Category Archives: WPTF News
UNC's Mack Brown closes coaching tenure with rivalry loss, disappointment over handling of exit
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Mack Brown wanted to make it clear after his final game as North Carolina's coach: he's not mad at the decision, though he didn't like how ever...
Nov 30, 2024
Trump threatens 100% tariff on the BRIC bloc of nations if they act to undermine US dollar
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday threatened 100% tariffs against a bloc of nine nations if they act to undermine the U.S. dollar...
Nov 30, 2024
College sports reform could advance in GOP-controlled Congress, with Sen. Ted Cruz as NCAA ally
By BEN NUCKOLS AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The NCAA's yearslong efforts to get lawmakers to address myriad problems in college sports could finally pay off in the new, Republican-controlled Con...
Nov 29, 2024
Stock market today: Stocks gain as Wall Street closes out strong November
NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are higher as Wall Street puts the finishing touches on one of its best months of the year. The S&P rose 0.7% while the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 306 points, or 0....
Nov 29, 2024
Notre Dame primps for its grand post-blaze return. But why does the cathedral look unfinished?
By THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) - The bells of Notre Dame are chiming again, but scaffolding still clinging to the cathedral's exterior is puzzling some Parisians, who question whether i...
Nov 28, 2024
Democratic lawmakers from Connecticut report Thanksgiving bomb threats against their homes
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - At least five Democratic members of Congress from Connecticut were targeted by bomb threats on their homes Thursday, the lawmakers or th...
Nov 28, 2024
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade: Big balloons, wet weather and 21 protesters arrested
NEW YORK (AP) - The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade marched, soared and roared into its second century on Thursday despite a drenching rain and a brief disruption from pro-Palestinian demonstrators. Ne...
Nov 28, 2024
Trump promised federal recognition for the Lumbee Tribe. Will he follow through?
By GRAHAM LEE BREWER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - When Kamala Harris and Donald Trump campaigned in North Carolina, both candidates courted a state-recognized tribe there whose 55,000 members...
Nov 28, 2024
Michigan State holds off No. 12 North Carolina 94-91 in overtime for 3rd at Maui Invitational
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) - Tre Holloman and Xavier Booker combined for eight points in overtime and Michigan State held off No. 12 North Carolina 94-91 on Wednesday night for third place in the Maui Invit...
Nov 27, 2024
UNC says football coach Mack Brown won't return for 2025 season
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Mack Brown sounded firm in his intent to return for another season as North Carolina's coach. A day later, the school announced it was time for a change instead. The school sa...
Nov 26, 2024