Category Archives: WPTF News
AP VoteCast: Voter anxiety over the economy and a desire for change return Trump to the White House
By JOSH BOAK and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A disaffected electorate wanted former President Donald Trump to return to the White House, a blatant rejection of Vice President Kam...
Nov 06, 2024
The first car made during Soviet-era in Poland goes on display 73 years later
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA and CZAREK SOKOLOWSKI Associated Press OTREBUSY, Poland (AP) - The very first car produced in Soviet-era Poland after World War II went on display Friday near Warsaw after it was ...
Nov 06, 2024
Republicans take Senate majority and eye unified power with Trump
By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans have taken control of the U.S. Senate and are fighting to keep their majority in the U.S. House, which would prod...
Nov 06, 2024
Trump wins the White House in political comeback rooted in appeals to frustrated voters
By ZEKE MILLER, MICHELLE L. PRICE and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for a fo...
Nov 06, 2024
Democratic US Rep. Jeff Jackson is elected as North Carolina's attorney general
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Democratic U.S. Rep. Jeff Jackson was elected North Carolina's next attorney general on Tuesday, defeating Republican congressman Dan Bishop ...
Nov 05, 2024
Democrat Alma Adams wins reelection to U.S. House in North Carolina's 12th Congressional District
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrat Alma Adams won election to a U.S. House seat representing North Carolina on Tuesday. Adams defeated Republican Addul Ali in the strongly Democratic 12th Congressional Distri...
Nov 05, 2024
Republican David Rouzer wins reelection to U.S. House in North Carolina's 7th Congressional District
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Rep. David Rouzer won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing North Carolina on Tuesday. Rouzer was elected to his sixth term, defeating Democratic challenger Marland...
Nov 05, 2024
Republican Tim Moore wins election to U.S. House in North Carolina's 14th Congressional District
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Tim Moore won election to a U.S. House seat representing North Carolina on Tuesday, flipping a Democratic-held district. Moore, who is speaker of the state House, ran in o...
Nov 05, 2024
Republican Brad Knott wins election to U.S. House in North Carolina's 13th Congressional District
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Brad Knott won election to a U.S. House seat representing North Carolina on Tuesday, flipping a Democratic-held seat. Democratic Rep. Wiley Nickel did not run for reelecti...
Nov 05, 2024
Republican Chuck Edwards wins reelection to U.S. House in North Carolina's 11th Congressional District
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Chuck Edwards won election to a U.S. House seat representing North Carolina on Tuesday. Edwards defeated Democratic state Rep. Caleb Rudow to earn a second term in Congres...
Nov 05, 2024