Category Archives: WPTF News
Tax filings: ACC paid average of $47.1M to full-share member schools, Big 12 paid average of $39.5M
By The Associated Press The Atlantic Coast Conference and Big 12 reported record revenues for the 2024-25 sports season, though those continued to lag behind massive gains for their Big Ten and Southe...
May 22, 2026
Warsh is sworn in as the Fed chair after Trump's bid for greater control over the independent bank
By WILL WEISSERT and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Friday oversaw the White House swearing-in of the new Federal Reserve chair and said he would like K...
May 22, 2026 Kevin Warsh, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee for Chair of the Federal Reserve, testifies during his Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs confirmation hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on April 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Tulsi Gabbard resigns as director of national intelligence, citing her husband's health
By MEG KINNARD, WILL WEISSERT and DAVID KLEPPER WASHINGTON (AP) - Tulsi Gabbard resigned as President Donald Trump's director of national intelligence on Friday, saying she needed to leave office as h...
May 22, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 19: Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard testifies during a House Select Intelligence Committee hearing on March 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. The hearing was held to assess worldwide threats in 2026. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)
FDA staff blindsided by move allowing more e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches onto US market
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Senior officials in the Food and Drug Administration's tobacco center were blindsided by a recent decision that opens the door to allowing more un...
May 22, 2026 NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 19: Vaping and e-cigarette products are displayed in a store on December 19, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
Richard Childress Racing is retiring Kyle Busch's No. 8 car until his son is ready to take over
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CONCORD, N.C. (AP) - Richard Childress Racing is temporarily retiring Kyle Busch's No. 8 Cup Series car - at least until the late driver's 11-year-old son Brexton is rea...
May 22, 2026 HAMPTON, GEORGIA - FEBRUARY 21: Kyle Busch, driver of the #7 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, and son, Brexton Busch walk onstage during driver intros prior to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Fr8 Racing 208 at Echo Park Speedway on February 21, 2026 in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
The Closing Bell: Wall Street keeps rising, even as U.S. households keep getting more discouraged
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The split between Wall Street and most U.S. households grew wider Friday as U.S. stocks rose to the finish of their eighth straight winning week, the be...
May 22, 2026 Stock market numbers are displayed on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Killer Convicted of Two Murders on Ft. Bragg
NEW BERN, N.C. (NCN News) - A federal jury convicted a Laurinburg man last week on eight charges including first degree murder, drug conspiracy, and obstruction of justice. Kenneth Maurice Quick, Jr.,...
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Raleigh police investigate downtown shooting, 2 hurt, 1 in custody
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Raleigh police have one woman in custody in connection with a shooting in downtown Raleigh Friday (May 22). The shooting happened around 10:30 a.m. near the Wake County Justice ...
May 22, 2026
Paul McCartney helps Stephen Colbert say goodbye to 'The Late Show' in ambitious final show
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Stephen Colbert chatted with Paul McCartney and joined him on stage for a raucous performance of "Hello, Goodbye" on the final broadcast of CBS'...
May 22, 2026 NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 27: Stephen Colbert attends the 51st Chaplin Award Gala honoring George Clooney at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on April 27, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for FLC)
Before the bell: Wall Street up modestly in premarket trading, oil prices climb on uncertainty over the Iran war
By CHAN HO-HIM and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street inched toward modest gains in premarket trading Friday as bond yields steadied even though oil prices rose with no signs of progress in endi...
May 22, 2026 The America 250 logo is displayed at the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on April 20, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)