Category Archives: WPTF News
Speaker Johnson says it's up to Democrats to 'stop the madness' on shutdown's sixth day
By KEVIN FREKING and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Lawmakers provided few public signs of meaningful negotiations to break an impasse on reopening the federal government as the shutdown...
Oct 06, 2025
Israel and Hamas prepare for negotiations in Egypt ahead of possible ceasefire
By SAMY MAGDY and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press CAIRO (AP) - Israel and Hamas prepared for indirect negotiations in Egypt on Monday, as hopes for a possible ceasefire in Gaza grew after Prime Minist...
Oct 05, 2025
Carolina's Rico Dowdle predicted he'd have a big game against Miami. Then he rushed for 206 yards
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE,. N.C. (AP) - Rico Dowdle told his Carolina Panthers teammates last week that he'd run for 180 yards against the Miami Dolphins. It sounded like a bold predict...
Oct 05, 2025
Joey Logano clinches final playoff spot in dramatic Charlotte finish
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CONCORD, N.C. (AP) - Joey Logano, winner of two of the last three Cup Series championships, was never part of the conversation of potential elimination from NASCAR...
Oct 05, 2025
Trump plans aid package for US soybean farmers while seeking trade deal with China
By DIDI TANG and JOSH FUNK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is planning a significant aid package to U.S. soybean farmers to help them survive China's boycott of American bean...
Oct 05, 2025
Dabo Swinney and Clemson find positives after a bye. Bill Belichick and UNC find more of the same
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Dabo Swinney watched his Clemson team start Saturday with a trick play that went for a 75-yard touchdown and never look back. North Carolina en...
Oct 04, 2025
Duke's Jon Scheyer gets contract extension through 2030-31 season after Final Four run
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Duke coach Jon Scheyer has agreed to a two-year extension running through the 2030-31 season as he enters his fourth year coming off a Final Four run. The school an...
Oct 02, 2025
Wall Street ticks to more records, led by technology stocks
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks edged up to more records on Thursday as technology stocks kept rising and as Wall Street kept ignoring the shutdown of the U.S. government. ...
Oct 02, 2025
Republicans are relishing a role reversal in the shutdown fight. Can Trump keep them united?
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Gathered in the unusually quiet halls of the U.S. Capitol, Republican leaders faced the cameras for a second day and implored ...
Oct 02, 2025
Morgan Wallen denied throwing chair off bar roof to police in 2024, footage shows
By JONATHAN MATTISE and KRISTIN M. HALL Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Country music star Morgan Wallen denied to police that he threw a chair off a Nashville honky-tonk bar roof before and ...
Oct 01, 2025