Category Archives: WPTF News
States can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, the Supreme Court rules
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A divided Supreme Court allowed states to cut off Medicaid money to Planned Parenthood in a ruling handed down Thursday amid a wider Republican...
Jun 26, 2025
Cooper Flagg the new Maine man for the Mavericks as the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball WriterNEW YORK (AP) - Cooper Flagg is the new Maine man in Dallas.The Mavericks took the Duke forward with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft Wednesday night, hoping they h...
Jun 25, 2025
Cooper Flagg the new Maine man for the Mavericks as the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Cooper Flagg is the new Maine man in Dallas. The Mavericks took the Duke forward with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft Wednesday night, hoping they...
Jun 25, 2025
One more sizzling hot day for the eastern US before temperatures plunge 30 degrees
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science WriterNEW YORK (AP) - A record-smashing heat wave broiled the U.S. East for another day Wednesday, even as thermometers were forecast to soon plunge by as many as 30 degr...
Jun 25, 2025
US stocks hang near their record as Wall Street takes a breath following two big days
By STAN CHOE AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks hung near their all-time high on Wednesday as financial markets caught a breath following two big days bolstered by hopes that the Israe...
Jun 25, 2025
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs confirms he won’t testify and praises the trial judge for an ‘excellent job’
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) - Sean "Diddy" Combs told the judge at his sex trafficking trial that he’s doing an "excellent job" as he confirm...
Jun 25, 2025
Judge orders NASCAR teams to turn over financial data to stock car series, limits details
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing WriterCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday ordered a dozen NASCAR teams to provide 11 years of financial data to the stock car series as part of an ongoing...
Jun 25, 2025
One more sizzling hot day for the eastern US before temperatures plunge 30 degrees
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) - A record-smashing heat wave broiled the U.S. East for another day Wednesday, even as thermometers were forecast to soon plunge by as many as 30 deg...
Jun 25, 2025
US stocks hang near their record as Wall Street takes a breath following two big days
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks hung near their all-time high on Wednesday as financial markets caught a breath following two big days bolstered by hopes that the Israel-Ir...
Jun 25, 2025
North Carolina judges issue mixed ruling on governor’s appointment powers
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina trial judges issued a mixed ruling Tuesday for Democratic Gov. Josh Stein and Republican legislative leaders in Stein’s l...
Jun 25, 2025