Category Archives: WPTF News
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
Concepcion, Waters help No. 24 NC State push past FCS foe Western Carolina 38-21 to open season
By AARON BEARD AP Sports WriterRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Kevin Concepcion looked very bit like the big-play star No. 24 N.C. State needs him to be. Good thing, too, considering the Wolfpack had a heck of a...
Aug 29, 2024
ABC’s rules for the Harris-Trump debate include muted mics when candidates aren’t speaking
By MEG KINNARD and JILL COLVIN Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) - Next month’s debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump won’t have an audience, live micro...
Aug 29, 2024
Trump promises universal coverage for IVF, suggests he’ll vote against Florida abortion measure
By JILL COLVIN, JOEY CAPPELLETTI and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated PressPOTTERVILLE, Mich. (AP) - Former President Donald Trump says that, if he wins a second term, he wants to make IVF treatment free fo...
Aug 29, 2024
In first interview of presidential campaign, Harris defends shifting from some liberal positions
By ZEKE MILLER and COLLEEN LONG Associated PressSAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday defended shifting away from her some of her more liberal positions in her first major tele...
Aug 29, 2024
Small plane makes emergency landing on highway, then is hit by a vehicle
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - A small plane that had made an emergency landing on a highway near a North Carolina airport was hit by a vehicle, injuring one of the aircraft’s occupants, authorities sa...
Aug 29, 2024
NASCAR makes another bold schedule move by adding Mexico City to 2025 Cup Series calendar
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing WriterThe smoke from the fireworks following NASCAR’s first ever race in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum had barely even cleared before Ben Kennedy was being aske...
Aug 27, 2024
2 workers killed and 1 injured in an explosion at a Delta Air Lines facility in Atlanta
ATLANTA (AP) - Two workers were killed and another seriously injured in an explosion Tuesday at a Delta Air Lines maintenance facility near the Atlanta airport.Delta said it was working with local aut...
Aug 27, 2024