Category Archives: WPTF News
Court decisions in Michigan and North Carolina deny GOP challenges to overseas voters
Courts in Michigan and North Carolina on Monday rejected attempts by Republicans to disqualify the ballots of certain overseas voters.Both cases targeted people who have never lived in the state but w...
Oct 21, 2024
Trump repeats debunked claims about FEMA as he surveys storm damage in North Carolina
By BILL BARROW and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated PressSWANNANOA, N.C. (AP) - Surveying storm damage in North Carolina, former President Donald Trump on Monday blasted federal emergency respon...
Oct 21, 2024
Eyewitness video captures frantic efforts to save lives after deadly collapse of dock walkway
By RUSS BYNUM and EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated PressSAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - The metal gangway where dozens of people waited to board a ferry boat made a loud, creaking noise before snapping in the mid...
Oct 21, 2024
What to know about Biltmore Estate reopening after Hurricane Helene
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated PressNorth Carolina’s Biltmore Estate will soon reopen after being forced to close when floodwaters pushed by Hurricane Helene devasted the area.The popular touris...
Oct 21, 2024
‘You are not my king,’ Indigenous Australian senator yells at visiting King Charles
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - An Indigenous senator told King Charles III that Australia is not his land as the British royal visited Australia's parliament on Monday.Sen. Lidia Thorpe&nbs...
Oct 21, 2024
Trump works the fry station and holds a drive-thru news conference at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and MARC LEVY Associated PressFEASTERVILLE-TREVOSE, Pa. (AP) - Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump manned the fry station at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania ...
Oct 20, 2024
Directioners mourning singer Liam Payne leave tributes in London and other cities
By DANICA KIRKA Associated PressLONDON (AP) - Hundreds gathered Sunday in London's Kensington Gardens to mourn Liam Payne as fans around the world grieved for the One Direction singer who died this pa...
Oct 20, 2024
Harris urges Black churchgoers in Georgia to head out to vote and gets an assist from Stevie Wonder
By COLLEEN LONG and WILL WEISSERT Associated PressJONESBORO, Ga. (AP) - Kamala Harris on Sunday summoned Black churchgoers to turn out at the polls and got a big assist from music legend Ste...
Oct 20, 2024
Commanders lose Jayden Daniels to a rib injury in a 40-7 romp over the Panthers
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports WriterLANDOVER, Md. (AP) - Jayden Daniels’ health was the first thing on Marcus Mariota’s mind when he went into the game for the injured rookie quarte...
Oct 20, 2024
Joey Logano seizes fresh chance in NASCAR playoffs to take spot in championship finale
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing WriterLAS VEGAS (AP) - Knocked out of the playoffs this time last week, Joey Logano seized on his reversal of fortune to become the first driver locked into NASCAR’...
Oct 20, 2024