Category Archives: WPTF News
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' makes it 6 weeks in a row at No. 1 as Hollywood wraps a banner summer
NEW YORK (AP) - "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" remained the No. 1 movie in theaters over the weekend, becoming just the second film this decade to top the box office for six straight weeks. Since the end...
Sep 06, 2026 LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 29: Zendaya attends the Spider-Man: Brand New Day UK premiere in Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on Wednesday 29th July 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/ Getty Images for Sony Pictures)
A whiplash election year enters its final stretch as Trump holds wild cards
By STEVEN SLOAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - In the earliest days of this election cycle, the U.S. wasn't at war with Iran. The East Wing of the White House was still standing and the Kennedy Ce...
Sep 06, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 02: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he hosts a dinner in the Rose Garden at the White House on September 02, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump invited Republicans in competitive races to a Rose Garden dinner ahead of the November elections. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Sheppard runs for 227 yards, 2 TDs to help Duke beat Tulane 17-3 in season opener for both teams
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Nate Sheppard ran for a career-best 227 yards and two touchdowns to help Duke beat Tulane 17-3 in Saturday's weather-delayed season opener for both teams. Sheppard powered the Blue...
Sep 06, 2026 DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 05: Quarterback Walker Eget #2 of the Duke Blue Devils hands the ball off to running back Nate Sheppard #20 during the second quarter of the game against the Tulane Green Wave at Wallace Wade Stadium on September 05, 2026 in Durham, North Carolina. (Photo by Alex Halloway/Getty Images)
Judge clears way for lawsuit against Kyrsten Sinema under North Carolina's 'homewrecker' law
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) - Former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema can be sued under North Carolina's homewrecker law over her relationship with a member of her security detail, a j...
Sep 04, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 05: U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on February 05, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
THE CLOSING BELL: Stocks fall after a surprisingly strong jobs report raises prospects of an interest rate hike
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer U.S. stocks fell and Treasury yields rose Friday after the government reported that employers unexpectedly added 162,000 jobs last month, a development that could incr...
Sep 04, 2026
Raleigh man convicted for fentanyl trafficking
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) -- A federal jury convicted a Raleigh man after three days of trial on nine counts for fentanyl and five counts for possessing a firearm stemming from his role directing a major f...
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Watchdog report: Ex-Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer oversaw hostile work environment, misused funds
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer oversaw a "toxic, intimidating and humiliating" work environment and engaged in numerous violations of depart...
Sep 04, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 24: U.S. Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer speaks during a Financial Literacy and Education Commission panel at the U.S. Treasury Department on September 24, 2025 in Washington, DC.
It was announced Wednesday (April 20) that she is leaving the cabinet.
(Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Vance says Iran fight isn't a 'war' as Trump tries to navigate unpopular conflict as election nears
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President JD Vance on Thursday rejected the use of the word "war" to describe the U.S. fighting with Iran as he steered clear of predicting that the 6-month-old conflict would b...
Sep 04, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 03: U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks during a news briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on September 03, 2026 in Washington, DC. Vance took questions in the first press briefing the White House has held in over 40 days, following former press secretary Karoline Leavitt's departure last month. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
UPDATE: Mistrial declared in Lindsay Clancy case
By MICHAEL CASEY and LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) - A judge declared a mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial on Friday after jurors said they could not reach a unanimous...
Sep 04, 2026 Lindsay Clancy looks to her lawyer Kevin Reddington as the jury keeps deliberating at her murder trial at Plymouth Superior Court in Plymouth, Mass., Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger via AP, Pool)
PUMP PAIN: US diesel prices hit a record high, pushing up transportation costs for a long list of goods
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Diesel hit a new record price in the U.S. on Friday, soaring to an average of $5.85 a gallon for the first time ever as the six-month war wit...
Sep 04, 2026 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 21: Diesel prices over $7 a gallon are displayed on a pump at a gas station on August 21, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. According to data from AAA, diesel prices in California have risen 30 cents in the last month, driven higher by disruptions tied to the war in Ukraine and tensions involving Iran and the Strait of Hormuz. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)