Category Archives: WPTF News
Tobacco Road is front and center of March Madness with 3 women’s sites and men’s site in area
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball WriterDURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Oregon coach Kelly Graves was excited when he saw his team was headed to Duke to play in the NCAA Tournament.The Ducks had success there a few ...
Mar 21, 2025
Tobacco Road is front and center of March Madness with 3 women's sites and men's site in area
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Oregon coach Kelly Graves was excited when he saw his team was headed to Duke to play in the NCAA Tournament. The Ducks had success there a fe...
Mar 21, 2025
Trump orders a plan to dismantle the Education Department while keeping some core functions
By COLLIN BINKLEY and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday calling for the dismantling of the U.S. Education Department, advancin...
Mar 20, 2025
Davis perfect on six 3s as North Carolina routs San Diego State 95-68 in First Four
By JEFF WALLNER Associated PressDAYTON, Ohio (AP) - RJ Davis and his North Carolina teammates certainly looked as though they belonged in the NCAA Tournament on Tuesday night.Davis scored 26 points an...
Mar 18, 2025
Unredacted JFK assassination files released, sending history buffs hunting for new clues
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated PressDALLAS (AP) - Unredacted documents related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy were released Tuesday following an...
Mar 18, 2025
Social Security Administration to require in-person identity checks for new and existing recipients
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - In an effort to limit fraudulent claims, the Social Security Administration will impose tighter identity-proofing measures - which will re...
Mar 18, 2025
What to know about the bird flu outbreak in wild birds and what it means for backyard bird feeders
By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science WriterWASHINGTON (AP) - Bird flu has devastated poultry and dairy farms, and sent the price of eggs soaring in the United States since it was first d...
Mar 18, 2025
North Carolina’s largest public university NC State names new chancellor
By MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The University of North Carolina Board of Governors has chosen the next person to lead the state’s largest public university by enrollment...
Mar 18, 2025
March Madness tips off with First Four in Dayton
By JEFF WALLNER Associated PressDAYTON, Ohio (AP) - North Carolina was a controversial selection for the NCAA Tournament, but the Tar Heels can silence some skeptics with a win over San Diego State on...
Mar 17, 2025
Americans increased spending tepidly last month as anxiety over the economy takes hold
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business WritersWASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. shoppers stepped up their spending just a bit in February after a sharp pullback the previous month, s...
Mar 17, 2025