Category Archives: WPTF News
Trump was the subject of an apparent assassination attempt at his Florida golf club, the FBI says
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, COLLEEN LONG, MICHAEL BALSAMO and ZEKE MILLER Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - The FBI said Donald Trump was the target of "what appears to be an attempted assassin...
Sep 15, 2024
Justin Herbert throws 2 TDs to Quentin Johnston; Chargers hammer Panthers 26-3 to remain unbeaten
By STEVE REED AP Sports WriterCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Justin Herbert threw two touchdown passes to Quentin Johnston, J.K Dobbins ran for 131 yards, including a 43-yard touchdown, and the Los Angeles Ch...
Sep 15, 2024
Vance doesn’t back away from false claims about migrants in Ohio even amid threats to the community
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance isn’t backing away from the false claims he and Donald Trump have been making that Haitians living in an Ohio community are abdu...
Sep 15, 2024
Tech billionaire returns to Earth after first private spacewalk
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace WriterCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A billionaire spacewalker returned to Earth with his crew on Sunday, ending a five-day trip that lifted them higher than anyone ...
Sep 15, 2024
Which candidate is better for tech innovation? Venture capitalists divided on Harris or Trump
By SARAH PARVINI and MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology WritersLOS ANGELES (AP) - Being a venture capitalist carries a lot of prestige in Silicon Valley. Those who choose which startups to fund see them...
Sep 15, 2024
State Board of Education chair Eric Davis says NC schools are closing achievement gaps caused by pandemic
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - The pandemic recovery is continuing in classrooms but one of the state's top education leaders says there's still plenty of work that needs to be done.State Board of Education c...
Sep 15, 2024
Catch a partial lunar eclipse during September’s supermoon
By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN AP Science WriterNEW YORK (AP) - Get ready for a partial lunar eclipse and supermoon, all rolled into one.The spectacle will be visible in clear skies across North America and S...
Sep 15, 2024
Harris is promoting her resume and her goals rather than race as she courts Black voters
By COLLEEN LONG, MAKIYA SEMINERA and MATT BROWN Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - While President Joe Biden was hosting a celebration of Black excellence at the White House with lawmakers, advocates a...
Sep 14, 2024
North Carolina’s absentee ballot release was delayed by RFK Jr. ruling, but will begin next week
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina’s first absentee ballots for the November election will now be distributed starting late next week, the State Board of El...
Sep 14, 2024
Pope slams Harris and Trump on anti-life stances, urges Catholics to vote for ‘lesser evil’
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated PressABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) - Pope Francis on Friday slammed both U.S. presidential candidates for what he called anti-life policies on abortion and migration, and h...
Sep 13, 2024