Category Archives: WPTF News

The ACC has been going through a sideline overhaul. This year that includes 4 new head coaches
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Luke Loucks remembers winning an Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament title at Florida State when Mike Krzyzewski, Roy Williams and his coach...
Curtis Media Oct 08, 2025

Lumbee leader to join North Carolina statehouse as tribe's federal recognition push gains attention
LUMBERTON, N.C. (AP) - The leader of a southeastern North Carolina tribe is about to join the state legislature to succeed his brother, as the Lumbee's efforts to attain full U.S. government recogniti...
Curtis Media Oct 08, 2025

Israel and Hamas agree to part of Trump's Gaza peace plan, will free hostages and prisoners
By SAMY MAGDY, SAM MEDNICK and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Israel and Hamas agreed Wednesday to pause fighting in Gaza so that the remaining hostages there can be freed in the com...
Curtis Media Oct 08, 2025

Wall Street gets back to rising as gold keeps setting records
By STAN CHOE AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street got back to rising on Wednesday, while the price of gold pushed further past $4,000 per ounce.The S&P 500 climbed 0.6% a day after&n...
Curtis Media Oct 08, 2025

Dolly Parton responds to concerns about her health: ‘I’m not dying’
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music WriterNEW YORK (AP) - Dolly Parton "ain’t dead yet," the country superstar said on social media Wednesday following public speculation about her health."There...
Curtis Media Oct 08, 2025

Duke researchers receive $15M federal grant to expand AI model designed to predict mental illness
By WILLIAM GIM The Chronicle DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - A team at Duke University has secured a $15 million federal grant to expand an artificial intelligence model designed to predict mental illne...
Curtis Media Oct 08, 2025

Wall Street gets back to rising as gold keeps setting records
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street got back to rising on Wednesday, while the price of gold pushed further past $4,000 per ounce. The S&P 500 climbed 0.6% a day after snap...
Curtis Media Oct 08, 2025

Federal government shutdown grinds into a second week, but quiet talks emerging
By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - Tours at the Capitol have come to a standstill. The House is keeping its doors closed, while the Senate is s...
Curtis Media Oct 08, 2025

Comey pleads not guilty to Trump Justice Department case accusing him of lying to Congress
By ERIC TUCKER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated PressALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty Wednesday to face a criminal case that ha...
Curtis Media Oct 08, 2025

Dolly Parton responds to concerns about her health: 'I'm not dying'
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Dolly Parton "ain't dead yet," the country superstar said on social media Wednesday following public speculation about her health. "There are just a lo...
Curtis Media Oct 08, 2025
