Category Archives: WPTF News
Exercise boosts survival rates in colon cancer patients, study shows
By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical WriterA three-year exercise program improved survival in colon cancer patients and kept disease at bay, a first-of-its-kind international experiment showed.With the bene...
Jun 01, 2025
In Marseille, a shadow becomes art in Banksy’s latest street mural
By THOMAS ADAMSON, BISHR ELTONI and JILL LAWLESS Associated PressMARSEILLE, France (AP) - The lighthouse appeared overnight. Painted on a wall tucked away in a quiet Marseille street, its beam aligned...
May 31, 2025
What’s in a name? A small fortune for businesses around Fort Bragg
By ALLEN G. BREED AP National WriterFAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - When it came to a picking a name for his business, Ralph Rodriguez rolled the dice. He went with Fort Liberty Pawn & Gun.It's going to...
May 29, 2025
Ben Griffin still on a heater after his win on punishing course at Memorial
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf WriterDUBLIN, Ohio (AP) - Ben Griffin resumed the great play that brought him his first individual PGA Tour victory last week, hitting two shots in the water and still posting...
May 29, 2025
A global rally for stocks loses steam amid questions about what will happen to Trump’s tariffs
By STAN CHOE AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) - A big rally for stocks that began in Asia on Thursday lost steam after sweeping into Europe and the United States amid uncertainty about what will happen...
May 29, 2025
It’s not a reprint. Why Sacred Harp singers are revamping an iconic pre-Civil War hymnal
By HOLLY MEYER Associated PressBREMEN, Ga. (AP) - Singers at Holly Springs Primitive Baptist Church in West Georgia treat their red hymnals like extensions of themselves, never straying far from ...
May 29, 2025
Chinese students anxious and angry after Rubio vows to revoke visas
By FU TING, KANIS LEUNG, and HUIZHONG WU Associated PressHONG KONG (AP) - Chinese students studying in the U.S. are scrambling to figure out their futures after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio ann...
May 29, 2025
Defending champion Panthers head back to Stanley Cup Final with 5-3 Game 5 win over Hurricanes
By AARON BEARD AP Sports WriterRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Carter Verhaeghe broke a tie off a feed from Aleksander Barkov with 7:39 left and the defending champion Florida Panthers advanced to their third st...
May 28, 2025
North Carolina revenue predictions fall with recession risk
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina officials on Wednesday downgraded anticipated state revenue collections compared to their recent forecast, largely over ri...
May 28, 2025
Tiger’s son, Charlie Woods, wins Team TaylorMade Invitational in claiming 1st AJGA event
BOWLING GREEN, Fla. (AP) - Tiger Woods needs to make room on his trophy shelf for son Charlie.The 16-year-old finished with a three-round score of 15-under 201 at the Team TaylorMade Invitat...
May 28, 2025