Category Archives: WPTF News
Siemens announces Carolinas investments
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - German owned Siemens is investing more than $165 million in both Carolinas, including in Wake County, to support America's rapidly accelerating AI and data center markets. The n...
Mar 17, 2026 Futuristic designed data center interior. (3d render)
Judge blocks US government from slimming down vaccine recommendations
A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked federal health officials from cutting the number of vaccines recommended for every child, and said U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. likely viol...
Mar 16, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 04: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. appears before the Senate Finance Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on September 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. The committee met to hear testimony on President Trump's 2026 health care agenda. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Islandwide blackout hits Cuba as island struggles with deepening energy crisis
HAVANA (AP) - Officials in Cuba reported an islandwide blackout Monday in the country of some 11 million people as its energy and economic crises deepen and its power grid continues to crumble. The Mi...
Mar 16, 2026 A man finishes putting fuel in his car's tank, located in the back of the car, during a blackout in Havana, Cuba, Monday, March 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Falling oil prices send Wall Street to its best day since the Iran war began
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - A drop in oil prices on Monday helped send the U.S. stock market to its best day since the war in Iran began. The S&P 500 climbed 1% for its biggest...
Mar 16, 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)
Financial services company marks major Charlotte expansion
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (NCN News) - State and local leaders took part in the official ribbon cutting for financial giant Citigroup offices in the Ballantyne community in south Charlotte Monday (March 16). Th...
Mar 16, 2026 Aerial drone shot of Charlotte North Carolina center cityscape during a sunny spring day.
Storms cancel more US flights as TSA remains under pressure from partial government shutdown
By RIO YAMAT and MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press Thousands of flights across the U.S. were canceled or delayed Monday as powerful storms swept across the eastern half of the country and a partial gov...
Mar 16, 2026 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. The disruption is due to the continuing government shutdown and inclement weather that hit the east coast this morning causing many flights to be canceled or delayed. (Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images)
Trump says chief of staff Susie Wiles has breast cancer but will keep working through treatment
By COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - White House chief of staff Susie Wiles has been diagnosed with early stage breast cancer but plans to continue working through her treatment, retai...
Mar 16, 2026 FILE - White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles listens during a cabinet meeting at the White House, April 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
NBA owners will work on expansion again next week with Vegas and Seattle the targets, AP sources say
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The NBA may move a step closer to adding teams in Seattle and Las Vegas next week when expansion - which has been a topic for some time - will again be discussed b...
Mar 16, 2026 NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks at a press conference during 2026 NBA All-Star Weekend at Intuit Dome on February 14, 2026 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Ryan Sirius Sun/Getty Images)
Signal work planned near I-540 Wednesday
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Traffic signal work will impact a key intersection near the Raleigh-Durham International Airport Wednesday (March 18). Contractors for the N.C. Department of Transportation will...
Mar 16, 2026 Traffic lights at red
Oldest known whale recording could unlock mysteries of the ocean
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - A haunting whale song discovered on decades-old audio equipment could open up a new understanding of how the huge animals communicate, accord...
Mar 16, 2026 A humpback whale breaches in a lagoon on June 04, 2019 in Alameda, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)