Category Archives: WPTF News
Israel and Hamas agree to part of Trump's Gaza peace plan, will free hostages and prisoners
By SAMY MAGDY, SAM MEDNICK and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Israel and Hamas agreed Wednesday to pause fighting in Gaza so that the remaining hostages there can be freed in the com...
Oct 08, 2025
Wall Street gets back to rising as gold keeps setting records
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street got back to rising on Wednesday, while the price of gold pushed further past $4,000 per ounce. The S&P 500 climbed 0.6% a day after snap...
Oct 08, 2025
Dolly Parton responds to concerns about her health: 'I'm not dying'
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Dolly Parton "ain't dead yet," the country superstar said on social media Wednesday following public speculation about her health. "There are just a lo...
Oct 08, 2025
Duke researchers receive $15M federal grant to expand AI model designed to predict mental illness
By WILLIAM GIM The Chronicle DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - A team at Duke University has secured a $15 million federal grant to expand an artificial intelligence model designed to predict mental illness in adol...
Oct 08, 2025
Rush announce reunion tour five years after the death of drummer Neil Peart
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Five years after their influential drummer and lyricist Neil Peart died of glioblastoma, the Canadian band Rush have announced a reunion tour. On Monda...
Oct 06, 2025
Speaker Johnson says it's up to Democrats to 'stop the madness' on shutdown's sixth day
By KEVIN FREKING and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Lawmakers provided few public signs of meaningful negotiations to break an impasse on reopening the federal government as the shutdown...
Oct 06, 2025
Israel and Hamas prepare for negotiations in Egypt ahead of possible ceasefire
By SAMY MAGDY and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press CAIRO (AP) - Israel and Hamas prepared for indirect negotiations in Egypt on Monday, as hopes for a possible ceasefire in Gaza grew after Prime Minist...
Oct 05, 2025
Carolina's Rico Dowdle predicted he'd have a big game against Miami. Then he rushed for 206 yards
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE,. N.C. (AP) - Rico Dowdle told his Carolina Panthers teammates last week that he'd run for 180 yards against the Miami Dolphins. It sounded like a bold predict...
Oct 05, 2025
Joey Logano clinches final playoff spot in dramatic Charlotte finish
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CONCORD, N.C. (AP) - Joey Logano, winner of two of the last three Cup Series championships, was never part of the conversation of potential elimination from NASCAR...
Oct 05, 2025
Trump plans aid package for US soybean farmers while seeking trade deal with China
By DIDI TANG and JOSH FUNK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is planning a significant aid package to U.S. soybean farmers to help them survive China's boycott of American bean...
Oct 05, 2025