Category Archives: WPTF News

Hurricane Erin’s massive waves threaten to isolate North Carolina’s Outer Banks
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated PressThere’s a popular T-shirt on Hatteras Island along the North Carolina Outer Banks that says: "One road on. One road off (sometimes)" - poking fun at ...
Curtis Media Aug 19, 2025

Zelenskyy, Trump express hope for trilateral talks with Putin to bring end to Russia-Ukraine war
By JOSH BOAK and SAMYA KULLAB Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Donald Trump expressed hope that their critical meeting&n...
Curtis Media Aug 18, 2025

Cambridge Dictionary adds ‘skibidi’ and ‘tradwife’ among 6,000 new words
By LYDIA DOYE Associated PressLONDON (AP) - What the skibidi is happening to the English language?"Skibidi" is one of the slang terms popularized by social media that are among more than 6,000 additio...
Curtis Media Aug 18, 2025

Hurricane Erin forecast to create dangerous surf, winds along North Carolina’s Outer Banks
MIAMI (AP) - Hurricane Erin began pelting part of the Caribbean with rain and wind Monday before it’s expected to churn up dangerous surf and rip currents along the U.S. East Coast thi...
Curtis Media Aug 18, 2025

Putin agreed to let US, Europe offer NATO-style security protections for Ukraine, Trump envoy says
By JILL COLVIN Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) - Special U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff said Sunday that Russian leader Vladimir Putin agreed at his summit with President Donald Trump to allow the U.S. and Eu...
Curtis Media Aug 17, 2025

Republicans look to make a U-turn on federal commitment to electric vehicles for the Postal Service
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - A year after being lauded for its plan to replace thousands of aging, gas-powered mail trucks with a mostly electric fleet, the U.S. Postal Servic...
Curtis Media Aug 17, 2025

Chimaev wins UFC middleweight belt by unanimous decision
By PATRICK ROSE Associated PressCHICAGO (AP) - Khamzat Chimaev continued his dominance in the UFC, capturing the middleweight belt on Saturday night by defeating Dricus Du Plessis by unanimous decisio...
Curtis Media Aug 17, 2025

European leaders to join Ukraine’s Zelenskyy for White House meeting with Trump
KYIV (AP) - European leaders will join Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for his crucial meeting with President Donald Trump, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Sunday.Th...
Curtis Media Aug 17, 2025

Category 4 Hurricane Erin buffets northern Caribbean islands but not forecast to hit land
By DNICA COTO and RUSS BYNUM Associated PressSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Hurricane Erin exploded in strength and became a major storm in Atlantic waters just north of the Caribbean&nbs...
Curtis Media Aug 17, 2025

Republicans look to make a U-turn on federal commitment to electric vehicles for the Postal Service
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A year after being lauded for its plan to replace thousands of aging, gas-powered mail trucks with a mostly electric fleet, the U.S. Postal Service is...
Curtis Media Aug 17, 2025
