Category Archives: WPTF News
TOURISM UPTICK: Small businesses say they're having a good summer as Americans travel closer to home
By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Small business owners in U.S. tourist destinations say they're seeing more Americans sticking closer to home this summer, trading overseas travel for...
7h ago
NC Celebrates America 250
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - North Carolina celebrated America's 250th birthday with a number of events, including a celebration on the grounds of the State Capitol in Raleigh. Governor Josh Stein spoke...
7h ago
Evacuation ordered at National Mall as storms gather ahead of Trump's America 250 speech
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's plans to commemorate America's 250th anniversary of independence with a rally on the National Mall were complicated on Saturday by severe storms that gathere...
8h ago
AMERICA AT 250: Fireworks, heat, hot dogs and politics: America celebrates its 250th birthday
By STEVEN SLOAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The 250th anniversary of American independence is colliding with a country gripped by political polarization and a heat wave bearing down on millions...
13h ago
North Carolinians can soon use grants to pay for non-degree programs
By Jon Marcus for The Hechinger Report.WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (PNS) -- At a time when polls show two-thirds of Americans think a higher education is no longer worth the price, Forsyth Technical Community...
17h ago
Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg oil terminal in latest long-range attack on Russia
By The Associated Press A Ukrainian drone attack struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg on Saturday, Russian officials said, as Kyiv presses on with bombardment of Russia's oil infrastructure. Almos...
17h ago
WEDDING BELLS: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce tie the knot
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Your English teacher and your gym teacher are married. And we finally know a few more details surrounding Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding a...
17h ago
Iran begins dayslong funeral for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in war
By NASSER KARIMI and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Hundreds of thousands of mourners began a dayslong funeral Saturday for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, beatin...
17h ago
Extreme heat bears down as America 250 celebrations ramp up. Trump heads to Mount Rushmore
By STEVEN SLOAN and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Festivities commemorating the 250th anniversary of American independence ramped up across the United States on Friday as demonstrat...
Jul 03, 2026
Putin shrugs off fuel shortages in Russia as he ramps up attacks on Ukraine
Despite severe fuel shortages across Russia, President Vladimir Putin appears unbothered by Ukraine's increasing attacks on his country's oil refineries. He has shrugged off the setback for one of the...
Jul 03, 2026