Category Archives: WPTF News
Tulsi Gabbard resigns as director of national intelligence, citing her husband's health
By MEG KINNARD, WILL WEISSERT and DAVID KLEPPER WASHINGTON (AP) - Tulsi Gabbard resigned as President Donald Trump's director of national intelligence on Friday, saying she needed to leave office as h...
May 22, 2026
FDA staff blindsided by move allowing more e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches onto US market
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Senior officials in the Food and Drug Administration's tobacco center were blindsided by a recent decision that opens the door to allowing more un...
May 22, 2026
Richard Childress Racing is retiring Kyle Busch's No. 8 car until his son is ready to take over
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CONCORD, N.C. (AP) - Richard Childress Racing is temporarily retiring Kyle Busch's No. 8 Cup Series car - at least until the late driver's 11-year-old son Brexton is rea...
May 22, 2026
Killer Convicted of Two Murders on Ft. Bragg
NEW BERN, N.C. (NCN News) - A federal jury convicted a Laurinburg man last week on eight charges including first degree murder, drug conspiracy, and obstruction of justice. Kenneth Maurice Quick, Jr.,...
May 22, 2026
Raleigh police investigate downtown shooting, 2 hurt, 1 in custody
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Raleigh police have one woman in custody in connection with a shooting in downtown Raleigh Friday (May 22). The shooting happened around 10:30 a.m. near the Wake County Justice ...
May 22, 2026
Paul McCartney helps Stephen Colbert say goodbye to 'The Late Show' in ambitious final show
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Stephen Colbert chatted with Paul McCartney and joined him on stage for a raucous performance of "Hello, Goodbye" on the final broadcast of CBS'...
May 22, 2026
Before the bell: Wall Street up modestly in premarket trading, oil prices climb on uncertainty over the Iran war
By CHAN HO-HIM and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street inched toward modest gains in premarket trading Friday as bond yields steadied even though oil prices rose with no signs of progress in endi...
May 22, 2026
Canadiens pounce as Hurricanes emerge from long playoff break with breakdowns, miscues
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The off days added up for the Carolina Hurricanes after they swept their way to another Eastern Conference Final, leading to the longest between-ro...
May 22, 2026
Backlash to Trump's $1.8B settlement fund delays GOP immigration bill
By KEVIN FREKING, MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republicans abruptly left Washington on Thursday without voting on a roughly $70 billion bill to fund i...
May 21, 2026
2-time NASCAR champion Kyle Busch has died at 41, NASCAR says
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CONCORD, N.C. (AP) - Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup Series champion who won more races than anyone across NASCAR's three national series, has died at 41. The Busch Family, R...
May 21, 2026