Category Archives: WPTF News
Senate leader Phil Berger asks for recount in race against Sam Page
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - State Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger is asking for a recount in a razor-thin losing margin to Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page in the District 26. Republican Primary...
Mar 17, 2026
Amazon offers 1-hour and 3-hour deliveries for US customers willing to pay an extra charge
By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Amazon said Tuesday that it has started offering faster U.S. deliveries of selected products for a fee, including pantry staples, clothing, over...
Mar 17, 2026
Top counterterrorism official Kent resigns over Trump's Iran war, says Iran posed no imminent threat
By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, announced his resignation on Tuesday, citing his concerns about the justification fo...
Mar 17, 2026
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
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
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
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
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
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
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