Category Archives: WPTF News
US stocks swing higher and oil prices trim their gains on hopes for the ceasefire with Iran
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Financial markets are moving cautiously Thursday, a day after surging on optimism about a ceasefire in the war with Iran, and U.S. stocks are rising eve...
Apr 9, 2026 Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on April 08, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
An Army veteran is charged with sharing classified details of an elite commando unit
By ALLEN G. BREED and GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - An Army veteran has been charged with sharing classified information about an elite commando unit with a journalist, which...
Apr 9, 2026 FILE - U.S. Army troops listen as U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a rally on June 10, 2025 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Dodgers great Davey Lopes, an infield fixture and record-setting base stealer, dies at 80
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Davey Lopes, a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers' record-setting infield of the 1970s and '80s and one of baseball's premier base stealers, died Wedn...
Apr 9, 2026 Los Angeles First Base coach Davey Lopes looks on prior to the match between Team Australia and the LA Dodgers at Sydney Cricket Ground on March 20, 2014 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
Key inflation gauge remains elevated in February before Iran war
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - A key measure of inflation stayed high in February, before the war in Iran spiked gas prices, a sign that everyday costs were elevated even...
Apr 9, 2026 Customers shop for beef at a grocery store on April 06, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Key hurricane forecast: how many storms will we have?
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (NCN News) - With the start of hurricane season less than two months away, one of the key forecasts is calling for a below average season. Colorado State University hurricane resea...
Apr 9, 2026 In this handout satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Hurricane Melissa churns northwest through the Caribbean Sea captured on October 27, 2025. Hurricane Melissa intensified into a Category 5 storm as it approached Jamaica, according to the National Hurricane Center. (Photo by NOAA via Getty Images)
Trump met with NATO leader Rutte after musing about pulling out of the military alliance
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte met behind closed doors with President Donald Trump on Wednesday for discussions that were ...
Apr 8, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 22: NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (L) speaks during a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on October 22, 2025 in Washington, DC. Less than a week after hosting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Trump is meeting with Rutte to discuss the war in Ukraine. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Woman charged with misusing Covid funds
NEW BERN, N.C. (NCN News) -- A Robeson County woman has been sentenced in connection with defrauding a federal Covid-related loan program. A federal judge sentenced Erica McMillian, who engaged in a s...
Apr 8, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 6: The Department of Justice seal and logo are displayed before U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi arrives for a news conference at the Department of Justice on May 6, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Healing Transitions dedicates courtyard sculpture
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) -- As part of its 25th anniversary year, Healing Transitions unveiled a new sculpture by internationally acclaimed artist Thomas Sayre. There was a special courtyard celebration a...
Apr 8, 2026 As part of its 25th anniversary year, Healing Transitions unveiled a new sculpture by internationally acclaimed artist Thomas Sayre. (photo courtesy Healing Transitions)
Oil plunges below $95 as the Dow surges 1,100 in a worldwide rally following a ceasefire with Iran
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Oil prices plunged below $95 per barrel, and stock markets surged worldwide Wednesday after President Donald Trump pulled back from his threat to force ...
Apr 8, 2026 Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on April 08, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Iran closes Strait of Hormuz again in response to Israeli attacks in Lebanon, threatening ceasefire
By BASSEM MROUE, JON GAMBRELL, SAMY MAGDY and SAM METZ Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz again Wednesday in response to Israeli attacks against the Hezbollah milita...
Apr 8, 2026 A government supporter chants slogans during a gathering after the announcement of a two-week ceasefire with the United States and Israel in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)