Category Archives: WPTF News
After refugee aid cuts, faith groups help Afghan women connect through sewing
DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) - The Refugee Community Partnership, a mutual aid organization that supports immigrants, used to offer a sewing circle for Afghan women whose families had recently been resettled in...
May 28, 2026 Maureen Kurtz, left, works with interpreter Sama Qazikhani, 17, right, to instruct a participant in the Stitching for Hope sewing circle at the Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Durham, N.C. (RNS photo/Yonat Shimron)
Gamification and memes lure young people to sports wagering apps, prediction markets
By KAITLYN HUAMANI AP Technology Writer When Rory McIlroy won the Masters for the second year in a row, Kalshi shared a photo of him on Instagram with the words, "Wait he's goated." When a video of NB...
May 28, 2026 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - FEBRUARY 25: In this photo illustration, Predictions market sites are shown on electronic devices on February 25, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. Online prediction market platforms, such as Polymarket and Kalshi, allow people to place bets on wide-ranging subjects such as sports, finance, politics and current events. (Photo Illustration by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Kyle Busch had pneumonia for 'days to weeks,' according to his death certificate
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Kyle Busch died last week from hemorrhagic shock and disseminated intravascular coagulation after complications from bacterial pneumonia led to se...
May 28, 2026 FILE - Kyle Busch is introduced during the NASCAR All-Star auto race at Dover Motor Speedway, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Dover, Del. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton, File, File)
Suspect in Taylor Swift Vienna concert attack plot convicted and sentenced to 15 years
By PHILIPP JENNE Associated Press WIENER NEUSTADT, Austria (AP) - An Austrian court on Thursday convicted a man of planning to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna nearly two years ago. He was sent...
May 28, 2026 FILE - Taylor Swift attends the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 11, 2024 in Elmont, New York. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)
The Closing Bell: Wall Street pushes to more records as profits keep piling up for US companies
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks pushed to more records as companies like Dollar Tree, Snowflake and Hormel Foods kept piling up profits. A tentative deal to extend the ceas...
May 28, 2026 Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on April 20, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher Breaks Ground on Expansion
KURE BEACH, N.C. (NCN News) -- The North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher officially broke ground Thursday (May 28) on a major renovation and expansion that will make it the largest aquarium in North ...
May 28, 2026 A major renovation and expansion of the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher began with a groundbreaking ceremony. (Photo Courtesy of the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher).
Pittsboro man faces fraud charges
PITTSBORO, N.C. (WPTF) - The Chatham County Sheriff's Office has obtained warrants charging a Pittsboro man in connection with an identity theft and financial fraud investigation involving dozens of f...
May 28, 2026
US and Iranian negotiators reach tentative deal to extend ceasefire and launch nuclear talks
By JON GAMBRELL, SAM METZ and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - U.S. and Iranian negotiators have reached a tentative agreement to extend the ceasefire by 60 days ...
May 28, 2026 TEHRAN, IRAN - MAY 24: Iranians gather at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Mosque to commemorate those killed in the current US-Israeli war as well as previous wars on May 24, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. President Donald Trump said a peace deal with Iran has been largely negotiated with details, including the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, to be announced soon. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)
Judge sentences New Bern fentanyl dealer to 12 years in federal Prison
WILMINGTON, N.C. (NCN News) -- A federal judge sentenced a New Bern man to 12 years in prison for selling fentanyl while armed. According to the U.S. Attorney Eastern District office, Gerard Alexander...
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Before the bell: World shares decline and oil prices gain more than $2 after US strikes on Iran
World shares declined Thursday following more of what the U.S. military said were defensive strikes against Iran. Oil prices gained more than $2 a barrel after having dropped sharply a day before. In ...
May 28, 2026 NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 27: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on May 27, 2026, in New York City. As oil prices fell amid optimism over a resolution with Iran, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose to a new record high on Wednesday, closing up nearly 200 points. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)