Category Archives: WPTF News
Republicans in swing states say they see scant signs of groups door-knocking for Trump
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated PressLANSING, Mich. (AP) - Republican activists in swing states say they have seen little sign of the teams tasked with knocking on doors and turning...
Sep 22, 2024
North Carolina coach Mack Brown says ’embarrasing’ 70-50 loss to James Madison is his fault
By NATE RYAN Associated PressCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Mack Brown has spent 35 years as a major college football coach. He knows what an unacceptable performance looks like.North Carolina’s 70-50...
Sep 22, 2024
Klubnik, No. 21 Clemson beat NC State 59-35 in Atlantic Coast Conference opener
By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports WriterCLEMSON, S.C. (AP) - Cade Klubnik threw for three touchdowns and added a 55-yard scoring run as No. 21 Clemson continued its offensive revival with a 59-35 victory ov...
Sep 21, 2024
What to know about Mark Robinson, the embattled Republican nominee for North Carolina governor
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated PressRepublican Mark Robinson’s campaign for governor in North Carolina has been rocked by a CNN report that he posted racist and explicit messages on a...
Sep 21, 2024
Secret Service report details communication failures preceding July assassination attempt on Trump
By REBECCA SANTANA, ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - Communication breakdowns with local law enforcement hampered the Secret Service’s performance during a ...
Sep 20, 2024
Hunter Biden’s sentencing on federal firearms charges delayed until December
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - Hunter Biden will be sentenced on felony firearms charges in December after the judge agreed Thursday to a delay requested by the defense.In June, President...
Sep 20, 2024
Journalist Ron Green dies at 95. He spent six decades as an award-winning sports writer in Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Ron Green, an award-winning journalist who covered the Masters for 60 consecutive years, has died. He was 95.Green died Wednesday, according to his son, Ron Green Jr., who ...
Sep 20, 2024
Stock market today: Wall Street closes its record-setting week mixed as FedEx slumps and Nike jumps
NEW YORK (AP) - A record-setting week for Wall Street closed on a quieter note Friday, as U.S. stocks drifted around the highs they hit during a worldwide rally the day before.The S&P 50...
Sep 20, 2024
North Carolina’s governor vetoes private school vouchers and immigration enforcement orders
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed legislation Friday that allocates several hundred million dollars to an expanded private schoo...
Sep 20, 2024
Robinson won’t appear at Trump’s North Carolina rally after report on online posts, AP sources say
By GARY D. ROBERTSON and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson will not appear at former President Donald Trump 's rally on S...
Sep 20, 2024