Category Archives: WPTF News

Federal report due on Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina’s path to recognition as a tribal nation
By GRAHAM LEE BREWER and ALLEN G. BREED Associated PressPEMBROKE, N.C. (AP) - Members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina are awaiting the release of a Department of the Interior report that, as soo...
Curtis Media Apr 22, 2025

Student loans in default to be referred to debt collection, Education Department says
By ANNIE MA AP Education WriterWASHINGTON (AP) - The Education Department will begin collection next month on student loans that are in default, including the garnishing of wages for potenti...
Curtis Media Apr 21, 2025

Statewide tributes pour in as North Carolinians mourn Pope Francis
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) — Leaders across North Carolina are reacting to the news that Pope Francis has died at the age of 88, as confirmed by the Vatican on Monday morning. Many are reflecting on P...
Curtis Media Apr 21, 2025
Student loans in default to be referred to debt collection, Education Department says
By ANNIE MA AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The Education Department will begin collection next month on student loans that are in default, including the garnishing of wages for potentially mill...
Curtis Media Apr 21, 2025

Duke freshman Cooper Flagg is headed to the NBA as the favorite to be the No. 1 overall draft pick
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball WriterDuke star Cooper Flagg is headed to the NBA as the favorite to be the No. 1 overall draft pick.The program announced Flagg’s move in a social media post M...
Curtis Media Apr 21, 2025
Statewide tributes pour in as North Carolinians mourn Pope Francis
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Leaders across North Carolina are reacting to the news that Pope Francis has died at the age of 88, as confirmed by the Vatican on Monday morning. Many are reflecting on Pope Fr...
Curtis Media Apr 21, 2025

What to know about the death of Pope Francis
By VANESSA GERA and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated PressVATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. Here are the key things to know about the death of the Argentine ...
Curtis Media Apr 21, 2025
Duke freshman Cooper Flagg is headed to the NBA as the favorite to be the No. 1 overall draft pick
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Duke star Cooper Flagg is headed to the NBA as the favorite to be the No. 1 overall draft pick. The program announced Flagg's move in a social media post Monday fol...
Curtis Media Apr 21, 2025

Alito’s dissent in deportation case says court rushed to block Trump with middle-of-the night order
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court acted "literally in the middle of the night" and without sufficient explanation in blocking the Trump administration from deporting any Venezuelans held in northern...
Curtis Media Apr 20, 2025

Judge pauses Trump administration’s plans for mass layoffs at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump’s attempt to fire nearly everyone at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was pause...
Curtis Media Apr 18, 2025
