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Category Archives: WPTF News

Jury finds Instagram and YouTube liable in landmark social media addiction trial
By KAITLYN HUAMANI and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writers LOS ANGELES (AP) - A jury found both Meta and YouTube liable in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that aimed to hold social media platforms respo...
Associated Press Mar 25, 2026 Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives to the Los Angeles Superior Court at United States Court House on February 18, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. A 20-year-old California woman sued Meta and YouTube accusing them of building addictive platforms causing harm to children. (Photo by Jill Connelly/Getty Images)
Raleigh police identify nightclub shooting victim, search for suspects
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Police have released the name of a shooting victim from a Sunday morning (March 22) incident on New Bern Avenue. 33 year old Jorge Dorantes-Carranz was one of two people who was...
Bruce Ferrell Mar 25, 2026
Durham Police seek Tobacco Trail stabbing suspect
DURHAM, N.C. (WPTF) - There's a new development in the Durham Police investigation into a homicide on the American Tobacco Trail. Durham Police investigators are seeking the public's assistance in loc...
Bruce Ferrell Mar 25, 2026 LaRue Barbee is wanted and has been charged with First-Degree Homicide in the death of Chesleigh Eloyd Lyons and is being sought (photo courtesy Durham Police)
NCDMV hires provider for tech upgrades
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (NCN News) - The state's division of motor vehicles. has hired a service provider to update decades-old technology, in an effort to improve service. The North Carolina Division of Mo...
Bruce Ferrell Mar 25, 2026 (Getty Images)
Zaas rejoins Duke University Health System as CEO
DURHAM, N.C. (WPTF) - A familiar name is returning to lead Duke University Health System. In an announcement Wednesday (March 25), Duke announced that Dr. David Zaas has been named chief executive off...
Bruce Ferrell Mar 25, 2026 Duke University Health System announced that Dr. David Zaas has been named chief executive officer effective May 1 (photo courtesy DUHS)
Stocks and oil prices keep yo-yoing on uncertainty about when the war with Iran will end
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Hopes for a possible end to the war with Iran are pushing stocks higher again on Wall Street Wednesday, while oil prices ease. The S&P 500 rose 0.5%...
Associated Press Mar 25, 2026
Record-high passenger wait times at airports, but no deal yet on the 40th day of the shutdown
By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Air travelers are experiencing the highest wait times ever under the Transportation Security Administration, the agency's acting he...
Associated Press Mar 25, 2026 FILE - Only a few TSA check points are open as travelers wait in long lines at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on March 16, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images)
TSA officers share how they're scraping by without pay
By PHILIP MARCELO, OBED LAMY and RIO YAMAT Associated Press A woman in Indiana who put off dental surgery because she doesn't know if she can afford the copay. A Florida couple with young children who...
Associated Press Mar 25, 2026 FILE - A TSA worker can be seen at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on March 16, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images)
Savannah Guthrie in NBC News interview appeals for help finding her missing mother
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer A tearful Savannah Guthrie, in her first interview since her 84-year-old mother was apparently abducted from her Arizona home, said that "someone needs to do the right ...
Associated Press Mar 25, 2026 FILE - Savannah Guthrie attends Project Healthy Mind's World Mental Health Day Gala at Spring Studios on October 10, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images)
OpenAI pulls the plug on Sora, the viral AI video app that sparked deepfake concerns
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - OpenAI is shutting down its social media app Sora, which went viral last fall as a place to share short-form videos generated by artificial intelligence but also raised alarms in ...
Associated Press Mar 25, 2026 FILE - Open AI CEO Sam Altman speaks during a talk session with SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son at an event titled "Transforming Business through AI" in Tokyo, Japan, on February 03, 2025. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)