Category Archives: WPTF News
North Carolina lawmakers close in on another injection of Helene relief funds
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina state Senate Republicans advanced a disaster recovery measure Tuesday to direct $533 million in additional spending to meet sti...
Mar 04, 2025
North Carolina lawmakers close in on another injection of Helene relief funds
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina state Senate Republicans advanced a disaster recovery measure Tuesday to direct $533 million in additional spending to meet sti...
Mar 04, 2025
North Carolina rolls to season-high 6th straight win, beats Virginia Tech behind season-high 15 3s
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - Ven-Allen Lubin collected his first double-double as a Tar Heel and Ian Jackson hit five of North Carolina's season-high 15 3-pointers while scoring 19 points in a 91-59 victory...
Mar 04, 2025
Zelenskyy calls Oval Office spat with Trump ‘regrettable,’ says he’s ready to work for Ukraine peace
By SAMYA KULLAB and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated PressKYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that the Oval Office blowup with U.S. counterpart Donald Trump la...
Mar 04, 2025
Zelenskyy calls Oval Office spat with Trump ‘regrettable,’ says he’s ready to work for Ukraine peace
By SAMYA KULLAB and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated PressKYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that the Oval Office blowup with U.S. counterpart Donald Trump la...
Mar 04, 2025
James Harrison, Australian blood donor whose 'golden arm' helped save 2.4 million babies, dies at 88
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - An Australian man credited with saving 2.4 million babies through his record-breaking blood plasma donations over six decades, has died, his...
Mar 04, 2025
The Florida attorney general's office is investigating Andrew and Tristan Tate
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida's attorney general announced Tuesday that his office has opened a criminal investigation into Andrew and Tristan Tate, who are charged with human trafficking in Romani...
Mar 04, 2025
North Carolina lawmakers close in on another injection of Helene relief funds
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina state Senate Republicans advanced a disaster recovery measure Tuesday to direct $533 million in additional spending to meet st...
Mar 04, 2025
Zelenskyy calls Oval Office spat with Trump 'regrettable,' says he's ready to work for Ukraine peace
By SAMYA KULLAB and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that the Oval Office blowup with U.S. counterpart Donald Trump last week w...
Mar 04, 2025
Lighter winds help crews fighting wildfires in South and North Carolina
By ERIK VERDUZCO Associated PressMYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) - Lighter winds Monday helped crews in South Carolina and North Carolina battle wildfires that caused evacuations and threatened hund...
Mar 03, 2025