Category Archives: WPTF News
Iran fires on 3 ships in the Strait of Hormuz as US maintains blockade and diplomacy stalls
By JON GAMBRELL and DAVID RISING Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran fired on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz and seized two of them on Wednesday, intensifying its assault on ...
Apr 22, 2026
Smithfield announces plans for new Tobs home
SMITHFIELD, N.C. (WPTF) -- The Johnston County town of Smithfield is taking another step toward bringing collegiate summer baseball to town next year. In a release, town leaders said that 58 acres loc...
Apr 22, 2026
Legislature approves Medicaid funding, adds measures to fight abuse and fraud
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) -- Only two days into the Short Session, the General Assembly voted for a deal to provide up to $319 million more in funding for Medicaid to finish out the fiscal year that en...
Apr 22, 2026
US stocks rally to records, but Brent oil also tops $100 on worries about the Iran war
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market rallied to more records Wednesday after GE Vernova, Boston Scientific and other big companies joined the parade reporting fatter p...
Apr 22, 2026
US stocks rally to records, but Brent oil also tops $100 on worries about the Iran war
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market rallied to more records Wednesday after GE Vernova, Boston Scientific and other big companies joined the parade reporting fatter p...
Apr 22, 2026
Dave Mason, co-founder of Traffic known for 'We Just Disagree' and 'Feelin' Alright,' dies at 79
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Dave Mason - the co-founder of the psychedelic British band Traffic, songwriter behind classic rock hits "Feelin' Alright" and "Hole in My Shoe," and R...
Apr 22, 2026
Former Wisconsin guard John Blackwell announces that he's transferring to Duke
Former Wisconsin guard John Blackwell is heading to Duke. Blackwell announced Tuesday in an Instagram post that he had committed to Duke. Blackwell was one of the most highly regarded players to enter...
Apr 22, 2026
Trump says the US will extend its ceasefire with Iran at Pakistan's request
By MUNIR AHMED, JON GAMBRELL and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) - President Donald Trump said Tuesday the United States is extending its ceasefire with Iran at Pakistan's request as he wa...
Apr 21, 2026
Alan Osmond, the eldest member of the Osmonds, has died at 76
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Alan Osmond, the eldest member of the chart-topping family act The Osmonds, died Monday after decades with multiple sclerosis. He was 76. According to ...
Apr 21, 2026
Stocks slip and oil prices rise on uncertainty about US-Iran ceasefire talks
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks and oil prices flip-flopped Tuesday as uncertainty rose about what will happen following a two-week ceasefire in the war with Iran, which is...
Apr 21, 2026