Category Archives: WPTF News
Atlanta Braves clinch 8th playoff berth in 9 years with victory over Astros
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) - The Atlanta Braves held a subdued celebration when they clinched a playoff berth Friday night after missing out last season. The first-place Braves be...
Sep 19, 2026 HOUSTON, TEXAS - SEPTEMBER 18: Michael Harris II #23 of the Atlanta Braves celebrates with Mike Yastrzemski #18 and Ronald Acuna Jr. #13 after defeating the Houston Astros at Daikin Park on September 18, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
Mensah sets ACC consecutive-completions marks, defense rises in 4th as No. 5 Miami tops Wake Forest
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - It was well into the third quarter, and Darian Mensah was a perfect passer off to a record-setting night while having fifth-ranked Miami's of...
Sep 19, 2026 WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 18: Darian Mensah #10 of the Miami Hurricanes warms up during the second half of the game against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium on September 18, 2026 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
Holdout juror in Clancy trial didn't have 'any doubts' that she was responsible for killing her kids
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) - The lone juror who wanted to convict Lindsay Clancy of murder for killing her three children said he was certain of her guilt, but that other jurors wou...
Sep 18, 2026 Lindsay Clancy looks to her lawyer Kevin Reddington as the jury keeps deliberating at her murder trial at Plymouth Superior Court in Plymouth, Mass., Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger via AP, Pool)
Trump targets more news outlets, saying he will ban CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House
By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) - President Donald Trump said Friday that he was barring CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House due to what he called unfavorable coverage and...
Sep 18, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 18: Reporter Kristen Holmes of CNN prepares to speak from the area known as 'pebble beach' on the north side of the White House on September 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump announced via TruthSocial that he would be banning CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House. (Photo by Daniel Heuer/Getty Images)
Trump announces all 50 states joining Medicaid drug pricing model
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump announced Friday that all 50 states will join in on a program set to provide Most Favored Nation pricing to some drugs withi...
Sep 18, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 18: U.S. President Donald Trump (C) is joined by (L-R) South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Dr. Mehmet Oz, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves as he speaks to reporters about healthcare in the Oval Office at the White House on September 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump announced that his administration's Medicaid "most-favored-nation" drug pricing model will cover all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes turn focus to new season by opening preseason camp
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer Barely three months had passed since the Carolina Hurricanes finally punched through a playoff roadblock to win another Stanley Cup when it was time to turn their atten...
Sep 18, 2026 LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JUNE 14: The Carolina Hurricanes celebrate victory over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game Six of the 2026 NHL Stanley Cup Final at T-Mobile Arena on June 14, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
THE CLOSING BELL: Wall Street drifts as bond yields rise and oil prices swing
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street capped an up -and- down week Friday with a mixed finish for U.S. stock indexes, as elevated bond yields and oil prices weighed on the market...
Sep 18, 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)
WAKEMED-ATRIUM COMBO: County commissioners set key votes for Monday
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Wake County Commissioners are set to vote Monday (September 21) on moving forward with a "strategic combination" of WakeMed with Atrium Health. The deal first surfaced in May, w...
Sep 18, 2026 WakeMed is considering a merger with Charlotte-based Atrium Health. A vote by the Wake County Commissioner is expected on Monday (photo courtesy WakeMed)
Trump refers to Black man from racially offensive 1988 campaign ad while stumping in North Carolina
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press As President Donald Trump tries to convince voters that Democrats have let crime run amok, he's digging into the country's political past to reference one of the mos...
Sep 18, 2026 GASTONIA, NORTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 16: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally with North Carolina Republican Senate candidate and former RNC Chairman Michael Whatley at Gastonia Municipal Airport on September 16, 2026 in Gastonia, North Carolina. Whatley, currently trailing in the polls, will face off against Democratic Senate candidate and former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper in the midterm elections on November 3. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire Hathaway chairman, a post he has held since 1970
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Warren Buffett is stepping down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway after serving in the role at the $1 trillion conglomerate for more than 50 years. Buffett, 96, ...
Sep 18, 2026 NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 19: Philanthropist Warren Buffett is joined onstage by 24 other philanthropist and influential business people featured on the Forbes list of 100 Greatest Business Minds during the Forbes Media Centennial Celebration at Pier 60 on September 19, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Daniel Zuchnik/WireImage)