Category Archives: WPTF News
FDA moves to rehire medical device, food safety and other staffers fired days earlier
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health WriterWASHINGTON (AP) - Barely a week after mass firings at the Food and Drug Administration, some probationary staffers received unexpected news over the weekend: Th...
Feb 24, 2025
Joy Reid is leaving MSNBC as her evening show is canceled
NEW YORK (AP) - Joy Reid is leaving MSNBC, the network’s new president announced in a memo to staff on Monday, marking an end to the political analyst and anchor’s prime time news show.Rei...
Feb 24, 2025
Judge rejects immediately restoring AP's access to White House but urges government to reconsider
By MATT SEDENSKY AP National Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Monday refused to immediately order the White House to restore The Associated Press' access to presidential events, saying the ...
Feb 24, 2025
Patients struggle with lack of consistent coverage for popular weight-loss drugs
By TOM MURPHY AP Health WriterSupplies of high-demand obesity treatments are improving, but that doesn't mean it’s easier to get them.Many employers and insurers are scaling back coverage o...
Feb 24, 2025
Roberta Flack, Grammy-winning singer with an intimate style, dies at 88
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National WriterNEW YORK (AP) - Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning singer and pianist whose intimate vocal and musical style made her one of the top recordings artists of t...
Feb 24, 2025
Roberta Flack, Grammy-winning singer with an intimate style, dies at 88
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National WriterNEW YORK (AP) - Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning singer and pianist whose intimate vocal and musical style made her one of the top recordings artists of t...
Feb 24, 2025
Withers had 16 points, 11 rebounds in North Carolina’s 81-66 win over Virginia
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Jae'Lyn Withers scored 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Ian Jackson also scored 16 points and North Carolina defeated Virginia 81-66 on Saturday.Withers was 4 of 6 on 3-poin...
Feb 22, 2025
Withers had 16 points, 11 rebounds in North Carolina’s 81-66 win over Virginia
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Jae'Lyn Withers scored 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Ian Jackson also scored 16 points and North Carolina defeated Virginia 81-66 on Saturday.Withers was 4 of 6 on 3-poin...
Feb 22, 2025
Pope Francis is in critical condition after a long respiratory crisis, requiring oxygen at high flow
By NICOLE WINFIELD and SILVIA STELLACCI Associated PressROME (AP) - Pope Francis was in critical condition Saturday after he suffered a prolonged asthmatic respiratory crisis while being treated for p...
Feb 22, 2025
Pope Francis is in critical condition after a long respiratory crisis, requiring oxygen at high flow
By NICOLE WINFIELD and SILVIA STELLACCI Associated PressROME (AP) - Pope Francis was in critical condition Saturday after he suffered a prolonged asthmatic respiratory crisis while being treated for p...
Feb 22, 2025