Category Archives: WPTF News
UPS cargo plane with 3 aboard crashes, explodes on takeoff at Louisville airport, igniting huge fire
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A large UPS cargo plane with three people aboard crashed and exploded Tuesday while taking off from an airport in Louisville, Kentucky, igniting a massive fire that left a thick...
Nov 04, 2025
Talks to end the government shutdown intensify as federal closure is on track to become longest ever
By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Signs of a potential end to the government shutdown intensified Tuesday with behind-the-scenes talks, as the federal closure ...
Nov 04, 2025
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warns of 'mass chaos' in skies if shutdown continues
By JOSH FUNK AP Transportation Writer Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy predicted Tuesday that there could be chaos in the skies next week if the government shutdown drags on and air traffic control...
Nov 04, 2025
Dick Cheney, one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in US history, dies at 84
By CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Dick Cheney, the hard-charging conservative who became one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in U.S. history and a leading advoc...
Nov 04, 2025
Newcomers Wilson and Bogavac power No. 25 North Carolina to a 94-54 rout of Central Arkansas
By BOB SUTTON Associated Press CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Caleb Wilson scored 22 points and Luka Bogavac added 10 points and five assists in their North Carolina debuts as the No. 25 Tar Heels beat Cent...
Nov 03, 2025
Panthers may be potential playoff contender after 7 straight seasons of missing postseason
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper has waited seven years for a playoff contender. He might finally have one after the Panthers' 16-13 win over ...
Nov 03, 2025
Tylenol, Kleenex, Band-Aid and more put under one roof in $48.7 billion consumer brands deal
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Kimberly-Clark is buying Tylenol maker Kenvue in a cash and stock deal worth about $48.7 billion, creating a massive consumer health goods company. Shareholders ...
Nov 03, 2025
Heidi Klum reveals her much-anticipated 2025 Halloween costume
NEW YORK (AP) - Heidi Klum donned green scales and squirming snakes to transform herself into Medusa for Halloween on Friday. Klum said she loves the Greek myth of Medusa, in which a goddess turns a b...
Oct 31, 2025
Bill Belichick wins first ACC game as North Carolina rallies to defeat Syracuse 27-10
By MARK FRANK The Associated Press SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - Demon June accounted for two touchdowns and nearly 200 yards on offense, Gio Lopez threw for two scores, and Bill Belichick won his first Atlan...
Oct 31, 2025
Deputy fatally shoots a 13-year-old boy wanted for grandmother's killing in North Carolina
RAEFORD, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina deputy shot and killed a 13-year-old boy wanted in the killing of his grandmother when the teenager charged toward the officer with a piece of lumber the boy had ...
Oct 31, 2025