Category Archives: WPTF News
Tim Curry, iconic character actor and 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' star, dies at 80
Tim Curry, a character actor who created a gallery of delicious, very loony villains for stage and screen, including Dr. Frank-N-Furter in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," has died. He was 80. Curry, ...
Aug 26, 2026 WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - OCTOBER 13: Actor Tim Curry attends the premiere of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do The Time Warp Again" at The Roxy Theatre on October 13, 2016 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic)
META SETTLEMENT: North Carolina to receive up to $645 million
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - We're learning more about what North Carolina stands to gain from a multi-billion-dollar settlement with Meta which owns Instagram and Facebook. Meta will pay up to $645 mil...
Aug 26, 2026 In this photo illustration, the Facebook and Instagram apps are seen on the screen of an iPhone on October 04, 2021 in San Anselmo, California. Social media applications Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are experiencing a global outage that started before 9 a.m. (P.S.T.) on Monday morning. (Photo Illustration by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
UPDATE: Judge denies Minnesota's bid to compel the extradition of an ICE officer from Texas
By VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday refused to order Texas to extradite an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer charged with shooting a m...
Aug 26, 2026 An anti-ICE protester pours water on a counter protester near city hall on January 17, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Protesters gathered after federal agents continued an immigration enforcement dubbed "Operation Metro Surge". (Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)
Darline Graham wins South Carolina GOP nomination to replace her late brother in US Senate
By MEG KINNARD and JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Darline Graham won the Republican nomination to replace her late brother on South Carolina's general election ballot...
Aug 26, 2026 COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA - AUGUST 25: Sen. Darline Graham (R-SC) speaks at a campaign event following her win, at the Willoughby, Humphrey & D'Antonio Law Firm on August 25, 2026 in Columbia, South Carolina. Graham faced Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) in a runoff in the South Carolina Republican Senate primary midterm election. (Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images)
REMEMBERING DOLLY: Dolly Parton built a better world, with rhinestones and songs
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) - There are few inalienable truths: Everyone was born, everyone will die, and everyone loved Dolly Parton. Larger-than-life at 5-foot-nothing, the countr...
Aug 26, 2026 Dolly Parton's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is decorated with flowers Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
BEFORE THE BELL: US futures slip ahead of newest read on inflation and quarterly earnings from Nvidia
By YURI KAGEYAMA and MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writers U.S. futures slipped Wednesday before the release of critical inflation and economic growth data, as well as quarterly earnings from Nvidia, t...
Aug 26, 2026 NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 18: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on August 18, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Healing Transitions completes men's campus
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) -- Healing Transitions celebrated the completion of its Men's Campus expansion and renovation with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday (August 25) followed by a community cookout an...
Aug 25, 2026 Healing Transitions celebrated the completion of its Men’s Campus expansion and renovation with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, followed by a community cookout and its annual Fred Barber Legacy of Service Awards. (photo courtesy Healing Transitions)
London follows Dublin as college football host city. Are more European locations in game plan?
LONDON (AP) - College football abroad ain't easy. Brian Dubiski knows. In 1988, he was a Texas Tech defensive back on a flight to Tokyo preparing to face Barry Sanders and Oklahoma State. Hours after ...
Aug 25, 2026 The inaugural Aer Lingus flight between Raleigh-Durham International Airport and Dublin, Ireland, launched Monday (April 14) with support from the region’s Irish-American community. (Photo courtesy Aer Lingus)
Pennsylvania reports first 2 measles deaths in the US this year, both people unvaccinated
By JONATHAN POET and MIKE STOBBE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Two unvaccinated Pennsylvania residents have died after being infected with measles, the first U.S. deaths this year related to th...
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THE CLOSING BELL: Falling oil prices help calm the stock and bond markets
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Oil prices fell again on Tuesday, which helped ease worries in the bond market and support stock prices. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% and edged a bit close...
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