Category Archives: WPTF News
Federal court rules against new global tariffs Trump imposed after loss at the Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal court ruled Thursday against the new global tariffs that President Donald Trump imposed after a stinging loss at the Supreme Court. A split three-judge panel of the Court o...
May 7, 2026
Hornets give coach Charles Lee a contract extension after 25-win improvement
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The Charlotte Hornets gave head coach Charles Lee a contract extension on Thursday following a season in which the team improved its win total by 25 games. Details of Lee's new ...
May 7, 2026 CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - APRIL 14: Head coach Charles Lee of the Charlotte Hornets looks on in the first half against the Miami Heat during their game at Spectrum Center on April 14, 2026 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images)
US military says it intercepted Iranian attacks on 3 Navy ships in Strait of Hormuz
By ADAM SCHRECK, DAVID MCHUGH and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The U.S. military said it intercepted Iranian attacks Thursday on three Navy ships in the Strait of Hor...
May 7, 2026 QESHM ISLAND, IRAN - APRIL 28: The Ateela 2 Oil Tanker boat navigates the sea on April 28, 2026 on Qeshm Island, Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. (Photo by Asghar Besharati/Getty Images)
What to know about hantavirus, the illness linked to a cruise ship outbreak (LOCAL AUDIO)
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - An outbreak aboard a cruise ship of a rare rodent-borne illness called hantavirus has left three passengers dead and sickened others, b...
May 7, 2026 Health workers in protective gear evacuate patients from the MV Hondius cruise ship into an ambulance at a port in Praia, Cape Verde, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)
Comey seeks to cancel upcoming Greenville court appearance in Trump threat case
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Former FBI Director James Comey on Thursday asked to cancel his upcoming court appearance in North Carolina, saying it was unnecessary because he alre...
May 7, 2026 NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 19: Author James Comey, former FBI Director, speaks at the Barnes & Noble Upper West Side on May 19, 2025 in New York City. Comey sat with Esposito to discuss his career and new book "FDR DRIVE," the third of a series of fictional crime novels featuring attorney Nora Carleton. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
More March Madness: tourney expands to 76 teams next year
March Madness tournaments will expand to 76 teams each starting next season By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer The NCAA announced Thursday that it will expand its two March Madness tournaments by eight...
May 7, 2026 FILE - March Madness logo sis displayed at center court during the opening rounds of the NCAA college basketball tournament in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, March 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
The closing bell: US stocks fall from their records as oil prices yo-yo
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market fell from its records after oil prices yo-yoed. The price for a barrel of Brent crude oil settled at roughly $100 Thursday and con...
May 7, 2026 Specialist Anthony Matesic works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, April 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Tourism breaks records in NC: a look inside the numbers (AUDIO)
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF News) - Big spending by tourists in North Carolina last year, that from new numbers out from state officials. Travelers spent more than $37.2 billion on trips to and within the sta...
May 7, 2026
Canvas data breach: the latest, hackers now demand ransom, Wake provides guidance
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - That data breach reported by WPTF.com on Wednesday has now turned into a hacker group holding hundreds information of schools nationwide for ransom. A hacking group calling ...
May 6, 2026 The town of Apex Monday (March 30) notified individuals whose data may have been compromised in a ransomware attack (Getty Images file photo)
Hillsborough police seek robbery suspect
HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. (WPTF) -- Hillsborough police are seeking a man who robbed a bank just after 9 a.m. Wednesday (May 6). An unidentified man walked into the First National Bank at 237 S. Churton St. ...
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