Category Archives: WPTF News
Wall Street tumbles amid worries about the economy, and Dow drops 600 points
By STAN CHOE AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks tumbled Tuesday to their worst day since an early August sell-off, as a week full of updates on the economy got off to a discouragingly weak ...
Sep 03, 2024
Scottie Scheffler caps off record season with FedEx Cup title and $25 million bonus
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf WriterATLANTA (AP) - A Masters green jacket and an Olympic gold medal. A first-time father and his first time being arrested. A year Scottie Scheffler won’t forget ended...
Sep 01, 2024
Trump issues statement from Gold Star families defending Arlington Cemetery visit and ripping Harris
By BILL BARROW Associated PressATLANTA (AP) - Donald Trump’s campaign issued a statement Sunday from the Gold Star military families who invited him to Arlington National Cemetery as they defend...
Sep 01, 2024
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