Category Archives: WPTF News
'No Kings' rallies draw crowds across US, in Europe. Springsteen headlines Minnesota demonstration
By MARK VANCLEAVE, STEVE KARNOWSKI, TODD RICHMOND and JOHN HANNA Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Large crowds protested Saturday against the war in Iran and President Donald Trump's actions in...
Mar 29, 2026
Ehlers leads Hurricanes to 5-2 win over Devils
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and assist to lead the Carolina Hurricanes to a 5-2 win over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday. Shayne Gostisbehere, Jackson Blake, Jordan Staal and Seth...
Mar 28, 2026
Caleb Foster steadies Duke in return as Blue Devils beat St. John's 80-75 and advance to Elite Eight
WASHINGTON (AP) - Caleb Foster returned from a broken foot and rescued Duke's national title hopes, helping the top-seeded Blue Devils rally from a 10-point second-half deficit to beat St. John's 80-7...
Mar 27, 2026
Stocks fall and oil prices rise after Trump's latest delay in the Iran war fails to raise much hope
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks are falling Friday as Wall Street stumbles toward the finish of a fifth straight losing week, which would be its longest such streak in near...
Mar 27, 2026
He suddenly couldn't speak in space. NASA astronaut says his medical scare remains a mystery
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The astronaut who prompted NASA's first medical evacuation earlier this year said Friday that doctors still don't know why he suddenly fe...
Mar 27, 2026
Secret Service agent assigned to Jill Biden accidentally shoots himself in leg at airport
A U.S. Secret Service agent assigned to protect former first lady Jill Biden accidentally shot himself in the leg at Philadelphia International Airport on Friday, authorities said. Biden was not in th...
Mar 27, 2026
Washington's cherry blossoms hit peak bloom, sending a fleeting burst of pink across the capital
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press It's finally peak bloom for the airy pink cherry blossoms in Washington, a welcome sign of spring in a city of concrete and granite continuously weighed down by the nec...
Mar 26, 2026
North Carolina's photo voter ID mandate can continue as a judge upholds the law
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina's photo voter identification law was upheld on Thursday, as a federal judge set aside arguments by civil rights groups that Re...
Mar 26, 2026
Perfect homework, blank stares: Why colleges are turning to oral exams to combat AI
By JOCELYN GECKER AP Education Writer The assignment involves no laptop, no chatbot and no technology of any kind. In fact, there's no pen or paper, either. Instead, students in Chris Schaffer's biome...
Mar 26, 2026
Trump says he'll sign order to pay TSA agents as Congress struggles to reach funding deal
By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Thursday he would sign an order instructing the Homeland Security secretary to immediately pay Tr...
Mar 26, 2026