Category Archives: WPTF News
Senate confirms Kelly Loeffler, former Georgia senator, to lead Small Business Administration
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Kelly Loeffler, a Georgia businesswoman and former senator, to lead the Small Business Administration, returnin...
Feb 19, 2025
Winter-weary East Coast hit with another storm as temperatures plunge elsewhere
By BEN FINLEY and JOHN RABY Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - Officials urged people to stay off the roads Wednesday in portions of Virginia and North Carolina where a storm dropped heavy snow and ...
Feb 19, 2025
DOGE notches courtroom wins as Elon Musk crusades to slash federal government
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST, CHRIS MEGERIAN and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Although some parts of President Donald Trump 's agenda are getting bogged down by litigation, Elon Musk ...
Feb 19, 2025
Ian Jackson scores 23 with 5 3-pointers, North Carolina beats Syracuse 88-82
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - Freshman Ian Jackson tied his career high with five 3-pointers and finished with 23 points, Jae'Lyn Wither scored a season-high 19 on 7-of-10 shooting and North Carolina beat Syr...
Feb 15, 2025
Amazon workers in Garner vote against joining union
By HALELUYA HADERO and MATT O'BRIEN AP Business Writers GARNER, N.C. (AP) - Workers at an Amazon warehouse in North Carolina rejected a proposal to unionize, becoming the latest group of the company's...
Feb 15, 2025
A Vermont border agent's death was the latest violence linked to the cultlike Zizian group
By HOLLY RAMER, PATRICK WHITTLE and MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press In the wooded outskirts of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, a perplexed landlord noticed odd sights at two of his rental properties. Tena...
Feb 15, 2025
North Carolina sheriff to seek state Senate seat now held by powerful Phil Berger
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The longtime sheriff in North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger's home county said Thursday he plans to run for Berger's seat next year. Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page, who c...
Feb 14, 2025
Volunteers deliver gifts to widows on Valentine's Day. The project began in a florist's driveway
By ERIK VERDUZCO Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Jillian Myers knows the devastation of losing a husband and feeling alone and empty, particularly on Valentine's Day. Her husband, Jason Myers,...
Feb 14, 2025
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