Category Archives: WPTF News
Evans, Boozer help No. 1 Duke beat No. 11 Virginia 77-51 to clinch ACC Tournament's top seed
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Isaiah Evans scored 19 points to help No. 1 Duke beat No. 11 Virginia 77-51 on Saturday, clinching the top seed for the upcoming Atlantic Coast ...
Feb 28, 2026 Duke's Cameron Boozer (12) handles the ball between Virginia's Johann Grünloh (17) and Devin Tillis (11) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Durham, N.C., Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)
US and Israel launch a major attack on Iran. Trump urges Iranians to 'take over'
By JON GAMBRELL, KONSTANTIN TOROPIN, JOSH BOAK and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The U.S. and Israel launched a major attack on Iran on Saturday, and President Dona...
Feb 28, 2026 People watch as smoke rises on the skyline after an explosion in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026.(AP Photo)
Raleigh shooting suspect found in Rowan County
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - With the assistance of the Rowan County Sheriff's Office, detectives with the Raleigh Police Department have made an arrest in a February 22 Raleigh shooting. Joe Gibbs, 23, was...
Feb 27, 2026
Trump orders US agencies to stop using Anthropic technology in clash over AI safety
By MATT O'BRIEN and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration on Friday ordered all U.S. agencies to stop using Anthropic's artificial intelligence technology and ...
Feb 27, 2026 FILE - Dario Amodei, CEO and co-founder of Anthropic, attends the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)
Sleepy owl found resting among items on a New York antique store shelf
DURHAM, N.Y. (AP) - Shoppers in upstate New York earlier this month turned up a rare find while perusing a local antique store this month: tucked next to a cookie jar made in the shape of a chicken wa...
Feb 27, 2026 In this photo provided by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, an owl sleeps on a shelf next to a cookie jar shaped like a chicken at The Market Place antique store in East Durham, N.Y., on Feb. 21, 2026 (New York State Department of Environmental Conservation via AP)
US stocks sink and oil prices rise as worries about AI, inflation and possible war hit Wall Street
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks sank Friday as Wall Street kept punishing companies that could become losers in the artificial-intelligence revolution. A surprisingly disco...
Feb 27, 2026 Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on February 27, 2026 in New York City. All three major indexes tumbled at opening with the Dow Jones leading the way losing over 700 points after the release of inflation numbers. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
UNC System Board of Governors vote unanimously for new academic freedom policy
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WPTF) - The UNC System Board of Governors has approved an official definition of academic freedom, voting unanimously in favor of the policy on Thursday, which was proposed on Dec. ...
Feb 27, 2026 Students walk in front of the Wilson Library at the University of North Carolina on May 1, 2024 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The University of North Carolina was the first public university to accept and graduate students in the United States. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
Bill Clinton says he 'did nothing wrong' with Epstein as he faces grilling over their relationship
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Former President Bill Clinton told members of Congress on Friday that he "did nothing wrong" in his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and saw no si...
Feb 27, 2026 Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer (R-KY) arrives to speak during a press conference ahead of former U.S. President Bill Clinton's closed-door deposition with the House Oversight Committee at the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center on February 27, 2026 in Chappaqua, New York. Former U.S. President Bill Clinton is set to provide testimony to the Republican-led House Oversight Committee as part of an ongoing inquiry into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's case. Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave her deposition the previous day. (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)
Attorney general announces indictments against 30 more people who protested at a Minnesota church
By SARAH RAZA Associated Press Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Friday that 30 more people have been indicted for allegedly taking part in an anti-immigration enforcement protest at a Minnesota ch...
Feb 27, 2026 FILE - Cities Church is seen in St. Paul, Minn. where activists shut down a service claiming the pastor was also working as an ICE agent, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026 in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis, File)
Biden flies commercial from Reagan National Airport and winds up stuck in delays like everyone else
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A crowd gathered at a commuter gate at Reagan National Airport on Friday as fog-laden Washington skies caused an hourlong ground stop that backed up p...
Feb 27, 2026