Category Archives: WPTF News
Svechnikov, Aho strike as Hurricanes top Golden Knights 4-2 to move within a win of the Stanley Cup
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Andrei Svechnikov scored twice and Sebastian Aho added a second-period goal in a breakout game for Carolina's top-line performers, helping the Hurr...
Associated Press 3h ago
DURHAM: Police investigate Thursday afternoon homicide
DURHAM, N.C. (WPTF) --- The Durham Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred at the intersection of Cornwallis Road and South Roxboro Street Thursday afternoon (June 11) At approxima...
Bruce Ferrell 7h ago
WAKE FOREST: Downtown concert draws questions
WAKE FOREST, N.C. (WPTF) - A downtown street party in Wake Forest is drawing some questions, including from several local businesses. In a post on Facebook, B & W Hardware said it would no longer ...
Bruce Ferrell 7h ago
FDA's e-cigarette authorization: Fruity vapes not significantly better than tobacco ones
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Fruit-flavored e-cigarettes recently authorized by the Food and Drug Administration were not significantly better at helping smokers quit than tob...
Associated Press 9h ago
Opening of Canada-US bridge that Trump threatened to block is delayed over unresolved 'issues'
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The opening of a Canadian-U.S. bridge across the Detroit River, which President Donald Trump had previously threatened to bloc...
Associated Press 10h ago
The Closing Bell: US stocks jump, and oil prices ease on hopes for a deal to get crude flowing globally again
By STAN CHOE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks rallied to their best day in two months, and oil prices fell after President Donald Trump called off his threat to bomb Iran...
Associated Press 10h ago
Trump plans to nominate US Attorney Jay Clayton to be national intelligence director
By COLLIN BINKLEY, LARRY NEUMEISTER and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Thursday that he plans to nominate Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney for the Southe...
Associated Press 11h ago
Trump calls off latest threats to strike Iran, citing progress in negotiations
By JON GAMBRELL and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he has called off new military strikes on Iran, hours after threatening ...
Associated Press 12h ago
Rocky Mount Police officer dies in off-duty accident
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (NCN News) - A Rocky Mount Police officer had died in an off-duty ATV accident. According to social media post by the police department, Michael Cotton died in an off-duty ATV accide...
Bruce Ferrell 13h ago
Too sick to work, but can they prove it? New Medicaid rule worries patients
By ALI SWENSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - On hot afternoons, DeAnna Brandon's three dogs zag around while she splashes in a backyard kiddie pool with her grandkids. These are the moments the 48-...
Associated Press 16h ago