Category Archives: WPTF News
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
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