Category Archives: WPTF News
Democrats voted for a shutdown. Now they have to find a way out
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Democrats kept their promise to reject any Republican spending bill that didn't extend or restore health care benefits, choosing instea...
Oct 01, 2025
Old guard still runs the Metropolitan Division, though times could be changing soon
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The winds are beginning to change in the NHL's Metropolitan Division, though not before the old guard gets at least one more shot. Washington easily won the division ...
Oct 01, 2025
Authorities identify those killed in weekend North Carolina bar shooting
SOUTHPORT, N.C. (AP) - The three people killed during a mass shooting last weekend at a waterfront bar in a southeastern North Carolina community have been identified as two out-of-state residents and...
Oct 01, 2025
Jane Goodall, conservationist renowned for chimpanzee research and environmental advocacy, has died
By HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy, has died. She was 91. The Jane ...
Oct 01, 2025
ACC bets on being 1st league in college football to bring TV viewers inside live replay reviews
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer Florida State and Virginia were locked in a double-overtime thriller as the ball headed to Seminoles receiver Duce Robinson in the end zone. Robinson bobbled the catch,...
Oct 01, 2025
Judge rejects claims of racial gerrymandering in North Carolina state Senate districts
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A pair of northeastern North Carolina legislative districts can remain intact, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, rejecting Black voters' claims ...
Sep 30, 2025
2 killed in Cuba as Tropical Storm Imelda and Hurricane Humberto threaten Bahamas and Bermuda
By DNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Authorities in the Bahamas closed most schools on Monday as Tropical Storm Imelda dropped heavy rain in the northern Caribbean, including ov...
Sep 29, 2025
How Electronic Arts' $55 billion go-private deal could impact the video game industry
NEW YORK (AP) - In what could become the largest-ever buyout funded by private equity, video game maker Electronic Arts has agreed to be acquired in a deal valued at $55 billion. Beyond the potentiall...
Sep 29, 2025
US House members hear pleas for tougher justice policies after stabbing death of refugee
By ERIK VERDUZCO and GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - U.S. House members visited North Carolina's largest city on Monday to hear from family members of violent-crime victims w...
Sep 29, 2025
Video gamer Electronic Arts to be acquired for $55 billion in largest-ever private equity buyout
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AND MICHELLE CHAPMAN The Associated Press Electronic Arts, the maker of video games like "Madden NFL," "Battlefield," and "The Sims," is being acquired for $55 billion in what could...
Sep 29, 2025