Category Archives: WPTF News

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball WriterTAMPA, Fla. (AP) - A computerized system that calls balls and strikes is being tested during Major League Baseball spring training exhibition games starting Thursday a...

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball WriterTAMPA, Fla. (AP) - A computerized system that calls balls and strikes is being tested during Major League Baseball spring training exhibition games starting Thursday a...

By BEN FINLEY, MAKIYA SEMINERA and SARAH BRUMFIELD Associated PressNORFOLK, Va. (AP) - Officials in Virginia and North Carolina asked drivers to avoid travel Thursday as unusually heavy snow led to hu...

By BRUCE SCHREINER and KEVIN FREKING Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell announced on Thursday that he won't seek reelection next year, ending a decadeslong ten...

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (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 federal law enforcem...