Category Archives: WPTF News
A humpback whale briefly swallows kayaker in Chilean Patagonia - and it's all captured on camera
PUNTA ARENAS, Chile (AP) - A humpback whale briefly swallowed a kayaker off Chilean Patagonia before quickly releasing him unharmed. The incident, caught on camera, quickly went viral. Last Saturday, ...
Feb 14, 2025
Trump signs a plan for reciprocal tariffs on US trading partners, ushering in economic uncertainty
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Thursday rolled out his plan to increase U.S. tariffs to match the tax rates that other countries charge on imports, possibly ...
Feb 13, 2025
Brooke Rollins confirmed as Trump's agriculture secretary as tariff fights loom
WASHINGTON (AP) - Brooke Rollins has been confirmed as secretary of agriculture. The Senate confirmed Rollins in a vote Thursday, placing a close ally of President Donald Trump into a key Cabinet posi...
Feb 13, 2025
Vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as Trump's health chief after a close Senate vote
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate on Thursday confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as President Donald Trump's health secretary, putting the prominent vaccine skeptic in control...
Feb 13, 2025
Could Canada really become the 51st US state? Here's what it would take
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has repeatedly said Canada should be the 51st U.S. state as he proposes erasing the 5,525-mile-long border that separates the...
Feb 13, 2025
Hegseth renames North Carolina military base Fort Roland L. Bragg and declares, 'Bragg is back!'
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has signed an order restoring the name of a storied special operations forces base in North Carolina back to Fort Bragg a...
Feb 11, 2025
Lakhin leads No. 23 Clemson to 85-65 win over North Carolina
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) - Viktor Lakhin scored 22 points, including a season-best four 3-pointers, and No. 23 Clemson rolled past North Carolina 85-65 on Monday night. Chase Hunter added 19 points with fou...
Feb 10, 2025
Stretch of North Carolina interstate that collapsed during Helene to reopen by March 1
WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (AP) - A section of Interstate 40 in western North Carolina that collapsed during Hurricane Helene's historic flooding will reopen to traffic by March 1, Gov. Josh Stein announced Mo...
Feb 10, 2025
New North Carolina governor sues over more laws meant to weaken him
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - New North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein says more recent laws enacted by state Republicans that erode some gubernatorial appointment powers are "p...
Feb 10, 2025
Judge finds Trump administration hasn't fully followed his order to unfreeze federal spending
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge found Monday that the Trump administration hasn't fully followed his order to unfreeze federal spending and told the White Hous...
Feb 10, 2025