Category Archives: WPTF News
Before the Bell: Oil prices surge as Iran conflict flares, while global stocks skid on selling of tech shares
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - Global shares sank on Monday after Wall Street ended last week with its worst day since October, while oil prices jumped more than $4 as fighting flare...
Jun 08, 2026
Broadway revivals and 'Liberation' win big at the Tony Awards, hosted by Pink
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) - "Schmigadoon!," an adaptation of an Apple TV series that gently mocks big, brassy Broadway shows, won the best new musical Tony Award on a night...
Jun 08, 2026
Years of pent-up emotions came flooding out of Alexander Zverev when he finally won the French Open
PARIS (AP) - It all came rushing back to Alexander Zverev when he was lying on his back on the French Open's center court, his hands covering his face, and sobbing on Sunday as he realized that he had...
Jun 07, 2026
Carolina trails Vegas in the Stanley Cup Final and has a big decision to make for Game 4
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer A sequence of events in a Stanley Cup Final that has gotten crazier by the minute has put the Carolina Hurricanes at a crossroads. They blew a two-goal lead and lost ...
Jun 07, 2026
Denny Hamlin goes back to front again to win NASCAR race at Michigan, tie Kyle Busch on win list
BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) - Denny Hamlin went from the rear to first again Sunday, winning at Michigan International Speedway to earn his second consecutive NASCAR Cup Series victory. Just like last week's...
Jun 07, 2026
Maverick Republican Sen. Bob Packwood of Oregon, who resigned after sexual harassment scandal, dies
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Former Sen. Bob Packwood, a moderate Oregon Republican whose reputation as a champion of abortion and women's rights was spoiled at the end of his career by allegations of sexual...
Jun 07, 2026
Trump dismisses idea that Iran betrays his 'no new wars' campaign message
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) - President Donald Trump is dismissing the idea that launching the war with Iran this year betrayed his refrain of "No new wars" that he ma...
Jun 07, 2026
Israel strikes Beirut's southern suburbs days after US-supported ceasefire deal
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB, HASSAN AMMAR, SAMY MAGDY and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press MREIJEH, Lebanon (AP) - Israel struck Beirut's southern suburbs without warning on Sunday, days after a ceasefire agree...
Jun 07, 2026
From unfilled gas tanks to fewer frills, retailers see US consumers rethink their spending
By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. consumers haven't stopped spending money since the Iran war drove up fuel prices, but many shoppers are reassessing what they buy and where, ...
Jun 07, 2026
At least 12 people shot at an Ohio street festival and suspects remain at large, police say
By JAIMIE DING and THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press Police were searching for suspects on Sunday after at least a dozen people were shot near a busy street festival in Ohio. Some people at the event in...
Jun 07, 2026