Category Archives: WPTF News
Former North Carolina labor commissioner becomes hospital group's CEO
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina's labor commissioner for nearly the past four years is the next president and CEO of the chief advocacy group for the state's ...
Nov 12, 2024
My Little Pony finally hits the Toy Hall of Fame, alongside Phase 10 and Transformers
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - My Little Pony finally made it to the winner's circle. After years as an also-ran, the pastel-colored ponies were enshrined in the National ...
Nov 12, 2024
Congress returns to unfinished business and a new Trump era
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday that Republicans are "ready to deliver" for President-elect Donald Trump's after his election v...
Nov 12, 2024
Cruise ship rescues 4 from disabled catamaran hundreds of miles off Bermuda, officials say
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) - A cruise ship rescued four people from a disabled catamaran that was taking on water hundreds of miles (kilometers) off the coast of Bermuda on Sunday, officials said. The ...
Nov 11, 2024
24 more monkeys that escaped from a South Carolina lab are recovered unharmed
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - More than half of the monkeys bred for medical research that escaped from a compound in South Carolina last week have now been recovered unharmed, officials said Sunday. Twenty-f...
Nov 10, 2024
Joey Logano wins Phoenix finale for 3rd NASCAR Cup championship in 1-2 finish for Team Penske
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Eliminated from the playoffs at the end of the second round, Joey Logano received a second chance when another competitor was disqualified. ...
Nov 10, 2024
Trump pressures candidates for Senate GOP leader to fill his Cabinet right away
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Days before Senate Republicans pick their new leader, President-elect Donald Trump is pressuring the candidates to cha...
Nov 10, 2024
Pineiro's 36-yard field goal in OT lifts Panthers to 20-17 win over Giants in Germany
By JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writer MUNICH (AP) - Eddy Pineiro kicked a 36-yard field goal in overtime and the Carolina Panthers made it back-to-back wins for the first time this season, beating the...
Nov 10, 2024
Young Black and Latino men say they chose Trump because of the economy and jobs. Here's how and why
By MATT BROWN, FERNANDA FIGUEROA, HANNAH FINGERHUT and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Brian Leija, a 31-year-old small-business owner from Belton, Texas, was not surprised that a gr...
Nov 10, 2024
FIFA and IOC hold different track records with Trump ahead of World Cup and Olympics in US
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) - The two biggest events in world sports are coming to America. And if President-elect Donald Trump is not thinking about them yet, organizers of the 2026...
Nov 10, 2024