Category Archives: WPTF News
Panthers and Jaguars expect improvements from revamped defenses in season opener
By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Although much of the focus remains on quarterbacks and former No. 1 overall draft picks Bryce Young and Trevor Lawrence, the Carolina Pant...
Sep 04, 2025
Judge reverses Trump administration's cuts of billions of dollars to Harvard University
By COLLIN BINKLEY and MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) - A federal judge in Boston on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to reverse its cuts of more than $2.6 billion in research fun...
Sep 03, 2025
Fayetteville State University sets record enrollment, retention gains
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WPTF) - Fayetteville State University is experiencing another year of record enrollment while also posting some of the strongest academic gains in its history, school leaders annou...
Sep 03, 2025
Republican North Carolina state Sen. Bobby Hanig announces bid to unseat Democrat Don Davis in 2026
POWELLS POINT, N.C. (AP) - A coastal North Carolina legislator announced his bid on Wednesday for a U.S. House seat next year, looking to unseat Democratic incumbent Don Davis in what is now the state...
Sep 03, 2025
Belichick's Tar Heels get short turnaround for Charlotte after opening-night flop against TCU
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina's opening-night show under Bill Belichick was a flop. The only good news is there's little time to dwell on it. Instead, Belichi...
Sep 03, 2025
Test Scores and Graduation Rates Improve in North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - According to annually released data that was presented to the State Board of Education on Wednesday, North Carolina students achieved a three-year high in most standardized test...
Sep 03, 2025
Podcasters and influencers: The unexpected jobs covered under Trump's 'no tax on tips' plan
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Golf caddies, blackjack dealers and house painters are among the jobs covered under the Trump administration's preliminary list of occupations not ...
Sep 03, 2025
OpenAI and Meta say they're fixing AI chatbots to better respond to teens in distress
By MATT O'BRIEN AP Technology Writer Artificial intelligence chatbot makers OpenAI and Meta say they are adjusting how their chatbots respond to teenagers asking questions about suicide or showing sig...
Sep 03, 2025
North Korea's Kim Jong Un travels to Beijing to watch military parade alongside Putin and Xi Jinping
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is heading to Beijing by train on Tuesday to attend a military parade with his Chinese and Russian counterpa...
Sep 01, 2025
Belichick loses college coaching debut as TCU uses 2 defensive TDs to beat UNC 48-14
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Bud Clark had a first-half pick-six and Kevorian Barnes had a 75-yard touchdown run on the first second-half snap to help TCU spoil Bill Belich...
Sep 01, 2025