Category Archives: WPTF News
Mick Ralphs, founding member of Bad Company and Mott the Hoople, dies at 81
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer Mick Ralphs, a guitarist, singer, songwriter and founding member of the classic British rock bands Bad Company and Mott the Hoople, has died. A statement poste...
Jun 23, 2025
Trump announces a ceasefire in Iran-Israel war; Iran to halt its fire if Israel stops its strikes
By DAVID RISING, JON GAMBRELL and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Iran had agreed to a "complete and total ceas...
Jun 23, 2025
Step back in time: Fort Dobbs brings frontier history to life
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Something special is brewing at Fort Dobbs-don't miss the June 28 celebration packed with reenactments, stories and a look into the past. Fort Dobbs was the only permanent front...
Jun 23, 2025
Analysts warn baby boomers' retirement pushes social security toward crisis
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Just a few decades ago, baby boomers were the financial engine powering the U.S. Social Security system. Now, as that generation retires in waves, the very program they sustaine...
Jun 23, 2025
Stocks rally and oil tumbles as Wall Street hopes for a limited retaliation after US strikes on Iran
By STAN CHOE, ELAINE KURTENBACH and BERNARD CONDON AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks rallied, and the price of oil tumbled Monday on hopes that Iran will not disrupt the global flow of c...
Jun 23, 2025
Solar advocates say Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" could undercut the industry and threaten jobs in North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - President Trump's "big beautiful bill" is casting a shadow over the future of solar energy, with proposed changes that could significantly reduce federal support for clean energ...
Jun 23, 2025
Who will have the 2025 song of the summer? We offer some predictions
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) - What makes a great song of the summer? Is it an up-tempo pop banger? Something with an earworm chorus? Does it need to feature the words "summer," "sun...
Jun 23, 2025
Jury sees more sex videos as prosecutors wind down case against Sean 'Diddy' Combs
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The jury at Sean "Diddy" Combs ' sex trafficking trial viewed more video recordings on Monday of the sex marathons that have p...
Jun 23, 2025
Iran launches missile attacks on US bases in Qatar and Iraq
By DAVID RISING, JON GAMBRELL and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran launched missile attacks Monday on U.S. military bases in Qatar and Iraq, retaliating for the ...
Jun 23, 2025
What to know about the conflict between Israel and Iran, and the US intervention
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) - The United States inserted itself into Israel's war against Iran, bombing three of the Islamic Republic's key nuclear sites overnight in an at...
Jun 22, 2025