Category Archives: WPTF News
Heels guard Seth Trimble committing to Louisville after Colorado eligibility ruling
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - North Carolina guard Seth Trimble is transferring to Louisville and taking advantage of the recent preliminary injunction from a Colorado judge giving student-athletes who gradu...
Aug 12, 2026 North Carolina guard Seth Trimble (7) celebrates with fans after an NCAA college basketball game against Duke, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, in Chapel Hill, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)
THE CLOSING BELL: Wall Street edges near its record as AI stocks rise and worries about inflation ease a bit
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street edged near its record after several AI stocks reported better growth for the spring than analysts expected, while a report showed inflation ...
Aug 12, 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)
Trump's vaccine order hands some MAHA voters a win. It also gives Democrats an attack line
By ALI SWENSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - President Donald Trump pivoted the nation's attention back to vaccines this week with an executive order that aims to scale back the childhood immunizat...
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Grants to help forests grow
RALEIGH. N.C. (NCN News) --The N.C. Forest Service recently awarded $5.6 million to support urban and community forestry projects in 19 local communities across North Carolina through its Urban and Co...
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Trump says Secret Service and the military wanted him off Air Force One in Turkey due to threat
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he slipped away from Air Force One after a trip last month in Turkey because the Secret Service and militar...
Aug 12, 2026 A catering truck is parked at Air Force One on the tarmac as the motorcade carrying U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to depart following the NATO summit at Ankara International Airport in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Indonesian rescuers evacuate dozens from a ferry fire that left at least 1 dead near Bali
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Crews rescued 172 people and recovered the body of a passenger from a ferry that caught fire in rough seas Wednesday near the Indonesian tourist island of Bali, authorities s...
Aug 12, 2026 In this image made from video released by the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS), the crew of a rescue ship look on as smoke billows from a passenger ferry that caught fire while traveling from the tourist island of Bali to neighboring island of Lombok, in the waters of Lombok Strait, Indonesia, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (BASARNAS via AP)
BEFORE THE BELL: Wall Street points to a higher open ahead of critical July inflation data
By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. futures are pointing higher before the release of key inflation data for July that could provide a better idea of whe...
Aug 12, 2026 People walk outside of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in lower Manhattan on March 13, 2026 in New York City. The Dow was up over 100 points in morning trading as events in Iran continue to upend global markets. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Golden State general manager Mike Dunleavy optimistic Stephen Curry will finish career with Warriors
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The Golden State Warriors have every indication Stephen Curry would like to stay with the team for the remainder of his career, and they plan to...
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Labor commissioner announces record-breaking $3.7 million in recovery of unpaid wages
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) -- Labor Commissioner Luke Farley announced that the North Carolina Department of Labor recovered a record-breaking $3.7 million in unpaid wages for workers in 89 of the state...
Aug 11, 2026 Labor Commissioner Luke Farley announced that the North Carolina Department of Labor recovered a record-breaking $3.7 million in unpaid wages for workers in 89 of the state’s 100 counties during State Fiscal Year 2026. (photo courtesy NCDOL)
Military veteran held in Russia for more than 4 years on disputed charges has been released
By BEN FINLEY and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press Russia released an American military veteran on Tuesday, allowing his return to the U.S. after four years of what his family and U.S. officials allege wa...
Aug 11, 2026 FILE - American and Russian flags are pictured on stage before President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin participate in a joint press conference at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)