Category Archives: WPTF News
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
Tyra Banks sues Netflix over 'America's Next Top Model' documentary, alleging defamation
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Tyra Banks has filed a defamation lawsuit against Netflix and the directors of its docuseries "Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model," alleging that the producers stripped ...
Associated Press Jun 14, 2026
12 dead in crash of plane on skydiving outing in Missouri, authorities say
By KRISTIN M. HALL and REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BUTLER, Mo. (AP) - A plane carrying a pilot and 11 passengers on a skydiving outing in Missouri crashed in a field and was engulfed in flames Sund...
Associated Press Jun 14, 2026
Oil and gas supplies could take months to return to normal after Iran deal, energy experts say
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - High oil and gasoline prices and energy supply problems won't be solved overnight, despite an agreement to end the Iran war and open the Strait of H...
Associated Press Jun 14, 2026
A tentative deal is reached to end the Iran war and Trump orders a stop to the US naval blockade
By MUNIR AHMED, JULIA FRANKEL, ABBY SEWELL and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) - The United States and Iran reached an initial agreement early Monday to open the Strait of Hormuz and fur...
Associated Press Jun 14, 2026
Trump names James M. McDonald to lead powerful New York federal prosecutor's office
By FATIMA HUSSEIN and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Saturday that he will appoint one of his personal lawyers to serve as the top federal prosecutor in Man...
Associated Press Jun 13, 2026
Judge orders Trump administration to restore National Park changes at sites that 'disparaged' US
By HALLIE GOLDEN and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to restore sites changed under an executive order calling for the nation's museums, pa...
Associated Press Jun 13, 2026
Colin Hynek's 3-run HR secures North Carolina's 6-2 College World Series win over Mississippi
By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Colin Hynek's three-run homer broke open a close game in the eighth inning and sent North Carolina to a 6-2 win over Mississippi in the College World ...
Associated Press Jun 13, 2026