Category Archives: WPTF News
Trump administration will appeal judge's order reversing federal funding cuts at Harvard
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration will appeal a federal judge's order reversing billions of dollars in funding cuts to Harvard University, extending a st...
Associated Press Dec 19, 2025
Stocks rise on Wall Street and pull closer to weekly gains as AI stocks climb
By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks rose in afternoon trading on Wall Street Friday and further trimmed losses from earlier in the week for several major indexes. The S&P...
Associated Press Dec 19, 2025
Turning Point USA's Erika Kirk backs Vice President JD Vance's potential 2028 presidential bid
By MATT BROWN and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) - Erika Kirk, widow of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk and the organization's new leader, endorsed a potential presidential bi...
Associated Press Dec 19, 2025
Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and family among 7 killed in North Carolina plane crash
By ALLEN G. BREED and GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press STATESVILLE, N.C. (AP) - A business jet crashed Thursday while trying to return to a North Carolina airport shortly after takeoff, killing all ...
Associated Press Dec 18, 2025
Four-term North Carolina Gov. Jim Hunt, a leader in education reform, dies at 88
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Four-term North Carolina Gov. Jim Hunt, a towering figure in North Carolina politics in the late 20th century who helped the Democratic Party...
Associated Press Dec 18, 2025
Trump signs executive order that could reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and BILL BARROW Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that could reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug and open new...
Associated Press Dec 18, 2025
Tennessee governor pardons country star Jelly Roll, who has sought redemption from criminal past
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee's governor pardoned country star Jelly Roll on Thursday for his criminal past in the state, acknowledging the Nashville native's ...
Associated Press Dec 18, 2025
Trump administration moves to cut off transgender care for children
By ALI SWENSON, MATTHEW PERRONE and DEVI SHASTRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday unveiled a series of regulatory actions designed to eff...
Associated Press Dec 18, 2025
Trump in White House speech says US economy is strengthening, despite weaker hiring and inflation
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump tried in a live speech Wednesday night from the White House to convince the American people that they are wrong to worry about th...
Associated Press Dec 17, 2025
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino says he plans to resign next month as bureau's No 2 official
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino said Wednesday that he will resign from the bureau next month, ending a brief and tumultuous tenure in which he clashe...
Associated Press Dec 17, 2025