Category Archives: WPTF News
Robot umpires approved for MLB in 2026 as part of challenge system
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Robot umpires are getting called up to the big leagues next season. Major League Baseball's 11-man competition committee on Tuesday approved use of th...
Sep 23, 2025
Missouri woman gets more than 4 years in prison for trying to sell off Elvis Presley's Graceland
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A Missouri woman was sentenced Tuesday to more than four years in federal prison for scheming to defraud Elvis Presley's family by trying to auct...
Sep 23, 2025
North Carolina Republicans push for tougher bail rules and potentially new execution methods
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina Republican legislators are poised this week to approve criminal justice measures designed to toughen bail rules, restrict magi...
Sep 22, 2025
Trump administration suggests ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism
By ALI SWENSON and AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Monday used the platform of the presidency to promote unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism wi...
Sep 22, 2025
ACC moving to 9-game football schedule starting next year, aligning with rest of Power Four peers
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The Atlantic Coast Conference is moving to a nine-game league schedule for football while having teams play at least 10 games against power-confe...
Sep 22, 2025
ABC ends Jimmy Kimmel's suspension and his show will return Tuesday
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) - ABC will reinstate Jimmy Kimmel's late night show in the wake of criticism over his comments about the assassination of conservative activist Ch...
Sep 22, 2025
Kara Lawson is named head coach of the US women's basketball team for the 2028 LA Olympics
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Kara Lawson helped the U.S. women's basketball team win an Olympic gold medal as a player 17 years ago. Now she'll have a chance to lead it to another as the coac...
Sep 22, 2025
Grammy-winning songwriter Brett James who co-wrote 'Jesus, Take the Wheel' dies in plane crash
By KATHY McCORMACK and JOSH FUNK Associated Press Grammy award-winning country songwriter Brett James, whose string of top hits includes "Jesus, Take the Wheel" by Carrie Underwood and "When the Sun G...
Sep 19, 2025
14 former NC State athletes have filed a lawsuit alleging abuse by ex-head trainer
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Fourteen former N.C. State male athletes have filed a lawsuit in state court alleging sexual abuse under the guise of treatment and harassment by t...
Sep 19, 2025
UCF takes on North Carolina in Week 4
North Carolina (2-1) at UCF (2-0), Sept. 20 at 3:30 p.m. EDT. Jones Angell Voice of the Tar Heals Previewing UNC | RSS.com BetMGM College Football Odds Opening Line: UCF by 7. Against the spread: UCF ...
Sep 19, 2025