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Veteran tight end Darren Waller agrees to 1-year deal with Carolina PanthersKennedy Center board set to vote on whether to move forward with closureBEFORE THE BELL: US futures climb ahead of more inflation data, though major indexes are down for the weekICE's plan to give officers electric shock gloves draws outrage and fears of misuseEx-Southern Poverty Law Center official charged in broader criminal case against groupWhite House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, youngest person to hold role, to leave at month's endCoach Dave Canales has positive outlook on Xavier Legette upon return to practice following injuryHeels guard Seth Trimble committing to Louisville after Colorado eligibility rulingTHE CLOSING BELL: Wall Street edges near its record as AI stocks rise and worries about inflation ease a bitTrump's vaccine order hands some MAHA voters a win. It also gives Democrats an attack lineGrants to help forests growTrump says Secret Service and the military wanted him off Air Force One in Turkey due to threatIndonesian rescuers evacuate dozens from a ferry fire that left at least 1 dead near BaliBEFORE THE BELL: Wall Street points to a higher open ahead of critical July inflation dataGolden State general manager Mike Dunleavy optimistic Stephen Curry will finish career with WarriorsLabor commissioner announces record-breaking $3.7 million in recovery of unpaid wagesMilitary veteran held in Russia for more than 4 years on disputed charges has been releasedTHE CLOSING BELL: US stocks edge further from their records as oil prices keep swingingIranian-backed Houthis kill 6 in attack on vessel, and other developments in the MideastBEFORE THE BELL: Oil prices settle, Wall Street inches higher ahead of new inflation numbers due this week
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Category Archives: WPTF News

New Wake County Superintendent discusses return to school for traditional calendar students
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Wake County Schools, North Carolina's largest public school system, welcomed back traditional calendar students Tuesday, officially kicking off the 2024-25 school year. Wake Cou...
Curtis Media Aug 27, 2024
Zuckerberg says the White House pressured Facebook over some COVID-19 content during the pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) - Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says senior Biden administration officials pressured Facebook to "censor" some COVID-19 content during the pandemic and vowed that the social media...
Curtis Media Aug 27, 2024
Iran’s supreme leader opens door to negotiations with United States over Tehran’s nuclear program
By JON GAMBRELL Associated PressDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran’s supreme leader opened the door Tuesday to renewed negotiations with the United States over his country’s rapidly a...
Curtis Media Aug 27, 2024
Mother of star high school QB sues state over NIL restrictions
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The mother of a touted high school football player who has committed to play in college at Tennessee is suing the state of North Carolina over its restrictions for public-school a...
Curtis Media Aug 26, 2024
Bryce Young oversees opening-drive TD in brief preseason debut, and Panthers beat Bills 31-26
By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports WriterORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - Bryce Young made Panthers coach Dave Canales' decision easy in determining how long he was going to keep the Panthers’ starting offense o...
Curtis Media Aug 24, 2024
North Carolina court says speedway can sue top health official over COVID-19 closure
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina racetrack shuttered briefly for defying state gathering limits during the pandemic can sue the top health regulator on allega...
Curtis Media Aug 23, 2024
North Carolina’s highest court won’t fast-track appeals in governor’s lawsuits
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina's highest court has decided it won't fast-track appeals of results in two lawsuits initiated by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper that...
Curtis Media Aug 23, 2024
Fort Liberty soldier in mother’s custody after being accused of lying about ties to insurrectionist group
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina-based soldier accused of lying to military authorities about his ties with a group that advocated overthrowing the U.S. government can live at his paren...
Curtis Media Aug 22, 2024
RDU breaks passenger traffic records for 2nd straight month
Crystal Lorbacher on RDU Airport's record-breaking summer trafficRALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Raleigh Durham International Airport set new passenger traffic records in June and July and welcomed more travel...
Curtis Media Aug 22, 2024
The biggest diamond in over a century is found in Botswana — a whopping 2,492 carats
By SELLO MOTSETA Associated PressGABORONE, Botswana (AP) - The largest diamond found in more than a century has been unearthed at a mine in Botswana, and the country’s president showed off the f...
Curtis Media Aug 22, 2024