Category Archives: WPTF News
Stocks fall and oil prices rise as uncertainty about the war with Iran weighs on Wall Street
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Doubt is taking over again from hope on Wall Street about a possible end to the war with Iran, and stocks are back to falling as oil prices rise Thursda...
Mar 26, 2026 Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on March 25, 2026 in New York City. Stocks rose at the opening with reports of the U.S. giving Iran a plan to bring the conflict to an end that sent crude prices tumbling, with the Dow Jones leading the way opening with a gain of over 500 points. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Transgender women athletes banned from female Olympic events by new IOC policy
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) - Transgender women athletes are now excluded from women's events at the Olympics after the IOC agreed to a new eligibility policy on Thursday which align...
Mar 26, 2026 MARCH 26: In this photo illustration, IOC President Kirsty Coventry is seen on a computer screen as she speaks at a live-streamed press briefing from Lausanne, Switzerland about the newly announced ban on transgender athletes in women's events on March 26, 2026 as viewed in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)
Jury finds Instagram and YouTube liable in landmark social media addiction trial
By KAITLYN HUAMANI and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writers LOS ANGELES (AP) - A jury found both Meta and YouTube liable in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that aimed to hold social media platforms respo...
Mar 25, 2026 Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives to the Los Angeles Superior Court at United States Court House on February 18, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. A 20-year-old California woman sued Meta and YouTube accusing them of building addictive platforms causing harm to children. (Photo by Jill Connelly/Getty Images)
Raleigh police identify nightclub shooting victim, search for suspects
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Police have released the name of a shooting victim from a Sunday morning (March 22) incident on New Bern Avenue. 33 year old Jorge Dorantes-Carranz was one of two people who was...
Mar 25, 2026
Durham Police seek Tobacco Trail stabbing suspect
DURHAM, N.C. (WPTF) - There's a new development in the Durham Police investigation into a homicide on the American Tobacco Trail. Durham Police investigators are seeking the public's assistance in loc...
Mar 25, 2026 LaRue Barbee is wanted and has been charged with First-Degree Homicide in the death of Chesleigh Eloyd Lyons and is being sought (photo courtesy Durham Police)
NCDMV hires provider for tech upgrades
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (NCN News) - The state's division of motor vehicles. has hired a service provider to update decades-old technology, in an effort to improve service. The North Carolina Division of Mo...
Mar 25, 2026 (Getty Images)
Zaas rejoins Duke University Health System as CEO
DURHAM, N.C. (WPTF) - A familiar name is returning to lead Duke University Health System. In an announcement Wednesday (March 25), Duke announced that Dr. David Zaas has been named chief executive off...
Mar 25, 2026 Duke University Health System announced that Dr. David Zaas has been named chief executive officer effective May 1 (photo courtesy DUHS)
Stocks and oil prices keep yo-yoing on uncertainty about when the war with Iran will end
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Hopes for a possible end to the war with Iran are pushing stocks higher again on Wall Street Wednesday, while oil prices ease. The S&P 500 rose 0.5%...
Mar 25, 2026
Record-high passenger wait times at airports, but no deal yet on the 40th day of the shutdown
By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Air travelers are experiencing the highest wait times ever under the Transportation Security Administration, the agency's acting he...
Mar 25, 2026 FILE - Only a few TSA check points are open as travelers wait in long lines at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on March 16, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images)
TSA officers share how they're scraping by without pay
By PHILIP MARCELO, OBED LAMY and RIO YAMAT Associated Press A woman in Indiana who put off dental surgery because she doesn't know if she can afford the copay. A Florida couple with young children who...
Mar 25, 2026 FILE - A TSA worker can be seen at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on March 16, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images)