Category Archives: WPTF News
BEFORE THE BELL: Bond sell-off heats up as oil prices continue to rise
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer A heavy sell-off in U.S. government bonds is gaining momentum with anxiety about persistent inflation driving prices lower. The yield on the two-year Treasury, ...
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Jury convicts Davis of first-degree murder for the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. and JESSICA HILL Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) - A jury found Duane "Keffe D" Davis guilty of orchestrating the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur, marking the first convi...
Aug 31, 2026 LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JUNE 17: Duane "Keffe D" Davis enters a courtroom in Clark County District Court for a trial readiness status check at the Regional Justice Center on June 17, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Davis was indicted and convicted on murder charges for his involvement in the killing of rapper Tupac Shakur in 1996. (Photo by Steve Marcus-Pool/Getty Images)
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is stepping down after 18 months on the job, White House says
By BEN FINLEY and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is stepping down after 18 months on the job, the White House said Monday, in the latest departure of a to...
Aug 31, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 12: U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on May 12, 2026 in Washington, DC. The committee held a hearing to review the posture of the U.S. Army in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2027 and the Future Years Defense Program. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
DA says a teen who recorded San Diego mosque shooting livestream has been charged with murder
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press A 17-year-old North Carolina girl who recorded a livestream of a shooting that killed three people at a San Diego mosque and disseminated the attackers' white-supremac...
Aug 31, 2026 A police car stands guard as day breaks at the mosque at the Islamic Center of San Diego, September 19, 2001 in San Diego, CA. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
Supreme Court lets White House continue construction on Trump's $400 million ballroom
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed the White House to continue construction on a $400 million ballroom project as lawsuits play out. The...
Aug 31, 2026 The White House, including the West Wing and construction of the new ballroom, is seen from the Old Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)
THE CLOSING BELL: Oil prices rise and stocks fall after US hits Iranian sites in the Strait of Hormuz
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Oil prices rose and U.S. stocks fell after American forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first military ac...
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UNC, Duke to combine plant specimen collections
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WPTF News) -- UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University will unite their herbaria under the management of the North Carolina Botanical Garden in Chapel Hill. Herbaria are collections of p...
Aug 31, 2026 The thousands of specimens of the Duke Herbarium are housed in cabinets in two buildings on campus, including this space below the Duke Phytotron. (Duke University)
At 91, Dale 'Grey Beard' Sanders reclaims record as oldest hiker to complete the Appalachian Trail
By HOLLY RAMER and ROBERT F. BUKATY Associated Press MILLINOCKET, Maine (AP) - More than 14 million older adults fall every year in the U.S., perhaps none so often as 91-year-old Dale Sanders. By his ...
Aug 31, 2026
Kalshi bans ex-Congressman George Santos for life, NC congressional candidate gets three year ban
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press The online prediction market platform Kalshi said Monday that it has permanently banned former U.S. Rep. George Santos after concluding the former Republican congr...
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Dolly Parton estate announces 2-day festival 'Dollyfest' to celebrate her legacy
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Dolly Parton is not done yet. The estate behind the icon, who died of cancer last week at age 80, has announced Dollyfest, a two-day festival to be hel...
Aug 31, 2026 HOLLYWOOD, CA - AUGUST 26: Fans honor Dolly Parton with flowers and notes at the site of her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on August 26, 2026 in Hollywood, California. The legendary entertainer passed away at the age of 80 on Tuesday, August 25. (Photo by AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)