Category Archives: WPTF News
Battle continues over stinky trees
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - While once thought as a way to dress up yards and neighborhoods, the war on the stinky Bradford Pear tree continues in North Carolina. North Carolina residents can remove an...
Mar 18, 2026
US stocks slump on worries about higher oil prices, inflation and interest rates
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks slumped Wednesday after a report said inflation was primed to worsen even before the war with Iran caused oil prices to spike. That a...
Mar 18, 2026
State board denies Berger's special recount requests, review continues
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - The State Board of Elections has rejected a request from State Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger to hand count selected votes in his challenge to the results of the distr...
Mar 18, 2026
An AI-rendered Val Kilmer will posthumously appear in a new film
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) - A year after the actor's death, a generative AI version of Val Kilmer will co-star in an independent film, in one of the boldest uses yet of artificial int...
Mar 18, 2026
Mullin tells senators Homeland Security needs funding as he faces confirmation hearing
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Markwayne Mullin, President Donald Trump's pick for Department of Homeland Security secretary, said Wednesday that Congress needed to put partisan...
Mar 18, 2026
Making menstrual leave official: 2 paid days off a month for period pain
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - It started with a casual lunch conversation between a county governor and his cabinet ministers about a colleague's menstrual pain. The discus...
Mar 18, 2026
North Carolina's Wilson, Texas Tech's Toppin among the missing stars in the NCAA Tournament
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer Top-ranked Duke earned the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament behind star freshman Cameron Boozer and an overpowering inside game. But as the Blue Devils embar...
Mar 18, 2026
Duke University announces millions for community projects funding
DURHAM, N.C. (WPTF) - Duke University is investing several million dollars for community projects through what it calls the "HomeGrown" Initiative announced Wednesday (March 18). The initiative makes ...
Mar 18, 2026
Tramon Mark's late jumper gives Texas a 68-66 win over NC State in the First Four
By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press DAYTON, Ohio (AP) - Tramon Mark hit a fadeaway jumper from just inside the 3-point line with 1.1 seconds left, and Texas survived a late rally to beat N.C. State 68-66...
Mar 18, 2026
Venezuela beats US 3-2 on Suárez's 9th-inning double to win first World Baseball Classic title
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer MIAMI (AP) - Venezuela won the World Baseball Classic for the first time, rebounding from a blown eighth-inning lead to beat the United States 3-2 Tuesday night on Eu...
Mar 17, 2026