Category Archives: WPTF News
Senate confirms Pam Bondi as US attorney general, putting Trump ally at Justice Department's helm
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate confirmed Pam Bondi as U.S. attorney general Tuesday evening, putting a longtime ally of Donald Trump at the he...
Feb 04, 2025
American bald eagles are having a moment, ecologically and culturally
By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press WEST ORANGE, N.J. (AP) - Along the long road from American icon to endangered species and back again, the bald eagle - the national bird of the United States, often s...
Feb 03, 2025
Beyoncé wins album of the year at the 2025 Grammys for 'Cowboy Carter'
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Beyonc won album of the year for "Cowboy Carter" at Sunday's Grammys, delivering her - at last - the show's elusive top award. The superstar, who is...
Feb 03, 2025
UNC and Duke Health will build North Carolina's first standalone children's hospital
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Two North Carolina-based university health systems plan to construct the state's first standalone children's hospital - an undertaking that its boosters said will change lives phy...
Jan 28, 2025
DeepSeek's new AI chatbot and ChatGPT answer sensitive questions about China differently
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) - Chinese tech startup DeepSeek 's new artificial intelligence chatbot has sparked discussions about the competition between China and the U.S. in AI dev...
Jan 28, 2025
Google to change map names for Gulf of Mexico and Denali when US updates them based on Trump order
Google says it will take its cue from the U.S. government if it has to change the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Denali on its maps. The company said Monday that it will only make changes when the go...
Jan 28, 2025
Trump wants Jordan and Egypt to accept more Palestinian refugees and floats plan to 'clean out' Gaza
By WILL WEISSERT and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) - President Donald Trump said he would like to see Jordan, Egypt and other Arab nations increase the number of Palestinian r...
Jan 26, 2025
Families sue TikTok in France over teen suicides they say are linked to harmful content
EDITOR'S NOTE - This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988. There is ...
Jan 26, 2025
Paul McCartney says he fears AI will rip off artists
LONDON (AP) - Paul McCartney urged the British government not to make a change to copyright laws that he says could let artificial intelligence companies rip off artists. The government is consulting ...
Jan 26, 2025
Democrats and voting groups say a bid to toss out North Carolina ballots is an attack on democracy
BY GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Copland Rudolph cast a ballot in the November election, just as she has for years, with her vote counting on a long list of North Carolina co...
Jan 26, 2025