Category Archives: WPTF News
U.S. Navy to add jobs at Kinston Transpark
KINSTON, N.C. (NCN News) - The U.S. Navy is coming to Kinston's Global Trans Park, in a deal that could lead to 400 jobs. The TransPark and the Navy have signed a 10-year agreement that will bring mor...
Apr 16, 2026
ChatGPT maker OpenAI shifts its focus to business users amid Anthropic pressure
By MATT O'BRIEN AP Technology Writer The same ChatGPT chatbot that gave OpenAI's chief financial officer Sarah Friar a tilapia recipe for a recent Sunday night dinner at home is also now doing her mos...
Apr 16, 2026
What to know about the first-round matchups in the NHL's Stanley Cup playoffs
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer As playoff races were raging down the stretch, Commissioner Gary Bettman pointed out that the NHL in years past has had first-round matchups decided on the final day ...
Apr 16, 2026
Pakistani delegation meets in Tehran hoping for more US-Iran talks before ceasefire ends
By SAMY MAGDY, SAM METZ, MUNIR AHMED and MIKE CORDER Associated Press CAIRO (AP) - Pakistan's army chief met Wednesday in Tehran with Iran's foreign minister in the latest diplomatic move to ease tens...
Apr 15, 2026
Jury finds that Ticketmaster and Live Nation had an anticompetitive monopoly over big concert venues
By LARRY NEUMEISTER and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - A jury has found that concert giant Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary had a harmful monopoly over big concert venues, ...
Apr 15, 2026
Wall Street hits a record as S&P 500 continues its 2-week rally on hopes for the Iran war
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market hit a record Wednesday after adding to its two-week rally built on hopes the war with Iran won't create a worst-case scenario for ...
Apr 15, 2026
Treasury secretary says US will ramp up economic pain on Iran
By SAMY MAGDY, SAM METZ, MUNIR AHMED and MIKE CORDER Associated Press CAIRO (AP) --Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned Wednesday that the U.S. will ramp up its infliction of economic pain on Iran....
Apr 15, 2026
State leaders call attention to black women, children's health
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - State leaders and health advocates are calling attention to the health needs of black women and children. On Wednesday (April 15), Governor Josh Stein joined Senator Natalie...
Apr 15, 2026
State ag officials issues stop-sale order on refillable propane system
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - The state agriculture department is blocking the sale of a specific type of propane system, citing safety standards. In a release Wednesday, (April 15), the N.C. Department ...
Apr 15, 2026
Justice Department moves to toss seditious conspiracy convictions of Oath Keepers and Proud Boys
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department on Tuesday asked a federal appeals court to throw out the seditious conspiracy convictions of Pr...
Apr 14, 2026