Category Archives: WPTF News
Harris calls on the United States 'to turn the page on hatred and division'
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Kamala Harris told a Philadelphia church congregation that the United States is "determined to turn the page on hatred and...
Oct 27, 2024
Satellite images show damage from Israeli attack at 2 secretive Iranian military bases
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - An Israeli attack on Iran damaged facilities at a secretive military base southeast of the Iranian capital that experts in the past ...
Oct 27, 2024
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