Category Archives: WPTF News
Stocks leap worldwide, and oil prices drop after the US and Iran reach a tentative deal on their war
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Stock markets rallied worldwide, and oil prices eased after the United States and Iran reached a tentative deal to get the global flow of crude going ag...
Associated Press Jun 15, 2026
UPDATE: Eight dead as B-52 bomber crashes after takeoff at Edwards AFB
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A B-52 bomber crashed Monday and burst into flames, killing all eight people aboard, shortly after takeoff at a U.S. Air Force base in Southern California's Mojave Desert, military ...
Associated Press Jun 15, 2026
California Gov. Gavin Newsom says Trump's Justice Department is investigating him and his wife
By SOPHIE AUSTIN and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif (AP) - Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday that the Justice Department is investigating him and his wife, a...
Associated Press Jun 15, 2026
Lawmakers fight to stop the Trump administration's dismantling of a $386M ocean observatory project
By ANNIKA HAMMERSCHLAG Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) - A group of Democratic senators and one Republican, as well as two Democratic House committees, sent letters Monday to the National Science Founda...
Associated Press Jun 15, 2026
Fox to buy streaming pioneer Roku in a $22 billion deal
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Fox Corp. has agreed to buy the streaming pioneer Roku in a cash-and-stock deal valued at approximately $22 billion, including debt. Roku will continue to be run...
Associated Press Jun 15, 2026
GREENSBORO: JetZero Groundbreaking to Launch Greensboro Airplane Maker's 14,500-Job Project
GREENSBORO, N.C. (NCN News) - Governor Josh Stein joined state and local officials to break ground on JetZero's first commercial airplane manufacturing facility at the Piedmont Triad International Air...
Bruce Ferrell Jun 15, 2026
The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 in Game 6 to win their second Stanley Cup
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Carolina spent the first part of the Stanley Cup Final surviving, finding ways to overcome deficits and play a high-scoring game that didn't fit the Hurricanes' typical style. But whe...
Associated Press Jun 14, 2026
North Carolina gains inside track to College World Series finals with 5-2 win over West Virginia
By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Gavin Gallaher's two-run triple gave North Carolina the lead in the seventh inning to help send the Tar Heels to a 5-2 win over West Virginia in the C...
Associated Press Jun 14, 2026
Denny Hamlin wins the NASCAR Cup race at Pocono for his third straight victory
LONG POND, Pa. (AP) - With every Denny Hamlin victory, speculation about his future grows and talks of retirement are questioned. He signed a two-year extension with Joe Gibbs Racing that runs through...
Associated Press Jun 14, 2026
Putin, Zelenskyy speak with Trump by phone as drone strikes kill 2 in Russia and UK detains tanker
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy each spoke by phone with U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday, as Trump marked his 80th birthday and the war in Ukraine re...
Associated Press Jun 14, 2026