Category Archives: WPTF News
Auditor's report: slot machine type games driving lottery growth, impacting proceeds
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - A new state auditor's report is placing the North Carolina Education Lottery under the microscope. The report notes online slot machine-style games driving new lottery sales...
Sep 08, 2026 A state auditor's report shows that the North Carolina State Lottery has seen a jump in proceeds from slot machine type games, which is impacting proceeds to schools (screenshot courtesy Office of State Auditor)
Putin assures Trump that Moscow doesn't have aggressive plans toward Europe, Kremlin says
By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin assured U.S. President Donald Trump in a phone call Tuesday that Moscow doesn't harbor aggressive intentions towa...
Sep 08, 2026 MOSCOW, RUSSIA - SEPTEMBER 5: Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on during an event, marking the Moscow City Day, on September 5, 2026 in Moscow, Russia. Moscow celebrates its 879th anniversary with a rich programme of festive events. (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images)
BEFORE THE BELL: Wall Street mixed in early trading while oil prices push higher yet again
By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers U.S. stock futures were mixed early Tuesday as flare-ups in the broadening Middle East conflict pushed oil prices higher. Futures for the S&P ...
Sep 08, 2026 SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MARCH 05: Currency dealers work in front of an electronic screen showing South Korea's benchmark stock index (KOSPI) in a foreign exchange dealing room at the Hana Bank headquarters on March 05, 2026 in Seoul, South Korea.
(Photo by Han Myung-Gu/Getty Images)
'Widow's Bay' dominates with 8 Emmys at early ceremony and 'The Pitt' takes 4
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - "Widow's Bay" ran away with eight early Emmys for its debut season Sunday at a ceremony eight days before the main awards show and telecast,...
Sep 07, 2026 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 06: (L-R) Penny Harold, Andy Lange, Sean O’Malley, Judah Getz and Devendra Cleary, winners of the Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie award for “Beef” — “It Will Stay This Way And You Will Obey”, pose in the Winner's Walk during the 78th Emmy Awards Night 2 at Peacock Theater on September 06, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
King Charles clarifies status of Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, after their return to the UK
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) - King Charles III has reiterated that Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, remain non-working members of the royal family following their return to the Unit...
Sep 07, 2026 LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 20: In this photo illustration, British Newspapers reports that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will move to the UK on August 20, 2026 in London, England. It has been reported that Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex will move back to the United Kingdom with their two children at the end of the month. (Photo by Jordan Peck/Getty Images)
Panthers RB Jonathon Brooks remains out of practice, but team hopeful he'll play vs. Bears
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Carolina's Jonathon Brooks missed his third straight practice with "general soreness," but Panthers coach Dave Canales remains hopeful the team's ...
Sep 07, 2026 Carolina Panthers running back Jonathon Brooks runs for a touchdown against the Jacksonville Jaguars during the first half of an NFL preseason football game, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
Amid another distraction, UNC's Belichick says program focused on 'doing things properly
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina coach Bill Belichick said Monday he believes his program "totally" has an atmosphere of following rules amid a school investigat...
Sep 07, 2026 DUBLIN, IRELAND - AUGUST 29: The University of North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Bill Belichick watches from the sidelines during the Aer Lingus College Football Classic at Aviva Stadium on August 29, 2026 in Dublin, Ireland. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)
Federal investigators probe Amazon cargo jet's fiery runway crash that killed 5 in Miami
By DAVID FISCHER, MARC LEVY and JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press MIAMI (AP) - The five people killed when an Amazon cargo jet ran off a runway at Miami International Airport were all inside a van carr...
Sep 07, 2026 MIAMI, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 06: An Amazon cargo plane is seen after it crashed at Miami International Airport on September 06, 2026 in Miami, Florida. In a statement, the Federal Aviation Administration said Prime Air Flight 7598 overran the runway while landing around 2 p.m. after departing from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, earlier today. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
US envoys Witkoff and Kushner hold talks in Ukraine after meeting with Putin
By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held "encouraging" talks in Kyiv on Sunday in their first official visit to Ukraine as part of a renew...
Sep 06, 2026 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, stands with Steve Witkoff, center, and Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump's envoys, at the end of their joint news conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Trump administration makes another appeal to the Supreme Court to allow mail ballot restrictions
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and GARY FIELDS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration on Sunday renewed its appeal to the Supreme Court after a federal judge blocked new restrictions on ma...
Sep 06, 2026 Wake County Board of Elections employees prepare absentee ballots to be mailed on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Matt Ramey)