Category Archives: WPTF News
North Carolina AG joins tariff lawsuit
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF/AP) -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson is among a group of Democratic Attorneys General challenging President Donald Trump's new global tariffs in court. On Thursday, ...
Mar 05, 2026
High Point University Survey: let's stop changing time
HIGH POINT, N.C. (WPTF) - This weekend, we move clocks back one hour and return to daylight saving time, but respondents to a new poll say they want time to stay the same. In a recent High Point Unive...
Mar 05, 2026
State Board of Elections member resigns amid contribution questions
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Only days after this year's primaries, a change is taking place on the State Board of Elections. State Auditor Dave Boliek has announced that Angela Hawkins will replace Bob Ruc...
Mar 05, 2026
Iran is pummeled by airstrikes as it launches a new wave of attacks against Israel and US bases
By JON GAMBRELL, DAVID RISING, ELENA BECATOROS and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran launched a new wave of attacks against Israel, American bases and countries aroun...
Mar 05, 2026
US jobless claims filings unchanged from previous week at 213,000 as layoffs remain low
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week was unchanged from the week before, a sign that layoffs remain at historically low levels. U.S. filings for joble...
Mar 05, 2026
NC protestor, three Capitol Police officers treated for injuries after scuffle in Senate hearing room
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A protester and three U.S. Capitol Police officers were treated for injuries in a Senate office building on Wednesday after the protester resi...
Mar 05, 2026
Lou Holtz, college football staple who coached Notre Dame to 1988 national title, dies at 89
By ERIC OLSON and TOM COYNE Associated Press Lou Holtz never met an opponent that couldn't beat him. Somehow, he squeaked out nearly 250 wins and a national title while cementing himself both as one o...
Mar 05, 2026
Nikolaj Ehlers' hat trick leads Hurricanes past Canucks 6-4
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Nikolaj Ehlers sealed his seventh career hat trick with an empty-net goal and the Carolina Hurricanes held off the Vancouver Canucks for a 6-4 victory on Wednesday n...
Mar 05, 2026
Iran's barrage of attacks across the Persian Gulf shows regional chaos is key to its strategy
By JON GAMBRELL and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - For years, Iran's theocratic government warned it would blanket the Middle East with missile and drone fire if it f...
Mar 05, 2026
Google settles with Epic Games with offer to lower its app store commissions
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google will lower the lucrative fees imposed on its Android app store and offer a way for rival options to gain its stamp of approval, endi...
Mar 04, 2026