Category Archives: WPTF News
Education secretary says Columbia University's changes put it on track to recover funding
NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon says Columbia University is "on the right track" to recover federal funding frozen by the Trump administration. McMahon's comments on CNN's "Stat...
Mar 23, 2025
NC State officially announces hiring of McNeese's Will Wade as new Wolfpack men's basketball coach
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - N.C. State has made it official: McNeese's Will Wade is the Wolfpack's new men's basketball coach. The school announced the hiring Sunday, coming a day after Wade's McNeese team l...
Mar 23, 2025
Wildfires prompt evacuations and an emergency declaration in the Carolinas
Wildfires forced a mandatory evacuation in one North Carolina county as emergency crews fought separate fires in an area of the state still recovering from Hurricane Helene, while South Carolina's gov...
Mar 23, 2025
Ole Miss holds off frantic UNC comeback to beat Tar Heels 71-64 in NCAA Tournament
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) - Sean Pedulla made a critical 3-pointer with 52.8 seconds left, and Mississippi topped North Carolina 71-64 in the NCAA Tournament on Friday after th...
Mar 21, 2025
North Carolina justices decide family can sue over unwanted COVID-19 shot
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina mother and son can sue a public school system and a doctors' group on allegations they gave the boy a COVID-19 vaccine witho...
Mar 21, 2025
Tobacco Road is front and center of March Madness with 3 women's sites and men's site in area
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Oregon coach Kelly Graves was excited when he saw his team was headed to Duke to play in the NCAA Tournament. The Ducks had success there a fe...
Mar 21, 2025
Trump orders a plan to dismantle the Education Department while keeping some core functions
By COLLIN BINKLEY and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday calling for the dismantling of the U.S. Education Department, advancin...
Mar 20, 2025
Americans increased spending tepidly last month as anxiety over the economy takes hold
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and ANNE D'INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. shoppers stepped up their spending just a bit in February after a sharp pullback the previous month, signaling t...
Mar 17, 2025
St. Patrick's Day brings boisterous parades and celebrations to New York and other cities
NEW YORK (AP) - St. Patrick's Day, the annual celebration of all things Irish, is being marked in cities across the country on Monday with boisterous parades and celebrations. New York City hosts one ...
Mar 17, 2025
March Madness brackets have Auburn as the overall No. 1 followed by Duke, Houston, Florida
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Auburn is the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, with Duke, Houston and Florida joining the Tigers on the No. 1 line in the March Madness brackets released Sund...
Mar 16, 2025