Category Archives: WPTF News
Trump orders US agencies to stop using Anthropic technology in clash over AI safety
By MATT O'BRIEN and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration on Friday ordered all U.S. agencies to stop using Anthropic's artificial intelligence technology and ...
Feb 27, 2026 FILE - Dario Amodei, CEO and co-founder of Anthropic, attends the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)
Sleepy owl found resting among items on a New York antique store shelf
DURHAM, N.Y. (AP) - Shoppers in upstate New York earlier this month turned up a rare find while perusing a local antique store this month: tucked next to a cookie jar made in the shape of a chicken wa...
Feb 27, 2026 In this photo provided by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, an owl sleeps on a shelf next to a cookie jar shaped like a chicken at The Market Place antique store in East Durham, N.Y., on Feb. 21, 2026 (New York State Department of Environmental Conservation via AP)
US stocks sink and oil prices rise as worries about AI, inflation and possible war hit Wall Street
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks sank Friday as Wall Street kept punishing companies that could become losers in the artificial-intelligence revolution. A surprisingly disco...
Feb 27, 2026 Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on February 27, 2026 in New York City. All three major indexes tumbled at opening with the Dow Jones leading the way losing over 700 points after the release of inflation numbers. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
UNC System Board of Governors vote unanimously for new academic freedom policy
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WPTF) - The UNC System Board of Governors has approved an official definition of academic freedom, voting unanimously in favor of the policy on Thursday, which was proposed on Dec. ...
Feb 27, 2026 Students walk in front of the Wilson Library at the University of North Carolina on May 1, 2024 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The University of North Carolina was the first public university to accept and graduate students in the United States. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
Bill Clinton says he 'did nothing wrong' with Epstein as he faces grilling over their relationship
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Former President Bill Clinton told members of Congress on Friday that he "did nothing wrong" in his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and saw no si...
Feb 27, 2026 Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer (R-KY) arrives to speak during a press conference ahead of former U.S. President Bill Clinton's closed-door deposition with the House Oversight Committee at the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center on February 27, 2026 in Chappaqua, New York. Former U.S. President Bill Clinton is set to provide testimony to the Republican-led House Oversight Committee as part of an ongoing inquiry into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's case. Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave her deposition the previous day. (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)
Attorney general announces indictments against 30 more people who protested at a Minnesota church
By SARAH RAZA Associated Press Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Friday that 30 more people have been indicted for allegedly taking part in an anti-immigration enforcement protest at a Minnesota ch...
Feb 27, 2026 FILE - Cities Church is seen in St. Paul, Minn. where activists shut down a service claiming the pastor was also working as an ICE agent, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026 in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis, File)
Biden flies commercial from Reagan National Airport and winds up stuck in delays like everyone else
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A crowd gathered at a commuter gate at Reagan National Airport on Friday as fog-laden Washington skies caused an hourlong ground stop that backed up p...
Feb 27, 2026
One Tech Tip: Unspoken group chat rules you're probably ignoring, but shouldn't
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer Communicating on group chats has quickly become a way of life, but what are the rules? We used to use email, the phone or talk in person. Now we use platforms like iM...
Feb 27, 2026 FILE - A man talks on his iPhone in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, May 18, 2016. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal, File)
Suspicious device found at Garner church
GARNER, N.C. (WPTF) - A hazardous device was safety destroyed near a Garner church off U.S. Highway 70 Friday morning. (Feb. 27). The area near The Capital Church was evacuated with nearby roads shut ...
Feb 27, 2026
NTSB chair slams House aviation bill as 'watered-down' after 67 deaths near Washington
By JOSH FUNK AP Transportation Writer The head of the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday it's misleading for members of the House to say their package of aviation safety reforms would ...
Feb 26, 2026 National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy testifies at the U.S. Capitol on February 12, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing highlighting the National Transportation Safety Board's recommendations for aircrafts to have a system broadcasting their location and a system receiving data about other aircrafts' locations. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)