Triangle/Local
Serviceberry: A little-known native tree that birds (and gardeners) love
By MIKE RALEY WPTF Weekend Gardener RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) – Many years ago, my family and I were visiting relatives in Ohio in early April. On the way back home it snowed, although it did not stick to the roads. It stopped snowing as we…
A former governor, a Trump and many others: Tillis retirement sets off NC Senate seat speculation
By GARY D. ROBERTSON and JILL COLVIN Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis’ surprise retirement announcement over the weekend creates a sudden opening in next year’s midterm elections, setting off a scramble of successor speculation that includes both a former Democratic governor…
New x-ray tech could make airport security faster—and smarter
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) – Tired of dumping your drink and holding up the line at TSA? A Duke University spinout, Quadridox, is working on new tech that could speed up airport security—and let you keep your water bottle too. Joel Greenberg, the President of Quadridox,…
Junk fees, subscriptions and overspending: why now is the time to audit your wallet
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) – It’s wild to think tomorrow marks the halfway point of 2025. And while you might be coasting through this short holiday week, CBS News Business Analyst Jill Schlesinger says now’s the perfect time to consider giving your finances a checkup. Jill…
Hailstorm and hackers disrupt southeast air travel ahead of Fourth of July
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) – A sudden hailstorm slammed into Atlanta’s main travel hub, forcing the diversion of 90 flights and throwing travel plans into chaos across the Southeast. Aviation Analyst Jay Ratliff says it’s one thing when our cars are subjected to a hailstorm but…
State/Regional
Jabil plans to create nearly 1,200 jobs in North Carolina with manufacturing investment
SALISBURY, N.C. (AP) — Electronics maker Jabil Inc. aims to create nearly 1,200 jobs in central North Carolina, spending $500 million to create a manufacturing facility that will support cloud computing and artificial intelligence data centers. Gov. Josh Stein’s office and the company said the…
Inmate fatally shoots North Carolina officer before being caught in stolen vehicle, sheriff says
MURPHY, N.C. (AP) — A federal inmate escaped from custody at a medical clinic in western North Carolina and fatally shot a detention officer with his own gun Monday, then fled in a stolen vehicle before being captured in another county, a sheriff said. The…
Sen. Thom Tillis in stepping aside goes the way of other Republicans who have challenged Trump
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Flake. Corker. Romney. And now, Sen. Thom Tillis. The roll call of Republican senators in the U.S. Congress who have called it quits, rather than endure a political career sideways with President Donald Trump, is long, notable…
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina won’t run in 2026 after opposing Trump’s bill
By ALI SWENSON and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina said Sunday he will not seek reelection next year, an abrupt announcement that came one day after he staked out his opposition to President Donald Trump’s tax breaks and…
Senate Republicans advance Trump’s tax and spending cuts bill after dramatic late-night vote
By LISA MASCARO, KEVIN FREKING and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans voting in a dramatic late Saturday session narrowly cleared a key procedural step as they race to advance President Donald Trump’s package of tax breaks, spending cuts and bolstered deportation funds by…
World/National
Wall Street is split as Tesla and tech drop while most other US stocks climb
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A mixed day of trading left the U.S. stock market split on Tuesday as Wall Street’s momentum slowed after setting record highs in each of the last two days. The S&P 500 dipped 0.1% for its first…
Trump says migrants would need to know ‘how to run away from an alligator’ to flee Florida facility
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press OCHOPEE, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday toured a new immigration detention center surrounded by alligator-filled swamps in the Florida Everglades, suggesting it could be a model for future lockups nationwide as his administration races to…
Senate passes Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill as Vance breaks 50-50 tie
By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and MATT BROWN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans hauled President Donald Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill to passage Tuesday on the narrowest of votes, pushing past opposition from Democrats and their own GOP ranks after a turbulent overnight…
Man shot Idaho firefighters who had asked him to move his vehicle, killing 2, sheriff says
By MANUEL VALDES and LINDSEY WASSON Associated Press COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) — A man who started a wildfire and then fatally shot two firefighters and wounded another in northern Idaho was a 20-year-old transient who attacked the first responders after they asked him to…
US stocks add a bit more to their all-time high
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market added to its record on Monday as Wall Street closed out a second straight winning month. The S&P 500 rose 0.5% in its first trading after completing a stunning recovery from its springtime sell-off…
Entertainment
No verdict on first day of jury deliberations at Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking trial
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jury deliberations got underway on Monday in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal sex trafficking trial and hit a snag almost as soon as they started. But, by the end of the day, jurors…
Jury begins deliberating in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking trial
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors started deliberating Monday in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking case, weighing charges that could put the hip-hop mogul in prison for life. After receiving legal instructions from federal Judge Arun Subramanian…
Fans criticize Beyoncé for shirt calling Native Americans ‘the enemies of peace’
By GRAHAM LEE BREWER Associated Press A T-shirt worn by Beyoncé during a Juneteenth performance on her “Cowboy Carter” tour has sparked a discussion over how Americans frame their history and caused a wave of criticism for the Houston-born superstar. The T-shirt worn during a concert in…
China’s humanoid robots generate more soccer excitement than their human counterparts
BEIJING (AP) — While China’s men’s soccer team hasn’t generated much excitement in recent years, humanoid robot teams have won over fans in Beijing based more on the AI technology involved than any athletic prowess shown. Four teams of humanoid robots faced off in fully…
Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary turned acclaimed TV journalist, dead at 91
By FRAZIER MOORE AP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary who became one of television’s most honored journalists, masterfully using a visual medium to illuminate a world of ideas, died Thursday at age 91. Moyers died in a New…
Sports
UPenn to update swimming records set by Lia Thomas, settling with feds on transgender athletes case
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The University of Pennsylvania says it will update records set by transgender swimmer Lia Thomas and apologize to female athletes “disadvantaged” by Thomas’ participation on the women’s swimming team, part of a resolution of a federal civil rights case.…
UNC announces AD transition plan from Bubba Cunningham to RFK Racing president Steve Newmark in 2026
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer North Carolina athletic director Bubba Cunningham will transition next summer into a new advisory role to the school’s chancellor, while hiring RFK Racing team president Steve Newmark as his eventual successor. UNC announced the moves Tuesday, which marked the official…
Virginia swimmer Gretchen Walsh wins the Honda Cup, given to top female college athlete
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Virginia swimmer Gretchen Walsh won the Honda Cup, given annually to the country’s top female college athlete, on Monday night. She’s the ninth swimmer to win the award and first since Simone Manuel in 2018.…
Future of NASCAR’s downtown Chicago weekend is unclear going into the third year of contract
By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — When it comes to NASCAR’s upcoming return to downtown Chicago, Julie Giese has a long list of responsibilities. The track president is monitoring an ambitious construction schedule for the street course, to go along with everything…
Aldrich Potgieter wins Rocket Classic on 5th playoff hole, outlasting Max Greyserman and Chris Kirk
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Aldrich Potgieter ended the protracted Rocket Classic, making an 18-foot birdie putt on the fifth playoff hole to outlast Max Greyserman for his first PGA Tour title on Sunday. “I finally got one to the hole,” Potgieter said…