Category Archives: WPTF News
Pope slams Harris and Trump on anti-life stances, urges Catholics to vote for ‘lesser evil’
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated PressABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) - Pope Francis on Friday slammed both U.S. presidential candidates for what he called anti-life policies on abortion and migration, and h...
Sep 13, 2024
After just a few hours, U.S. election bets put on hold by appeals court ruling
By WAYNE PARRY Associated PressATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - Just hours after it began, legal betting on the outcome of U.S. Congressional elections has been put on hold by a federal appeals court.The Co...
Sep 13, 2024
Stuck-in-space astronauts make first public comments since Boeing capsule left without them
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace WriterCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Stuck-in-space astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams said Friday it was hard to watch their Boeing capsule return to Earth ...
Sep 13, 2024
Harris supported the Green New Deal. Now, she’s promoting domestic oil drilling
By MATTHEW DALY Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - Even as she promoted her efforts to boost clean energy, Vice President Kamala Harris said in Tuesday’s debate that the Biden-Harris administrati...
Sep 13, 2024
NC public universities report record enrollment, bucking national trends
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Enrollment at North Carolina's public universities is at an all-time high this fall, with a 2.2 percent increase over last year and a 3.5 percent jump since 2022, according to d...
Sep 12, 2024
Carolina Hurricanes home arena to be renamed “Lenovo Center” in new naming rights deal
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - The Carolina Hurricanes' home arena will soon have a new name, following a 10-year agreement between Lenovo and Hurricanes Holdings, LLC.The arena will be renamed "Lenovo Center...
Sep 12, 2024
New York City police commissioner resigns after his phone was seized in federal investigation
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) - New York City Police Commissioner Edward Caban resigned Thursday, one week after it emerged that his phone was seized as part of...
Sep 12, 2024
Francine weakens and moves inland after lashing Louisiana
By JACK BROOK and SARA CLINE Associated PressMORGAN CITY, La. (AP) - Francine weakened Thursday after striking Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane that knocked out power to hundreds of thous...
Sep 12, 2024
Tech billionaire pulls off first private spacewalk high above Earth
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace WriterCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A tech billionaire performed the first private spacewalk hundreds of miles above Earth on Thursday, a high-risk endeavor reserved for prof...
Sep 12, 2024
Harris and Trump are jockeying for battleground states after their debate
By CHRIS MEGERIAN, JONATHAN J. COOPER and GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are making a beeline for swing states that ...
Sep 12, 2024