Category Archives: WPTF News
So your home's not social-media perfect? How to get over 'house shame' and invite people in
By LEANNE ITALIE AP Lifestyles Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Robbie Randolph is a real estate agent and interior designer for the rich, yet even he's not immune from the anxiety of "house shame." That's the ...
Apr 14, 2025
Trump team tries to project confidence and calm after his tariff moves rattled markets
By BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - Trump administration officials were out in force across the television networks Sunday defending President Donald Trump's economic policies after another...
Apr 13, 2025
Rory McIlroy wins Masters playoff to complete the career Grand Slam
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - The closer Rory McIlroy came to fulfilling his lifetime dream - winning the Masters - the more it kept slipping away. Sunday at Augusta National fel...
Apr 13, 2025
Vultures are among the least loved animals. African conservationists are trying to change that
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - Vultures have an image problem. Seen as ugly and associated with death, they are among the least loved animals in the world. But conserv...
Apr 12, 2025
North Carolina Supreme Court rules most challenged ballots must stay in election count
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina's Supreme Court ruled on Friday that tens of thousands of cast ballots challenged by the trailing candidate in November's unre...
Apr 11, 2025
Supreme Court says Trump administration must work to bring back mistakenly deported Maryland man
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Thursday said the Trump administration must work to bring back a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to prison in El Salvad...
Apr 10, 2025
House approves budget framework for Trump's 'big' bill after intense wrangling sways GOP holdouts
By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republicans narrowly approved their budget framework Thursday, a political turnaround after Speaker Mike Johnson worked into ...
Apr 10, 2025
Supreme Court allows Trump's firings of independent agency board members to take effect, for now
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the Trump administration to oust two board members who oversee independent agencies, for now. The action seems...
Apr 09, 2025
Ex-congressman Nickel entering race to unseat North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis in 2026
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Wiley Nickel of North Carolina announced on Wednesday his candidacy to try to unseat Sen. Thom Tillis in 2026, sa...
Apr 09, 2025
North Carolina judges side with Republican colleague in close Supreme Court race
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina appeals court sided Friday with the trailing Republican candidate in an extremely close state Supreme Court election, a ruli...
Apr 04, 2025