Category Archives: WPTF News
Senate confirms Hamilton to lead FEMA and clears more than 70 other Trump nominees
By GABRIELA AOUN ANGUEIRA Associated Press The Senate on Friday confirmed Cameron Hamilton as head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, returning the former Navy SEAL to the embattled agency he...
Aug 07, 2026
Higher education fund reaches milestone
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) -- The Independent College Fund of North Carolina (ICFNC), the fundraising arm of North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (NCICU), has completed 2025-2026 campaig...
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Blanche wins support for attorney general from GOP Sen. Cassidy, likely paving way for confirmation
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, LISA MASCARO and BILL BARROW Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy said on Friday that he will back Todd Blanche's nomination as attorney general, li...
Aug 07, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 19: Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. The hearing was held to examine the Department of Justice's proposed FY2027 budget estimate. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Appeals court rules Trump can't build White House ballroom without congressional approval
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal appeals court on Friday ordered the Trump administration to halt construction of its $400 million ballroom at t...
Aug 07, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 19: U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters about his proposed White House ballroom next to the worksite on May 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Senate parliamentarian ruled this week that taxpayer funds in the budget reconciliation package cannot be used for a $1 billion provision intended to fund security for Trump’s White House ballroom. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
BEFORE THE BELL: World shares are mixed after US stocks fall back, while oil edges lower
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) - World shares were mixed Friday after a modest retreat on Wall Street, while the price of crude oil edged lower. In early European trading, German...
Aug 07, 2026 Specialist Anthony Matesic works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, April 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Undrafted rookie quarterback Haynes King leads Panthers to 33-30 comeback win over Cardinals
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer CANTON, Ohio (AP) - Maybe a team should've drafted Haynes King. The rookie quarterback ran in from the 5 on the final play to give the Carolina Panthers a 33-30 vi...
Aug 07, 2026 Carolina Panthers quarterback Haynes King (16) passes in the second half of the Pro Football Hall of Fame NFL preseason game against the Arizona Cardinals in Canton, Ohio, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/David Richard)
Trump administration moves forward with Head Start overhaul, proposing to eliminate regulations
By MORIAH BALINGIT AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's administration said Thursday it plans to overhaul Head Start, tossing out many of the regulations that are the hallmar...
Aug 06, 2026
Justice Department cites Duke Law School for discrimination
DURHAM, N.C. (WPTF) - The U.S. Justice Department says it has found that Duke University's law school "intentionally discriminated based on race" and harmed white and Asian students. The Justice Depar...
Aug 06, 2026 Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA, circa 1960. (Photo by Harvey Meston/Archive Photos/Getty Images)
THE CLOSING BELL: US stocks edge lower as oil prices rise and more earnings reports roll in
By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer Stocks edged lower on Wall Street as oil prices rose and more company earnings reports rolled in. The S&P 500 fell 0.2% Thursday, and was just below the reco...
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DROUGHT UPDATE: Situation improving but problems remain
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) -- Many areas in North Carolina received rain over the last week, continuing to ease widespread drought. However, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor report released on Thur...
Aug 06, 2026