Category Archives: WPTF News
Val Kilmer, 'Top Gun' and Batman star with an intense approach, dies at 65
By MARK KENNEDY and ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writers LOS ANGELES (AP) - Val Kilmer, the brooding, versatile actor who played fan favorite Iceman in "Top Gun," donned a voluminous cape as Batman ...
Apr 02, 2025
Tennessee Valley Authority, the nation's largest public utility, appoints a new CEO
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The nation's largest public utility on Monday promoted one of its top executives to CEO, putting Don Moul in charge of the Tennessee Valley...
Mar 31, 2025
Myanmar’s earthquake death toll jumps to 1,644 as more bodies are recovered from the rubble
By DAVID RISING and JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated PressBANGKOK (AP) - Myanmar's ruling military said Saturday on state television that the confirmed death toll from a devastating 7.7 magnitude ...
Mar 29, 2025
North Carolina judge challenging outcome of race wore Confederate uniform in college photo
By BRIAN SLODYSKO and MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - A judge challenging the outcome of his North Carolina Supreme Court race was photographed wearing Confederate military garb an...
Mar 28, 2025
Boys with cancer can face infertility as adults. Can storing their stem cells help?
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical WriterWASHINGTON (AP) - A man who battled childhood cancer has received the first known transplant of sperm-producing stem cells, in a study aimed at restoring the ...
Mar 28, 2025
Was classified information shared? Senators overseeing military request probe into Signal leak
By STEPHEN GROVES, AAMER MADHANI and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - The top Republican and Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee requested an investigation Thursday into...
Mar 27, 2025
First rain and then fire chase people from their homes in North and South Carolina
By JEFFREY COLLINS and BRITTANY PETERSON Associated PressWhen Nicole Taylor and her family moved to their new home in the South Carolina mountains six months ago, the gorgeous view of Table Rock ...
Mar 27, 2025
First rain and then fire chase people from their homes in North and South Carolina
By JEFFREY COLLINS and BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press When Nicole Taylor and her family moved to their new home in the South Carolina mountains six months ago, the gorgeous view of Table Rock Moun...
Mar 27, 2025
Chief lawyer’s position at alma mater prompted Newton’s departure from North Carolina Senate
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - A leader among the North Carolina Senate Republicans who resigned this week from the General Assembly is the next chief attorney for the University of North Carolina...
Mar 27, 2025
Chief lawyer's position at alma mater prompted Newton's departure from North Carolina Senate
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - A leader among the North Carolina Senate Republicans who resigned this week from the General Assembly is the next chief attorney for the University of North Carolina at Chapel...
Mar 27, 2025