Category Archives: WPTF News
2 US House members seek to become North Carolina's attorney general
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina's next attorney general will be one of two outgoing members of Congress who have represented the Charlotte area on Capitol Hil...
Oct 27, 2024
Georgia prosecutor who brought election case against Trump faces rare Republican challenger
ATLANTA (AP) - The Democratic Georgia prosecutor who brought charges against former President Donald Trump over efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election faces a rare Republican challenger in...
Oct 27, 2024
Researchers say an AI-powered transcription tool used in hospitals invents things no one ever said
By GARANCE BURKE and HILKE SCHELLMANN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Tech behemoth OpenAI has touted its artificial intelligence-powered transcription tool Whisper as having near "human level r...
Oct 27, 2024
US approves $2 billion in arms sales to Taiwan including advanced missile defense system
By SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - The United States has approved $2 billion in arms sales to Taiwan, including the first-time delivery to the self-ruled island of an advanced ...
Oct 27, 2024
Yamamoto shuts down Yankees, Freeman homers again as Dodgers win 4-2 for 2-0 World Series lead
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Yoshinobu Yamamoto walked back to his dugout and made the slightest tip of his cap to cheering fans. He left Japan for moments like this, an opport...
Oct 27, 2024
North Carolina's governor approves more than $600 million in Helene recovery funding
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper approved more than $600 million worth of disaster relief funding Friday for western North Carolina counties af...
Oct 25, 2024
Harris is leaning on big names like Obama, Beyoncé and Springsteen to close out her campaign
By DAN MERICA and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press CLARKSTON, Ga. (AP) - Kamala Harris is enlisting some of her most high-profile surrogates in the closing days of the campaign, with Bruce Springsteen len...
Oct 24, 2024
Stock market today: Wall Street finishes mixed after Tesla soars and IBM slumps
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street drifted to a mixed finish Thursday after Tesla surged to one of the best days in its history, while IBM slumped to its worst in six months. ...
Oct 24, 2024
Trump says if he takes office, he'll fire special counsel Jack Smith 'within 2 seconds'
By DAN MERICA and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump said Thursday that if he wins the White House, he will fire special counsel Jack Smith "within two seconds" of taking offi...
Oct 24, 2024
Senate leader cites 'incompetence' and criticizes Governor Cooper's latest request for state relief funding
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - North Carolina legislators returned to work Thursday to address further relief efforts following the devastating impact of Hurricane Helene, but Senate president Phil Berger doe...
Oct 24, 2024