Category Archives: WPTF News
A children's hospital is renamed for Dolly Parton and hopes to transform pediatric care in Tennessee
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Dolly Parton's name might inspire full-throated sing-a-longs to her working woman's anthem "9 to 5," or evoke memories of thrilling days spent at her ...
Feb 26, 2026
UNC Board of Governors approves first in-state tuition increase in nearly a decade
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - The University of North Carolina Board of Governors has approved a systemwide in-state tuition hike for the first time in nine years. Resident undergraduate tuition will rise by...
Feb 26, 2026
FBI fires agents who worked on Trump classified document investigation, AP sources say
By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The FBI has fired additional agents who worked on an investigation into President Donald Trump, this time terminating employe...
Feb 26, 2026
Fire at an Ohio farm complex kills about 6,000 hogs and smoke is visible for miles
LONDON, Ohio (AP) - A fire at an Ohio hog farm complex has killed about 6,000 of the animals, an official said. A large column of smoke could be seen in the distance on Wednesday from Fine Oak Farms i...
Feb 26, 2026
Phil Collins, Lauryn Hill, INXS, Iron Maiden, Luther Vandross and Shakira get Rock Hall nominations
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Phil Collins, Mariah Carey, Lauryn Hill, INXS, Iron Maiden, Luther Vandross and Shakira are some the 2026 nominees for induction into the Rock &...
Feb 25, 2026
Vance says administration is pausing some Medicaid funding to Minnesota because of fraud concerns
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and ALI SWENSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President JD Vance announced Wednesday that the Trump administration would "temporarily halt" some Medicaid funding to the ...
Feb 25, 2026
AI song generator startups Suno and Udio angered the music industry. Now they're hoping to join it
By MATT O'BRIEN and RODRIQUE NGOWI Associated Press CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - Suno CEO Mikey Shulman pulls up a chair to the recording studio desk where a research scientist at his artificial intelligen...
Feb 25, 2026
NASCAR's 1st All-Star race in Northeast at Dover scraps Promoter's Caution, has $1 million prize
DOVER, Del. (AP) - NASCAR scrapped the " Promoter's Caution " for this season's All-Star race at Dover Motor Speedway and will run a three-segment, 350-lap competition. The May 17 event marks the firs...
Feb 25, 2026
Nvidia and other tech stocks lead Wall Street higher, erasing their losses for the week
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks rose Wednesday and erased their losses for the week so far, as Nvidia and other technology companies led the way. The S&P 500 added 0.8%...
Feb 25, 2026
Discord postpones age verification rollout amid criticism, promises transparency
By KAITLYN HUAMANI AP Technology Writer Discord, the popular platform for gamers to communicate online, is postponing its controversial age verification policy after receiving swift backlash from user...
Feb 25, 2026