Category Archives: WPTF News
Trump directs the Pentagon to use ‘all available funds’ to ensure troops are paid despite shutdown
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Saturday that he has directed the Defense Department to use "all available funds" to ensure U.S. troops are pai...
Oct 11, 2025
Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of 'Annie Hall' and 'The Godfather,' dies at 79, reports say
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film WriterDiane Keaton, the Oscar-winning star of "Annie Hall," "The Godfather" films and "Father of the Bride," whose quirky, vibrant manner and depth made her one of the most sin...
Oct 11, 2025
No. 16 Notre Dame pulls away from NC State in second half for fourth consecutive win
By CURT RALLO Associated Press SOUTH 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 co...
Oct 11, 2025
There are no survivors in the blast at a Tennessee explosives factory, sheriff says
By ADRIAN SAINZ and TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press McEWEN, Tenn. (AP) - The blast in rural Tennessee that leveled an explosives plant and was felt for miles around left no survivors, authorities said ...
Oct 11, 2025
Trump directs the Pentagon to use 'all available funds' to ensure troops are paid despite shutdown
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Saturday that he has directed the Defense Department to use "all available funds" to ensure U.S. troops are paid We...
Oct 11, 2025
Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of 'Annie Hall' and 'The Godfather,' dies at 79, reports say
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Diane Keaton, the Oscar-winning star of "Annie Hall," "The Godfather" films and "Father of the Bride," whose quirky, vibrant manner and depth made her one of the most si...
Oct 11, 2025
Judge tosses out Drake’s defamation lawsuit against label over Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’
By LARRY NEUMEISTER and ANDREW DALTON Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) - A federal judge tossed out a defamation lawsuit that Drake brought against Universal Music Group on Thursday, ruling that lyrics b...
Oct 09, 2025
North Carolina state House member charged with sex crimes
HIGH POINT, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina state House member has been charged with sex-related crimes involving a teenager earlier this year, court records show.Six-term Democratic state Rep. Cecil Bro...
Oct 09, 2025
Bill Belichick’s 1st season at North Carolina has run into problems on and off the field
By AARON BEARD AP Sports WriterOf all the ugly moments so far - bad play, blowout losses, home fans fleeing early for the exits - the most telling moment of Bill Belichick’s first season at...
Oct 09, 2025
Wall Street’s feverish rally takes a break as US stocks and gold pull back from their records
By STAN CHOE AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street took a pause on Thursday as U.S. stocks and even the price of gold pulled back from record highs following torrid runs.The S&P ...
Oct 09, 2025