Category Archives: WPTF News
Ty Gibbs will drive M&M's-themed car in memory of Kyle Busch in next month's race at Bristol
BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) - Ty Gibbs' car will be adorned in the multicolored M&M's paint scheme made famous by former teammate Kyle Busch during the NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway nex...
Aug 13, 2026 Kyle Busch, driver of the #7 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, looks on during qualifying for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Fr8 Racing 208 at Echo Park Speedway on February 20, 2026 in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
DURHAM: Sheriff's office makes drug trafficking arrest
DURHAM, N.C. (WPTF) - The Durham Sheriff's Office have announced an arrest as part of a drug trafficking crackdown. Wednesday (Aug. 12), investigators from the Sheriff's Anti-Crime and Narcotics Unit ...
Aug 13, 2026
THE CLOSING BELL: US stocks rise to a record as oil prices drop and inflation gets less bad
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market rose to a record following the latest sign that inflation is getting less bad. Stocks also got a lift Thursday from easing oil pri...
Aug 13, 2026 Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on April 20, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Veteran tight end Darren Waller agrees to 1-year deal with Carolina Panthers
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Veteran tight end Darren Waller has agreed to terms on a one-year deal with the Carolina Panthers. Rosenhaus Sports, the agency that represents Waller, sent a post on X confirmi...
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UPDATE: Kennedy Center votes to restore Trump's name and close for 2 years, challenging a judge's order
By STEVEN SLOAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The battle over the Kennedy Center's future escalated Thursday as President Donald Trump's allies on the board took new steps to commemorate him with...
Aug 13, 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)
BEFORE THE BELL: US futures climb ahead of more inflation data, though major indexes are down for the week
By YURI KAGEYAMA and MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writers Futures are rising as U.S. markets struggle to end the week in positive territory ahead of the second day of new inflation data. Dow Jones Ind...
Aug 13, 2026 NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 04: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on June 04, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
ICE's plan to give officers electric shock gloves draws outrage and fears of misuse
By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press Immigration and Customs Enforcement's plan to give officers gloves that deliver painful electric shocks faced criticism Wednesday from Democratic elected officials an...
Aug 13, 2026 FILE - Federal agents walk down a street while conducting immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy, File)
Ex-Southern Poverty Law Center official charged in broader criminal case against group
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and KIMBERLY CHANDLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A former Southern Poverty Law Center official has been charged in the Department of Justice's broader criminal case agains...
Aug 12, 2026 FILE - Heidi Beirich, of the Southern Poverty Law Center, speaks during the Women in the World Summit at Lincoln Center in New York, April 6, 2017. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, youngest person to hold role, to leave at month's end
WASHINGTON (AP) - White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, the youngest person to hold the role, will leave at month's end, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday. Leavitt, 28, just recently ...
Aug 12, 2026
Coach Dave Canales has positive outlook on Xavier Legette upon return to practice following injury
By RICHARD WALKER Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Carolina Panthers wide receiver Xavier Legette may not be playing in Saturday's preseason game at the Buffalo Bills after suffering a stinger ...
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