Category Archives: WPTF News
Some FEMA staff are put on leave after signing dissent letter
By GABRIELA AOUN ANGUEIRA Associated Press Some employees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency who signed a public letter of dissent earlier this week were put on administrative leave Tuesday ev...
Aug 27, 2025
N.C. State, East Carolina resume testy instate rivalry with season-opening matchup
East Carolina at N.C. State, Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT. BetMGM College Football Odds: N.C. State by 11 1/2. How to watch: ACC Network. Key stats ECU (2024): Overall offense: 436.4 yards per game (24th in F...
Aug 27, 2025
Cracker Barrel relents, says its old logo will return
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Cracker Barrel said late Tuesday it's returning to its old logo after critics - including President Donald Trump - protested the company's plan to modernize. In a ...
Aug 26, 2025
A late push sends Wall Street near its records
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Wall Street capped a choppy day of trading Tuesday with slight gains for stocks, leaving the major indexes just below their recent all-time highs...
Aug 26, 2025
Cameron Young put his Wake Forest teammate on the bag and has been on a roll
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer ATLANTA (AP) - Cameron Young's biggest goal this year was to play in the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black, about an hour away from where the native New Yorker grew up, the c...
Aug 26, 2025
Embattled Fed Gov. Lisa Cook says she'll sue Trump to keep her job
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook will sue President Donald Trump's administration to try to prevent him from firing her, her lawyer said Tues...
Aug 26, 2025
Trump and Republican senators fight over a century-old tradition for judicial nominees
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump says the Senate's century-old tradition of allowing home state senators to sign off on some federal judge and U.S. atto...
Aug 26, 2025
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged
By JOCELYN NOVECK and DAVE SKRETTA Associated Press It's a love story and, baby, she said yes: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged, they announced Tuesday. In a five-photo joint post on Instagra...
Aug 26, 2025
Trump says he'll be at Ryder Cup and he thinks captain Keegan Bradley should play
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer ATLANTA (AP) - President Donald Trump says he will be at the opening round of the high-charged Ryder Cup next month in New York, and he thinks U.S. captain Keegan Bradl...
Aug 24, 2025
Fed Chair Powell faces fresh challenges to Fed independence amid potential rate cuts
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Now that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has signaled that the central bank could soon cut its key interest rate, he faces a new challe...
Aug 24, 2025