Category Archives: WPTF News
Final Four games average 15.3 million viewers, its biggest audience in 8 years
NEW YORK (AP) - Saturday night’s Final Four games averaged 15.3 million viewers on CBS according to fast national numbers from Nielsen, the most-watched national semifinals in eight years.The da...
Apr 06, 2025
Duke’s push for 6th NCAA title falls apart in unlikely late collapse against Houston in Final Four
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball WriterSAN ANTONIO (AP) - Up by double figures in the second half at the Final Four, closing in on the chance to play for yet another national championship, Duke was right ...
Apr 05, 2025
North Carolina judges side with Republican colleague in close Supreme Court race
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina appeals court sided Friday with the trailing Republican candidate in an extremely close state Supreme Court election, a rulin...
Apr 04, 2025
North Carolina judges side with Republican colleague in close Supreme Court race
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina appeals court sided Friday with the trailing Republican candidate in an extremely close state Supreme Court election, a rulin...
Apr 04, 2025
North Carolina judges side with Republican colleague in close Supreme Court race
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina appeals court sided Friday with the trailing Republican candidate in an extremely close state Supreme Court election, a ruli...
Apr 04, 2025
What you do before and during a tornado could mean the difference between life and death
By JEFF MARTIN Associated PressATLANTA (AP) - With new innovations and technology, scientists have learned from major tornado outbreaks over the years how to improve safety guidance. During ...
Apr 03, 2025
ACC is moving its women’s basketball tournament from Greensboro to the Atlanta area in 2026
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The Atlantic Coast Conference women’s basketball tournament will move from its longtime home in North Carolina to the Atlanta area in 2026, the league announced Thursday.T...
Apr 03, 2025
Dow drops 1,600 as US stocks lead worldwide sell-off after Trump’s tariffs cause a COVID-like shock
By STAN CHOE AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street shuddered, and a level of shock unseen since COVID's outbreak tore through financial markets worldwide Thursday on worries about the damage&n...
Apr 03, 2025
Myanmar earthquake death toll rises to 3,145 as more bodies found
By DAVID RISING Associated PressBANGKOK (AP) - The death toll from the earthquake that hit Myanmar nearly a week ago rose Thursday to 3,145 as search and rescue teams found more bodies,...
Apr 03, 2025
What you do before and during a tornado could mean the difference between life and death
By JEFF MARTIN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - With new innovations and technology, scientists have learned from major tornado outbreaks over the years how to improve safety guidance. During tornado s...
Apr 03, 2025