Category Archives: WPTF News
New York City Mayor Eric Adams pleads not guilty to taking bribes and illegal campaign contributions
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) - New York City Mayor Eric Adams pleaded not guilty Friday to federal bribery charges, firmly rejecting allegations that he accept...
Sep 27, 2024
Torrential rains flood North Carolina mountains and create risk of dam failure
By ERIK VERDUZCO Associated PressASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - Days of torrential rains in North Carolina culminating with tropical downpours from what was Hurricane Helene have led to officials ke...
Sep 27, 2024
Trump and Zelenskyy meet in New York as election holds high stakes for US support for Ukraine
By MICHELLE L. PRICE, ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and LISA MASCARO Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met face-to-face with Donald Trump on Friday with public tensions ris...
Sep 27, 2024
Netanyahu, at UN, vows that Israel will keep ‘degrading Hezbollah’ until its objectives are met
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated PressUNITED NATIONS (AP) - His leadership strained by conflicts on two fronts, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told world leaders at the United Nations on Friday...
Sep 27, 2024
Maggie Smith, scene-stealing actor famed for Harry Potter and ‘Downton Abbey,’ dies at 89
By JILL LAWLESS Associated PressLONDON (AP) - Maggie Smith, the masterful, scene-stealing actor who won an Oscar for 1969 film "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" and gained new fans in the 21st cent...
Sep 27, 2024
What to know about Hurricane Helene and widespread flooding the storm left across the Southeast US
By FREIDA FRISARO Associated PressFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Massive Hurricane Helene crashed into Florida’s sparsely populated Big Bend region, bringing storm surge and high winds across the ...
Sep 27, 2024
7 people killed in a fiery crash in southeastern North Carolina
PEMBROKE, N.C. (AP) - Seven people - all in one vehicle - were killed in a fiery crash in southeastern North Carolina when the car attempted to make a pass on a two-lane road and struck two other vehi...
Sep 27, 2024
Bengals look to avoid 0-4 start, but Panthers and former Cincinnati QB Andy Dalton stand in the way
By STEVE REED AP Sports WriterCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals are in dire need of a victory as they look to avoid a disastrous 0-4 start to the season.Former Bengals quart...
Sep 26, 2024
At least 11 killed in Israeli strike that hit a school in northern Gaza
By WAFAA SHURAFA Associated PressDEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - An Israeli airstrike hit a school sheltering thousands of displaced Palestinians in northern Gaza on Thursday, killing at least 11 peo...
Sep 26, 2024
Helene makes landfall in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 hurricane
By KATE PAYNE and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated PressCRAWFORDVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Hurricane Helene made landfall Thursday night in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 storm as forecasters ...
Sep 26, 2024