Category Archives: WPTF News
Hamas reaffirms commitment to ceasefire as delays in returning hostages' bodies fray nerves
By WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Hamas moved Friday to shore up its brittle ceasefire agreement with Israel by reaffirming its commitment to the terms of the deal, in...
Oct 17, 2025
Seth Jarvis scores twice and the Carolina Hurricanes stay unbeaten, beating the Ducks
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports WriterANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Seth Jarvis scored his 100th and 101st NHL goals and added an assist, and the Carolina Hurricanes remained the NHL’s only unbeaten team wit...
Oct 16, 2025
North Carolina GOP’s proposed map seeks to thwart Democratic incumbent’s reelection
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Republican legislators offered a redrawn U.S. House district map for North Carolina on Thursday, seeking to help President Donald Trump retain...
Oct 16, 2025
Ace Frehley, Kiss’ original lead guitarist and founding member, dies at 74
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated PressAce Frehley, the original lead guitarist and founding member of the glam rock band Kiss who captivated audiences with his elaborate makeup and smoke-fill...
Oct 16, 2025
Ex-Trump national security adviser Bolton charged with storing and sharing classified information
By ERIC TUCKER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated PressGREENBELT, Md. (AP) - John Bolton, who served as national security adviser to President Donald Trump during hi...
Oct 16, 2025
Senate Democrats, holding out for health care, reject government funding bill for 10th time
By STEPHEN GROVES and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Democrats rejected for the 10th time Thursday a stopgap spending bill that would reopen the government, insisting the...
Oct 16, 2025
March Madness in October? Top programs using exhibitions to cash in and check team chemistry
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports WriterNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee coach Rick Barnes saw a chance to bring Duke to campus for the first time in nearly 50 years and jumped at it.His No. 18...
Oct 16, 2025
Panthers going for 3 wins in a row for the first time with Bryce Young as QB when they face 0-6 Jets
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - Bryce Young's arrival in Carolina came with huge expectations. He was the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NFL draft, hoped by the Panthe...
Oct 16, 2025
Is college worth the cost? Universities work to show the return on investment of a degree
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - For a generation of young Americans, choosing where to go to college - or whether to go at all - has become a complex calculation of costs and b...
Oct 15, 2025
North Carolina court: GOP can narrow governor's appointment powers on some boards
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Decade-long political quarrels over legislative and executive powers in North Carolina advanced Wednesday as a state appeals court permitted ...
Oct 15, 2025