Category Archives: WPTF News
GOP network props up liberal third-party candidates in key states, hoping to siphon off Harris votes
By BRIAN SLODYSKO and DAN MERICA Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - Italo Medelius was leading a volunteer drive to put Cornel West on North Carolina’s presidential ballot last spring when he rec...
Sep 01, 2024
Trump courts conservative male influencers to try to reach younger men
By MATT BROWN Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - At first glance, there’s little that a 78-year-old former president and a 23-year-old internet personality might have in common.Donald Trump ...
Sep 01, 2024
GOP nominee for governor in North Carolina has a history of inflammatory words. It could cost Trump
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated PressCOLFAX, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina conservatives who gathered recently over coffee and pancakes at the Olympic Family Restaurant to support Republican Lt. Gov. Mar...
Aug 31, 2024
RFK Jr. sues North Carolina elections board as he seeks to remove his name from ballot
By OLIVIA DIAZ Associated Press/Report for AmericaRobert F. Kennedy Jr. is suing the North Carolina State Board of Elections in a last-ditch attempt to get his name removed the state's ballot ahead of...
Aug 31, 2024
AI in N.C. schools
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) – With the introduction of artificial intelligence into many schools across the state, teachers and students are figuring out how to navigate the new technology in the class...
Aug 31, 2024
Carolina Hurricanes forward Jesper Fast expected to miss season after neck surgery
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Carolina Hurricanes forward Jesper Fast is expected to miss the season after neck surgery this month.The team announced Fast’s prognosis Thursday after he had surgery Aug. 6...
Aug 30, 2024
A 4-year-old broke a 3,500-year-old jar at an Israeli museum. Forgiven, he’s invited back
By ALEXIS TRIBOULARD and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated PressHAIFA, Israel (AP) - A 4-year-old boy who accidentally broke a rare 3,500-year-old jar in an Israeli museum has been forgiven and even invited b...
Aug 30, 2024
Criminal charges weighed against a man after Scotty McCreery stops show over an alleged assault
PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) - Criminal charges were being considered for a man suspected of hitting a woman during a concert at the Colorado State Fair, authorities said Thursday, in an incident that prompted ...
Aug 30, 2024
How Trump and Georgia’s Republican governor made peace, helped by allies anxious about the election
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and JEFF AMY Associated PressATLANTA (AP) - The effort to make the peace between Donald Trump and Georgia’s powerful Republican governor began in a sprawling neo-Victorian man...
Aug 30, 2024
North Carolina ekes out 19-17 win on Minnesota’s missed FG as time expires; Heels QB Johnson injured
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports WriterMINNEAPOLIS (AP) - North Carolina’s primary goal for this work-in-progress season is figuring out how to avoid the late fade that spoiled the last two years with...
Aug 29, 2024