Category Archives: WPTF News
Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president, has died at 100
By BILL BARROW and ALEX SANZ Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, endured humbling defeat after ...
Dec 29, 2024
A plane crashes and bursts into flames while landing in South Korea, killing 179
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A passenger plane skidded off a runway at a South Korean airport Sunday, slammed into a concrete fence and burst into fla...
Dec 29, 2024
UConn beats Carolina in Fenway Bowl, dominating Bill Belichick's next team in his old backyard
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) - UConn's victory in the Fenway Bowl showed North Carolina coach-in-waiting Bill Belichick how much work he has ahead of him. Joe Fagnano threw for 151 yard...
Dec 28, 2024
Dog Eat Dog: The cutthroat Midwest breeding ring behind North Carolina pet stores
Story by Brooke Elliott via UNC Media Hub Photos courtesy of Animal Rescue Corps Business is booming for North Carolina's pet shops. Stores across the state are running flash sales on puppies for the ...
Dec 28, 2024
A 9th telecoms firm has been hit by a massive Chinese espionage campaign, the White House says
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A ninth U.S. telecoms firm has been confirmed to have been hacked as part of a sprawling Chinese espionage campaign that gave officials in Beijing acc...
Dec 27, 2024
Azerbaijani and U.S. officials suggest plane that crashed may have been hit by weapons fire
Russian air defense systems may have brought down an Azerbaijani airliner this week, a U.S. official said Friday after an Azerbaijani minister also suggested the plane was hit by a weapon, citing expe...
Dec 27, 2024
Kitchens will lead Tar Heels in Fenway Bowl against UConn. Another ex-Browns coach is standing by
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) - UConn coach Jim Mora pulled a move that would make Bill Belichick proud while preparing the Huskies to play the notoriously churlish former New England Pa...
Dec 27, 2024
How the stock market defied expectations again this year, by the numbers
NEW YORK (AP) - What a wonderful year 2024 has been for investors. U.S. stocks ripped higher and carried the S&P 500 to records as the economy kept growing and the Federal Reserve began cutting in...
Dec 26, 2024
Holiday shoppers increased spending by 3.8% despite higher prices
By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO and HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writers Sales rose this year during the holiday shopping season even as Americans wrestled with elevated prices for many groceries and other necess...
Dec 26, 2024
Two US Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent 'friendly fire' incident, US military says
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Two U.S. Navy pilots were shot down Sunday over the Red Sea in an apparent "friendly fire" incident, the U.S military said, marking ...
Dec 22, 2024