Category Archives: WPTF News
Brooke Rollins confirmed as Trump's agriculture secretary as tariff fights loom
WASHINGTON (AP) - Brooke Rollins has been confirmed as secretary of agriculture. The Senate confirmed Rollins in a vote Thursday, placing a close ally of President Donald Trump into a key Cabinet posi...
Feb 13, 2025
Vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as Trump's health chief after a close Senate vote
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate on Thursday confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as President Donald Trump's health secretary, putting the prominent vaccine skeptic in control...
Feb 13, 2025
Could Canada really become the 51st US state? Here's what it would take
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has repeatedly said Canada should be the 51st U.S. state as he proposes erasing the 5,525-mile-long border that separates the...
Feb 13, 2025
NASCAR files appeal against 23XI and Front Row just 1 hour before Daytona 500 qualifying begins
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing WriterDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - NASCAR filed a 68-page appeal Wednesday night - roughly one hour before the start of Daytona 500 qualifying - arguing a federal...
Feb 12, 2025
Monty the giant schnauzer wins Westminster dog show
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) - This time, the giant schnauzer went the full Monty.After coming close in the last two years, Monty the giant schnauzer won the top prize at the W...
Feb 12, 2025
Tar Heels GM Lombardi working to implement NFL-style approach under Belichick
By AARON BEARD AP Sports WriterCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Michael Lombardi is a key piece of Bill Belichick’s foray into college coaching, the general manager charged with reshaping North Car...
Feb 12, 2025
Hegseth renames North Carolina military base Fort Roland L. Bragg and declares, 'Bragg is back!'
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has signed an order restoring the name of a storied special operations forces base in North Carolina back to Fort Bragg a...
Feb 11, 2025
Lakhin leads No. 23 Clemson to 85-65 win over North Carolina
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) - Viktor Lakhin scored 22 points, including a season-best four 3-pointers, and No. 23 Clemson rolled past North Carolina 85-65 on Monday night. Chase Hunter added 19 points with fou...
Feb 10, 2025
Stretch of North Carolina interstate that collapsed during Helene to reopen by March 1
WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (AP) - A section of Interstate 40 in western North Carolina that collapsed during Hurricane Helene's historic flooding will reopen to traffic by March 1, Gov. Josh Stein announced Mo...
Feb 10, 2025
New North Carolina governor sues over more laws meant to weaken him
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - New North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein says more recent laws enacted by state Republicans that erode some gubernatorial appointment powers are "p...
Feb 10, 2025