Category Archives: WPTF News

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

North Carolina advances bill on book bans in public schools
By MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - After fiery debate, a North Carolina bill advanced through the state House on Wednesday that gives parents a bigger say in which books are allow...
Curtis Media Apr 17, 2025

North Carolina budget plan advances as Senate Republicans double down on tax cuts
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina Senate Republicans have advanced a two-year budget for the ninth-largest state that spends less than what the new Democratic go...
Curtis Media Apr 17, 2025

North Carolina advances bill on book bans in public schools
By MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - After fiery debate, a North Carolina bill advanced through the state House on Wednesday that gives parents a bigger say in which books are allo...
Curtis Media Apr 17, 2025

North Carolina budget plan advances as Senate Republicans double down on tax cuts
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina Senate Republicans have advanced a two-year budget for the ninth-largest state that spends less than what the new Democratic g...
Curtis Media Apr 17, 2025

Wink Martindale, the genial game show host and an early TV interviewer of Elvis Presley, dies at 91
By BETH HARRIS Associated PressLOS ANGELES (AP) - Wink Martindale, the genial host of such hit game shows as "Gambit" and "Tic-Tac-Dough" who also did one of the first recorded television in...
Curtis Media Apr 16, 2025

Raj Mehta Day of Good returns for 5th year, encouraging kindness across NC
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) – April 15 may be known as Tax Day, but for many in the Triangle and beyond-it has become a day dedicated to kindness, connection and community. The Raj Mehta Day of Good is...
Curtis Media Apr 16, 2025
