Category Archives: WPTF News
Mexico awaits new response from Google on dispute over Gulf of Mexico name before filing lawsuit
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico said Monday it’s awaiting a new response from Google to its request that the tech company fully restore the name Gulf of Mexico to its Google Maps service before filing...
Feb 17, 2025
Trump begins firings of FAA staff just weeks after fatal DC plane crash
By TARA COPP Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, upending staff on a busy air travel weekend and just...
Feb 17, 2025
What is a polar vortex? US gets a taste of the Arctic this week
The term "polar vortex" usually refers to the gigantic circular upper air weather pattern in the Arctic region. It is a normal pattern that is stronger in the winter and keeps some of the coldest weat...
Feb 17, 2025
Ian Jackson scores 23 with 5 3-pointers, North Carolina beats Syracuse 88-82
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - Freshman Ian Jackson tied his career high with five 3-pointers and finished with 23 points, Jae'Lyn Wither scored a season-high 19 on 7-of-10 shooting and North Carolina beat Syr...
Feb 15, 2025
Amazon workers in Garner vote against joining union
By HALELUYA HADERO and MATT O'BRIEN AP Business Writers GARNER, N.C. (AP) - Workers at an Amazon warehouse in North Carolina rejected a proposal to unionize, becoming the latest group of the company's...
Feb 15, 2025
A Vermont border agent's death was the latest violence linked to the cultlike Zizian group
By HOLLY RAMER, PATRICK WHITTLE and MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press In the wooded outskirts of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, a perplexed landlord noticed odd sights at two of his rental properties. Tena...
Feb 15, 2025
North Carolina sheriff to seek state Senate seat now held by powerful Phil Berger
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The longtime sheriff in North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger's home county said Thursday he plans to run for Berger's seat next year. Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page, who c...
Feb 14, 2025
Volunteers deliver gifts to widows on Valentine's Day. The project began in a florist's driveway
By ERIK VERDUZCO Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Jillian Myers knows the devastation of losing a husband and feeling alone and empty, particularly on Valentine's Day. Her husband, Jason Myers,...
Feb 14, 2025
A humpback whale briefly swallows kayaker in Chilean Patagonia - and it's all captured on camera
PUNTA ARENAS, Chile (AP) - A humpback whale briefly swallowed a kayaker off Chilean Patagonia before quickly releasing him unharmed. The incident, caught on camera, quickly went viral. Last Saturday, ...
Feb 14, 2025
Trump signs a plan for reciprocal tariffs on US trading partners, ushering in economic uncertainty
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Thursday rolled out his plan to increase U.S. tariffs to match the tax rates that other countries charge on imports, possibly ...
Feb 13, 2025