Category Archives: WPTF News
Ex-Southern Poverty Law Center official charged in broader criminal case against group
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and KIMBERLY CHANDLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A former Southern Poverty Law Center official has been charged in the Department of Justice's broader criminal case agains...
Associated Press Aug 12, 2026
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, youngest person to hold role, to leave at month's end
WASHINGTON (AP) - White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, the youngest person to hold the role, will leave at month's end, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday. Leavitt, 28, just recently ...
Bruce Ferrell Aug 12, 2026
Coach Dave Canales has positive outlook on Xavier Legette upon return to practice following injury
By RICHARD WALKER Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Carolina Panthers wide receiver Xavier Legette may not be playing in Saturday's preseason game at the Buffalo Bills after suffering a stinger ...
Associated Press Aug 12, 2026
Heels guard Seth Trimble committing to Louisville after Colorado eligibility ruling
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - North Carolina guard Seth Trimble is transferring to Louisville and taking advantage of the recent preliminary injunction from a Colorado judge giving student-athletes who gradu...
Bruce Ferrell Aug 12, 2026
THE CLOSING BELL: Wall Street edges near its record as AI stocks rise and worries about inflation ease a bit
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street edged near its record after several AI stocks reported better growth for the spring than analysts expected, while a report showed inflation ...
Associated Pres Aug 12, 2026
Trump's vaccine order hands some MAHA voters a win. It also gives Democrats an attack line
By ALI SWENSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - President Donald Trump pivoted the nation's attention back to vaccines this week with an executive order that aims to scale back the childhood immunizat...
Associated Press Aug 12, 2026
Grants to help forests grow
RALEIGH. N.C. (NCN News) --The N.C. Forest Service recently awarded $5.6 million to support urban and community forestry projects in 19 local communities across North Carolina through its Urban and Co...
Bruce Ferrell Aug 12, 2026
Trump says Secret Service and the military wanted him off Air Force One in Turkey due to threat
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he slipped away from Air Force One after a trip last month in Turkey because the Secret Service and militar...
Associated Press Aug 12, 2026
Indonesian rescuers evacuate dozens from a ferry fire that left at least 1 dead near Bali
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Crews rescued 172 people and recovered the body of a passenger from a ferry that caught fire in rough seas Wednesday near the Indonesian tourist island of Bali, authorities s...
Associated Press Aug 12, 2026
BEFORE THE BELL: Wall Street points to a higher open ahead of critical July inflation data
By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. futures are pointing higher before the release of key inflation data for July that could provide a better idea of whe...
Bruce Ferrell Aug 12, 2026