Category Archives: WPTF News
US bombs military sites on Iranian island as Trump threatens its oil infrastructure
By JON GAMBRELL, DAVID RISING, KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and MIKE CORDER Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - President Donald Trump said the U.S. destroyed military sites on an island vital t...
Mar 14, 2026 Rescue workers search for survivors in the rubble after a strike in southern Tehran, Iran, Friday, March 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Sajjad Safari)
US stocks lose ground as war with Iran keeps pressure on oil prices
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Wall Street's losses deepened Friday as the ongoing fallout from the war in Iran keeps pushing oil prices higher, ratcheting up inflationary pressure on the global eco...
Mar 13, 2026 Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on March 12, 2026 in New York City. Stocks continue to tumble, with the Dow Jones opening down over 500 points, as oil prices rise due to the war in Iran and the new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, stating that the Strait of Hormuz should remain closed. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Raucous bird tornado touches down as snow geese make annual flight to Arctic
By MARK SCOLFORO and TASSANEE VEJPONGSA Associated Press KLEINFELTERSVILLE, Pa. (AP) - A few dozen birdwatchers gathered in the predawn darkness to wait for the moment when thousands of migrating snow...
Mar 13, 2026 Snow geese take off from a reservoir at the Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area, Friday, March 6, 2026, in Kleinfeltersville, Pa. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
NCDMV expands private road tests
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (NCN News) - The state's Division of Motor Vehicles is expanding the program allowing private driver education schools to now give road tests for adult driver's license seekers. Effe...
Mar 13, 2026
Clemson holds off furious 2nd half rally from No. 19 North Carolina to win 80-79 in ACC Tournament
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Nick Davidson scored 17 points, and Clemson nearly allowed an 18-point second-half lead to slip away before holding on to beat No. 19 North Caroli...
Mar 13, 2026 Clemson forward RJ Godfrey (0) drives into North Carolina center Henri Veesaar during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
Snuggerud scores 2, Binnington stops 31 shots as Blues beat East-leading Hurricanes 3-1
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Jimmy Snuggerud scored twice to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 3-1 win over the Eastern Conference-leading Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night. Snuggerud scored a tying goal in t...
Mar 12, 2026 Carolina Hurricanes' Taylor Hall (71) watches the puck with St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington (50) and Colton Parayko (55) looking on during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)
Live Nation employee mocks customers as 'so stupid' in internal messages released in court case
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Incendiary internal messages in which a Live Nation employee mocks customers as "so stupid" and says the company is "robbing them blind, baby" have...
Mar 12, 2026 FILE - The Ticketmaster logo is seen along the sideline of the field before an NFL football game, Sept. 15, 2024, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
Iran's supreme leader resolves to keep fighting in his first public remarks
By JON GAMBRELL, GHAYA BEN MBAREK, SARAH EL DEEB and JULIE WATSON Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's secretive new leader issued his first public statements Thursday, resolving...
Mar 12, 2026 Smoke from a building in the center of the city which has been hit by the IDF after an evacuation order on March 12, 2026 in Beirut, Lebanon. Israel has continued its aerial and ground assault in Lebanon after Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group in Lebanon, launched missiles at Israel in what it said was retaliation for the joint U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. (Photo by Adri Salido/Getty Images)
US military refueling plane crashes in Iraq and rescue is underway
By BEN FINLEY and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - An American military refueling plane taking part in the operation against Iran crashed in Iraq and rescue efforts were underway,...
Mar 12, 2026 FILE - US Air Force KC135 aircraft taxis to take off at the Kadena Air Base on February 25, 2010 in Kadena, Japan. (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images)
No. 1 Duke edges Florida State 80-79 in ACC Tournament after Seminoles' buzzer-beater rims out
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Isaiah Evans made seven 3-pointers and finished with a career-high 32 points, Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year Cameron Boozer added 23...
Mar 12, 2026 Duke forward Cameron Boozer (12) drives against Florida State forward Chauncey Wiggins during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)