "Hoppers" topped the North American box office this weekend with $46 million in domestic ticket sales in its opening weekend, ...
Mar 8, 2026 Piper Curda attends the world premiere of Disney and Pixar's HOPPERS at El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles, California on February 23, 2026. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images for Disney)
Japan rallies late to beat Australia 4-3, clinches first place in group at World Baseball Classic
Defending champion Japan became the first nation to clinch a quarterfinal berth in the World Baseball Classic, then rallied on Masataka Yoshida's two-run homer in the seventh inning to beat Australia ...
Mar 8, 2026 Japan's Masataka Yoshida, center, reacts after hitting two-run home run during the seventh inning of a World Baseball Classic game between Japan and Australia on Sunday, March 8, 2026 in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
NC Rural Center program aims to help rural churches strengthen their communities
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - Churches are often among the most visible and enduring institutions in rural North Carolina, and a program from the NC Rural Center is helping congregations turn that presen...
Mar 8, 2026 Closed church at old main street of Ortley (Getty Images)
NFL's free-agent spending frenzy begins first with a legal tampering period
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Ready, set, negotiate multi-million contracts. The NFL's free agency period opens Monday with a 52-hour legal tampering period ahead of the official start of the n...
Mar 8, 2026 Kyler Murray #1 of the Arizona Cardinals throws a pass during the NFL game at State Farm Stadium on October 05, 2025 in Glendale, Arizona. The Titans defeated the Cardinals 22-21. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
International Women's Day is a celebration and a call to action. Here are things to know
Women across the world will call for equal pay, reproductive rights, education, justice and decision-making jobs and celebrate progress toward female empowerment during events and demonstrations marki...
Mar 8, 2026 Women's right activists take part in a rally to mark International Women's Day, in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Ali Raza)
Democrat Roy Cooper needs to defy North Carolina history to keep winning streak alive in Senate race
By GARY D. ROBERTSON and BILL BARROW Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina does not mind electing Democrats as governor, but it is a different matter when it comes to sending them to th...
Mar 8, 2026
Ford recalls 1.74 million of its cars over rearview display issues
NEW YORK (AP) - Ford has issued two recalls affecting nearly 1.74 million of its cars in the U.S., due to software issues that impact the vehicles' rearview camera displays. According to notices publi...
Mar 8, 2026 Ford Broncos are seen on a lot at a dealership on April 18, 2025 in Austin, Texas. Fort Motor has begun halting shipments of F-150's, Bronco's and various other models to china in attempt to avoid the recent spikes in tariffs administered by the Trump administration. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
Caleb Wilson watches from sideline as No. 17 North Carolina loses at No. 1 Duke
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Caleb Wilson was right where he wanted to be in a sense, standing alongside his North Carolina teammates on the court before a rivalry loss at N...
Mar 8, 2026 North Carolina's Caleb Wilson,left, who is injured, watches from the bench before an NCAA college basketball game against Duke in Durham, N.C., Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)