Category Archives: WPTF News
Wiley Nickel exits North Carolina Senate race the day after Roy Cooper announces candidacy
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press CARY, N.C. (AP) - A former congressman will no longer seek an open U.S. Senate seat in North Carolina next year now that fellow Democrat Roy Cooper is running for...
Jul 29, 2025
Max Homa and Sahith Theegala played in the Presidents Cup. Now both might miss PGA Tour postseason
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer The Wyndham Championship is the last chance for players to qualify for the PGA Tour's postseason. It's also a reminder that so much in golf still must be earned. Sahith...
Jul 29, 2025
Former Democratic North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper will run for Senate in 2026
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper will run for the U.S. Senate in North Carolina, giving Democrats a proven statewide winner in an o...
Jul 28, 2025
Wall Street coasts for now ahead of a week packed with potential flashpoints
By STAN CHOE AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stock indexes drifted through a quiet Monday after the United States agreed to tax cars and other products coming from the European Union at a ...
Jul 28, 2025
Football season looms with no clear guidance in athlete battles to win more eligibility from NCAA
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports WriterThe stream of lawsuits across the country from college athletes trying to grab another season of eligibility appears ready to fizzle out for a bit.With fall footbal...
Jul 28, 2025
Wall Street coasts for now ahead of a week packed with potential flashpoints
By STAN CHOE AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stock indexes are drifting on Monday after the United States agreed to tax cars and other products coming from the European Union at a 15% rate...
Jul 28, 2025
US-EU deal sets a 15% tariff on most goods and averts the threat of a trade war with a global shock
By WILL WEISSERT Associated PressEDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) - The United States and the European Union agreed on Sunday to a trade framework setting a 15% tariff on most goods, staving off - at least fo...
Jul 27, 2025
Virginia Tech is reviewing claim that coach tried to lure NC Central player into transfer portal
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - Virginia Tech is looking into an allegation by North Carolina Central's coach that a Hokies assistant improperly tried to lure running back J'Mari Taylor into the transfer porta...
Jul 26, 2025
Renaming of military bases stirs debate over Confederate ties
By FERNANDA FIGUEROA Associated PressIn 2023, amid a national reckoning on issues of race in America, seven Army bases’ names were changed because they honored Confederate leaders.Now, those sam...
Jul 26, 2025
Virginia Tech is reviewing claim that coach tried to lure NC Central player into transfer portal
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - Virginia Tech is looking into an allegation by North Carolina Central's coach that a Hokies assistant improperly tried to lure running back J'Mari Taylor into the transfer porta...
Jul 26, 2025