Category Archives: WPTF News
Biden admin to provide $750 million to North Carolina-based Wolfspeed for advanced computer chips
By JOSH BOAK Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden-Harris administration announced plans Tuesday to provide up to $750 million in direct funding to Wolfspeed, with the money supporting its new s...
Oct 15, 2024
Lilly Ledbetter, an icon of the fight for equal pay, has died at 86
By ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) - Lilly Ledbetter, a former Alabama factory manager whose lawsuit against her employer made her an icon of the equal pay movement and led to landmark...
Oct 14, 2024
NASA spacecraft rockets toward Jupiter’s moon Europa in search of the right conditions for life
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace WriterCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A NASA spacecraft rocketed away Monday on a quest to explore Jupiter's tantalizing moon Europa and reveal whether its vast hidden ocean mi...
Oct 14, 2024
6 people accuse Diddy of sexual assault in new lawsuits, including man who was 16 at the time
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) - A new wave of lawsuits filed Monday accuses Sean "Diddy" Combs of raping women, sexually assaulting men and molesting a 16-year-old boy.At least six...
Oct 14, 2024
Panthers sticking with Andy Dalton at quarterback even after 2 interceptions in loss to Falcons
By STEVE REED AP Sports WriterCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The Carolina Panthers have lost three straight since Andy Dalton delivered a feel-good win over the Las Vegas Raiders.That victory came just days a...
Oct 14, 2024
Trump’s campaign crowdfunded millions online in an untraditional approach to emergency relief
By JAMES POLLARD Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) - Former President Donald Trump’s campaign is using GoFundMe to rally its network of deep-pocketed backers and everyday donors around the survivors...
Oct 14, 2024
Stock market today: Wall Street drifts around its records
By STAN CHOE AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) - A mixed Monday on Wall Street has U.S. stocks drifting around their all-time highs.The S&P 500 was 0.3% higher in early trading, coming off its lates...
Oct 14, 2024
Jerry Kelly holds on for first PGA Tour Champions victory in 2 years
CARY, N.C. (AP) - Jerry Kelly closed with a 5-under 67 and won the SAS Championship on Sunday when Padraig Harrington narrowly missed an 8-foot par putt that would have forced a playoff, giving Kelly ...
Oct 13, 2024
Biden is surveying Hurricane Milton damage in Florida. Harris is going to church in North Carolina
By AAMER MADHANI and JOSH BOAK Associated PressST. PETE BEACH, Fla. (AP) - President Joe Biden got a firsthand look Sunday at the devastation inflicted on Florida’s Gulf Coast by ...
Oct 13, 2024
FACT FOCUS: A look at the false information around Hurricanes Helene and Milton
By MELISSA GOLDIN Associated PressBack-to-back hurricanes that brought death and devastation to parts of the South were made worse by a wide range of false and misleading information, some of which st...
Oct 13, 2024