Category Archives: WPTF News
States pour gambling tax dollars into college sports as athlete pay, soaring costs squeeze budgets
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Win or lose, the North Carolina Tar Heels already will be in elite company when they kick off the college football season against Texas Christian University in a game...
Aug 20, 2026 FILE - North Carolina head coach Bill Belichick looks towards the field after the final play in overtime in a loss to Virginia following an NCAA college football game in Chapel Hill, N.C., Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown, File)
BEFORE THE BELL: US futures little changed after US Treasury doubles bond buybacks
By CHAN HO-HIM and MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writers U.S. futures are relatively unchanged after the U.S. Treasury Department said it would at least double the size of its bond buybacks, and oil pr...
Aug 20, 2026 Specialist Anthony Matesic works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, April 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Kennedy Center tells court it won't try to restore Trump's name to the building before Sept. 8
By STEVEN SLOAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Kennedy Center has told a federal court that it would not attempt to return President Donald Trump's name to the building's facade before at leas...
Aug 19, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 19: Workers adjust the name of the “John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts" on December 19, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Kennedy Center Board of Trustees voted in what they say was a unanimous decision to rename the facility “The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts”. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)
Former Meta engineer says Instagram took a 'don't ask, don't tell' approach on kids under 13
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer OAKLAND, California (AP) - A former engineering director at Meta who has testified before Congress about child safety on Instagram told jurors Wednesday at a la...
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THE CLOSING BELL: US stocks halt their slide after the Treasury Department moves to ease pressure from the bond market
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks rose after the Treasury Department made a move to ease pressure emanating from the bond market. Strong profit reports for the spring from Ta...
Aug 19, 2026
Trump plays White House tour guide to show off work on his helipad and ballroom
By WILL WEISSERT and COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump played White House tour guide on Wednesday, showing off the helipad he is building on the lawn before lean...
Aug 19, 2026 President Donald Trump speaks on the South Lawn of the White House at the construction site of the new helicopter landing zone, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026, seen from the Washington Monument in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
TOBACCO ROAD CLASSIC: UNC takes on NC State in non-conference contest
GREENSBORO, N.C. (NCN News) - NC State will take on UNC in a non-conference game in Greensboro. This comes after the two only play each other once in the expanded ACC. The Heels face the Wolfpack on D...
Aug 19, 2026
Patent office opening in Raleigh
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - The Triangle region will be getting a patent and trademark office on N.C. State's Centennial Campus. Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) announced that the United States Patent a...
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High school football comes to WPTF
RALEIGH, NC (WPTF) -- For the first time in recent history, WPTF is covering the local High school football scene with the Triangle Gridiron Game of the Week and it's presented by the Breeden Law Firm...
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Trump says US and Canada have reached last-minute deal to delay 50% US tariffs on Canadian imports
By PAUL WISEMAN and ROB GILLIES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was delaying the 50% U.S. tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian imports after the two count...
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