Category Archives: WPTF News
Welcome to allergy season. Here's how to protect yourself
By KENYA HUNTER AP Health Writer ATLANTA (AP) - Allergy season can be miserable for tens of millions of Americans when trees, grass, and other pollens cause runny noses, itchy eyes, coughing and sneez...
Mar 22, 2026
Trump touted bigger tax refunds this year, but Americans will likely spend them on gas
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. economy was supposed to start the year with a bang, fueled by an unusually large jump in tax refunds from President Donald Trump's...
Mar 22, 2026
Acuff scores 36 as Arkansas holds off No. 12 seed High Point 94-88 to reach the Sweet 16
By ERIK GARCIA GUNDERSEN Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Darius Acuff Jr. had 36 points and six assists to help No. 4-seeded Arkansas survive a scare from 12th-seeded High Point with a 94-88 vi...
Mar 22, 2026
For airline travelers, the shutdown answer is simple: Pay TSA officers
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - Regardless of politics or destination, American air travelers were unified by one desire Saturday: It's time to pay Transportation Security Administration e...
Mar 21, 2026
Iran strikes near Israeli nuclear research center as Trump threatens attacks on Iranian power plants
By SAMY MAGDY, MELANIE LIDMAN and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press CAIRO (AP) - Iranian missiles struck two communities in southern Israel late Saturday, leaving buildings shattered and dozens injured in...
Mar 21, 2026
Former FBI Director Robert Mueller, who investigated Russia-Trump campaign ties, dies
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Robert S. Mueller III, the FBI director who transformed the nation's premier law enforcement agency into a terrorism-fighting force after the Sept. 11...
Mar 21, 2026
UNC is evaluating its basketball program after another early March Madness exit under Hubert Davis
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer North Carolina athletic director Bubba Cunningham said Saturday the school is evaluating "all facets" of its tradition-rich men's basketball program after another e...
Mar 21, 2026
Boozer, No. 1 overall seed Duke get rolling after halftime to beat TCU 81-58 and reach Sweet 16
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) - Duke got two tests to open its run as the No. 1 overall seed in March Madness. The Blue Devils responded both times, the latter coming when ...
Mar 21, 2026
New RDU airport budget includes parking rate increases
MORRISVILLE, N.C. (WPTF) - Leaders at Raleigh-Durham International Airport have approved a new budget that means it will cost more for you to park there. Depending on the lot, prices will increase bet...
Mar 21, 2026
CBS News shutters its storied radio news service after nearly a century, ending an era
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) - CBS News said Friday it is shutting down its storied radio news service after nearly 100 years of operation as part of a round of layoffs, blaming a shi...
Mar 20, 2026