Category Archives: WPTF News
Multiple arrests as FBI disrupts 'planned attacks' targeting White House UFC show, director says
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Law enforcement officials disrupted "planned attacks" meant to target the UFC cage-fighting show staged at the White House this past weekend for Presi...
Associated Press 23h ago
Iran says the deal to end the war with the US requires Israel to withdraw from Lebanon
By JON GAMBRELL, SAM METZ and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's top diplomat said Tuesday that the tentative deal to end the war with the United States would requir...
Associated Press 23h ago
Trump signals swift return of sanctions on Russian oil as G7 refocuses on Ukraine
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE, SYLVIE CORBET and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) - The United States could soon reimpose sanctions on Russian oil shipments after President Donald T...
Associated Press 23h ago
World Cup official says twitch caused gesture resembling supremacist sign; FIFA says no breach
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) - A World Cup video review official said his hand gesture resembling a white supremacist sign was caused by an involuntary twitch, and a FIFA committee co...
Associated Press Jun 15, 2026
RALEIGH: Residents can comment on proposed convention center name change
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - As expansion plans are underway for Raleigh Convention Center, there are also plans for the building to have a new name with a corporate sponsor. Raleigh City Council is holding...
Bruce Ferrell Jun 15, 2026
DURHAM: Detainee death under investigation
DURHAM, N.C. (WPTF) - The State Bureau of Investigation and the Durham County Sheriff's Office continue to investigate the death of a detention center detainee Friday (June 12) On Monday, the sheriff'...
Bruce Ferrell Jun 15, 2026
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