Category Archives: WPTF News
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
USDA scholarship for students at North Carolina A&T suspended
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal scholarship aimed at boosting students from underserved and rural areas attending historically Black colleges and universities has been put on hold.The U.S. Department...
Feb 22, 2025
North Carolina’s insurance commissioner is out of the hospital after heart surgery
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey was released from the hospital Thursday, a spokesperson said, 10 days after undergoing heart surgery that wasn't reveal...
Feb 20, 2025
North Carolina's insurance commissioner is out of the hospital after heart surgery
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey was released from the hospital Thursday, a spokesperson said, 10 days after undergoing heart surgery that wasn't revealed publicl...
Feb 20, 2025
Trump loyalist Kash Patel is confirmed as FBI director by the Senate despite deep Democratic doubts
By ERIC TUCKER Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate on Thursday narrowly voted to confirm Kash Patel as director of the FBI, moving to place him atop the nation’s premier feder...
Feb 20, 2025
Trump loyalist Kash Patel is confirmed as FBI director by the Senate despite deep Democratic doubts
By ERIC TUCKER Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate on Thursday narrowly voted to confirm Kash Patel as director of the FBI, moving to place him atop the nation’s premier feder...
Feb 20, 2025