Category Archives: WPTF News
Autism rates in US rise again to 1 in 31 kids, CDC says
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer ATLANTA (AP) - An estimated 1 in 31 U.S. children have autism, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday, marking another jump in a long str...
Apr 15, 2025
Proposed bill could remove thousands of books from NC public schools
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - What is your child reading? Lawmakers in Raleigh are rolling out a bill that could affect what your student reads. At a Legislative Building press conference this week, State Re...
Apr 15, 2025
A look at the universities with federal funding targeted by the Trump administration
By MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated Press Harvard University is the latest in a growing list of higher education institutions that had its federal funding targeted by the government in order to comply with ...
Apr 15, 2025
El Salvador President Bukele says he won't be releasing a Maryland man back to the US
By SEUNG MIN KIM and MARCOS ALEMN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump 's top advisers and Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador, said Monday that they have no basis for the ...
Apr 14, 2025
Supporters rally for Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs amid legal battle
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Supporters of Democratic Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs held a rally near the Legislative Building to criticize the ongoing legal effort to overturn Riggs' less than 800 vo...
Apr 14, 2025
Stocks rally worldwide after Trump eases some of his tariffs on electronics, for now
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are rising worldwide Monday after President Donald Trump relaxed some of his tariffs, for now at least, and as stress from within the U.S. bond m...
Apr 14, 2025
Blue Origin launches an all-female celebrity crew with Katy Perry, Gayle King and Lauren Sanchez
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launched his fiancee Lauren Sanchez into space Monday with an all-female celebrity crew that included Katy Perry and Gayle King. It was the l...
Apr 14, 2025
So your home's not social-media perfect? How to get over 'house shame' and invite people in
By LEANNE ITALIE AP Lifestyles Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Robbie Randolph is a real estate agent and interior designer for the rich, yet even he's not immune from the anxiety of "house shame." That's the ...
Apr 14, 2025
Trump team tries to project confidence and calm after his tariff moves rattled markets
By BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - Trump administration officials were out in force across the television networks Sunday defending President Donald Trump's economic policies after another...
Apr 13, 2025
Rory McIlroy wins Masters playoff to complete the career Grand Slam
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - The closer Rory McIlroy came to fulfilling his lifetime dream - winning the Masters - the more it kept slipping away. Sunday at Augusta National fel...
Apr 13, 2025