Category Archives: WPTF News
Israel strikes state-run Iranian TV during live broadcast after Iranian missiles kill 8 in Israel
By AMI BENTOV and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated PressTEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Israel struck Iran’s state-run television station Monday during a live broadcast, forcing a reporter to run off camera fo...
Jun 16, 2025
North Carolina redistricting trial begins, with racial gerrymandering allegations the focus
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina congressional and legislative districts drawn by Republicans that helped them retain majorities in Raleigh and Washington are in court, as federal lawsuits ac...
Jun 16, 2025
The Trump family's next venture, a mobile phone company
By BERNARD CONDON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The Trump family is licensing its name to a new mobile phone service, the latest in a string of ventures announced while Donald Trump is in the Whi...
Jun 16, 2025
The Latest: Trump attends G7 summit amid his trade war with US allies
By The Associated Press President Donald Trump has arrived for the G7, or Group of Seven, summit in Canada, a country he's suggested should be annexed, as he wages a trade war with America's longstand...
Jun 16, 2025
Israel strikes state-run Iranian TV during live broadcast after Iranian missiles kill 8 in Israel
By AMI BENTOV and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Israel struck Iran's state-run television station Monday during a live broadcast, forcing a reporter to run off camera followi...
Jun 16, 2025
J.J. Spaun overcomes five early bogeys to win the U.S. Open at rain-soaked Oakmont
OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) - J.J. Spaun turned a miserable day into an unforgettable finish in the U.S. Open. It was wet and nasty at Oakmont. Five players were tied for the lead with an hour to go. Spaun deli...
Jun 15, 2025
Justice Department’s early moves on voting and elections signal a shift from its traditional role
ATLANTA (AP) - In North Carolina, it was a lawsuit over the state’s voter registration records. In Arizona and Wisconsin, it was a letter to state election officials warning of potential adminis...
Jun 15, 2025
Military parade rolls through DC as ‘No Kings’ protesters across US decry Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) - The grand military parade that President Donald Trump had been wanting for years barreled down Constitution Avenue on Saturday with tanks, troops and a 21-gun salute, playi...
Jun 14, 2025
Nationals’ bat-retrieving dog Bruce laps up pregame attention, makes MLB debut
WASHINGTON (AP) - The dog days of summer arrived Saturday at Nationals Park.Bruce, a 21-month-old Golden Retriever, fetched a bat during a ceremony before the Washington Nationals' game against the Mi...
Jun 14, 2025
Rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, briefly shows up to support Sean “Diddy” Combs at trial
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) - Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, briefly showed up to the New York sex trafficking trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs on F...
Jun 13, 2025