Category Archives: WPTF News
Rescuers save and assist hundreds as Helene’s storm surge and rain create havoc
By JONATHAN MATTISE and TERRY SPENCER Associated PressNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - As floodwaters from Hurricane Helene quickly surrounded a small Tennessee hospital near a riverbank, workers first tried t...
Sep 27, 2024
Officials warn that EVs could catch fire if inundated with saltwater from Hurricane Helene
By JOSH FUNK Associated PressElectric vehicles can catch fire if they are inundated by saltwater, so owners who live in the path of a major storm like Hurricane Helene should take precautions and prep...
Sep 27, 2024
Israel strikes Hezbollah in a huge blast targeting the militant group’s leader
By BASSEM MROUE Associated PressBEIRUT (AP) - The Israeli military said it struck Hezbollah's headquarters in Beirut on Friday in a series of massive explosions that targeted the leader of the militan...
Sep 27, 2024
North Carolina appeals court blocks use of university’s digital ID for voting
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C, (AP) - A North Carolina appeals court on Friday blocked students and employees at the state's flagship public university from providing a digital ide...
Sep 27, 2024 FILE - North Carolina State University students vote in the primaries at Pullen Community Center on March 15, 2016 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Sara D. Davis/Getty Images)
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