Category Archives: WPTF News
Education Department layoffs hit offices that oversee special education and civil rights enforcement
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education WriterWASHINGTON (AP) - A new round of layoffs at the Education Department is depleting an agency that was hit hard in the Trump administration's previous ...
Oct 13, 2025
Living Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners are freed as part of Gaza ceasefire
By WAFAA SHURAFA, SAMY MAGDY and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated PressDEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - All 20 living hostages held by Hamas and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel walked free M...
Oct 13, 2025
Dowdle has 239 yards from scrimmage vs. former team as Panthers beat Cowboys on FG as time expires
By STEVE REED AP Sports WriterCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Rico Dowdle went over 200 yards from scrimmage for the second straight week - this time against his former team - and rookie Ryan Fitzgerald kicked...
Oct 12, 2025
Dowdle has 239 yards from scrimmage vs. former team as Panthers beat Cowboys on FG as time expires
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Rico Dowdle went over 200 yards from scrimmage for the second straight week - this time against his former team - and rookie Ryan Fitzgerald kicke...
Oct 12, 2025
Israel lays out plans for hostage release and prisoner swap expected on Monday
By SAMY MAGDY, SARAH EL DEEB and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated PressCAIRO (AP) - Israel said Sunday that it expected all of the living hostages held in the Gaza Strip to be released Monday, confirming the...
Oct 12, 2025
Israel lays out plans for hostage release and prisoner swap expected on Monday
By SAMY MAGDY, SARAH EL DEEB and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press CAIRO (AP) - Israel said Sunday that it expected all of the living hostages held in the Gaza Strip to be released Monday, confirming th...
Oct 12, 2025
Hurricanes defenseman Slavin exits early against Flyers, status for road trip unclear
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The Carolina Hurricanes are preparing for a long road trip with concerns about the status of defenseman Jaccob Slavin. He missed a large portion of the third period and all of ove...
Oct 12, 2025
No. 16 Notre Dame pulls away from NC State in second half for fourth consecutive win
By CURT RALLO Associated PressSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - C.J. Carr passed for 342 yards and two touchdowns and No. 16 Notre Dame beat N.C. State 36-7 on Saturday for its fourth straight victory.Carr conn...
Oct 11, 2025
Jarvis scores winner late in OT as Hurricanes top Flyers 4-3
By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Seth Jarvis scored with 16.7 seconds left in overtime to lift the Carolina Hurricanes to a 4-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night. J...
Oct 11, 2025
There are no survivors in the blast at a Tennessee explosives factory, sheriff says
By ADRIAN SAINZ and TRAVIS LOLLER Associated PressMcEWEN, Tenn. (AP) - The blast in rural Tennessee that leveled an explosives plant and was felt for miles around left no survivors, authorities said S...
Oct 11, 2025