Category Archives: WPTF News
James Burrows, director of classic TV comedies including 'Cheers' and 'Friends,' dies at 85
By BETH HARRIS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - James Burrows, who helped create volumes of laughter as director of more than a thousand episodes of such classic television comedies as "Cheers," "T...
Bruce Ferrell Jun 19, 2026
US push to get Iran talks started hits an early bump. Vance stays at home, for now
By AAMER MADHANI, JAMEY KEATEN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press ZURICH (AP) - The American push to quickly begin high-stakes talks with Iran hit a snag Friday, just days after the signing of an agreeme...
Associated Press Jun 19, 2026
As Juneteenth is celebrated across the US, Obama's presidential center opens in Chicago
DALLAS (AP) - As people gathered across the U.S. to celebrate Juneteenth on Friday, former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama welcomed the first visitors to his presidential c...
Associated Press Jun 19, 2026
Stein signs property tax bill
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - Governor Josh Stein has signed a bill which places limits on property tax increases. Stein signed the moratorium which applies to counties with reappraisals that became effe...
Bruce Ferrell Jun 19, 2026
Talks between the US and Iran are called off because of fighting in Lebanon, officials say
By ERIN CUNNINGHAM, DAVID RISING and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) - Talks between the U.S. and Iran were called off on Friday after intense fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in sou...
Associated Press Jun 19, 2026
Tropical storm remnants drench Gulf states after tornadoes hit the Midwest
By JACK BROOK, DAVE COLLINS and DAVID FISCHER Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The remnants of Tropical Storm Arthur battered parts of the southeastern United States with drenching rains and strong...
Associated Press Jun 18, 2026
Mike Fox's ties to Tar Heels strong as ever in retirement. CWS title would fulfill a lifelong dream
By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Mike Fox was part of almost every major milestone North Carolina has achieved in baseball, either as a player or coach. A national championship was al...
Associated Press Jun 18, 2026
Agreement reached with major landlord
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) -- Attorney General Jeff Jackson and eight other attorneys general from both major political parties reached a $7 million settlement with LivCor, LLC, a major landlord with ap...
Bruce Ferrell Jun 18, 2026
The Closing Bell: Stocks rise on Wall Street, erasing much of their loss from a day earlier
By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks closed higher on Wall Street, taking back most of their losses from a day earlier that were driven by anticipation that the Federal Reserv...
Associated Press Jun 18, 2026
Federal regulators back Trump's plan to speed power to energy-hungry AI data centers
By MATTHEW DALY and MARC LEVY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal regulators on Thursday agreed to let large energy users connect more quickly to the nation's inefficient and electric transmiss...
Bruce Ferrell Jun 18, 2026