Category Archives: WPTF News
Two North Carolina public universities may see academic degree cuts soon after board vote
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Two of North Carolina's public universities will be allowed to eliminate more than a dozen degree programs ranging from ancient Mediterranean studies to physics after the universi...
Jul 24, 2024
North Carolina governor’s chief of staff is leaving, and will be replaced by another longtime aide
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s only chief of staff during his two terms is leaving her post in the final months of the administration for a move to the private ...
Jul 20, 2024
Internet Outage Latest | Airlines, Businesses Hit by Global Technology Disruption
Upset Woman, Airport And Flight Delay (Photo Used Under License from Shutterstock.com)Via AP NewsA major internet outage affecting Microsoft is disrupting flights, banks, media outlets and c...
Jul 19, 2024
Hundreds attend vigil for man killed at Trump rally in Pennsylvania before visitation Thursday
Candle Light Is Protected From The Hand (Photo Used Under License from Shutterstock.com) MICHAEL R. SISAK Via AP NewsSARVER, Pa. (AP) - Hundreds of people who gathered to remember the former fire chie...
Jul 18, 2024
More Details Released in Autopsy for Gunman Who Shot and Killed Four Officers in Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina (Photo Used Under License from Shutterstock.com)Via AP NewsCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - More details on the death of the Charlotte gunman who carried out the deadliest attack on la...
Jul 10, 2024
What to Know About the NATO Military Alliance and How It Is Helping Ukraine
Nato Military Tank (Photo Used Under License from Shutterstock.com)Lorne Cook Via AP NewsBRUSSELS (AP) - President Joe Biden and his NATO counterparts are meeting in Washington thi...
Jul 09, 2024
Beryl Leaves Hot Misery in Its Wake as the Still-Dangerous Storm Churns Over the US Interior
Sky Sunset Of Sunshine (Photo Used Under License from Shutterstock.com)Mark Vancleave And Juan A. Lozano Via AP NewsHOUSTON (AP) - Many of the millions left without power when Hurricane Beryl cra...
Jul 09, 2024
Stock Market Today: Wall Street Sticks Near Its Records as Yields Slide After Jobs Report
Investors Analyze The Data (Photo Used Under License from Shutterstock.com)Stan Choe Via AP NewsNEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks are sticking near their records Friday following a highly anticipated r...
Jul 05, 2024
Fireworks Light up the Skies Across the US as Americans Endure Searing Heat to Celebrate July Fourth
Fourth Of July Fireworks (Photo Used Under License from Shutterstock.com)David Sharp Via AP NewsMillions of people in the U.S. celebrated and suffered under heat warnings Thursday as they flocked to b...
Jul 05, 2024
Shares of Trump Media & Technology Rise Following First Presidential Debate
Business Man Trader Investor (Photo Used Under License from Shutterstock.com)Michelle Chapman Via AP NewsShares of Trump Media, the owner of social networking site Truth Social, jumped 5% at the openi...
Jun 28, 2024