Category Archives: WPTF News
Republican senators warn surveillance program may lapse after Trump intel pick backlash
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI, MARY CLARE JALONICK and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans are warning the White House that a critical surveillance authority is likely to lapse this week ...
Jun 08, 2026 FILE - Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Bill Pulte walks outside the White House, Sept. 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
Fewer Americans say democracy is central to country's identity, AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) - As the U.S. prepares for an extravagant celebration of its founding principles, fewer Americans see their country as exceptional, a new poll finds. The survey from The Associated Pre...
Jun 08, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 08: Visitors, family members and troops participate in a re-enlistment ceremony for a member of the U.S. Army National Guard at the Lincoln Memorial on June 08, 2026 in Washington, DC. Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has been partially re-filled after the bottom of it was repainted as part of President Donald Trump's effort to repair Washington landmarks in for preparation the country’s 250th birthday this summer. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Grants announced to boost rural health in NC
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - Boosting rural health services is the goal behind $10 million dollars in grants announced by state health officials Monday (June 8). The North Carolina Department of Health ...
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Before the Bell: Oil prices surge as Iran conflict flares, while global stocks skid on selling of tech shares
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - Global shares sank on Monday after Wall Street ended last week with its worst day since October, while oil prices jumped more than $4 as fighting flare...
Jun 08, 2026 NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 04: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on June 04, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Broadway revivals and 'Liberation' win big at the Tony Awards, hosted by Pink
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) - "Schmigadoon!," an adaptation of an Apple TV series that gently mocks big, brassy Broadway shows, won the best new musical Tony Award on a night...
Jun 08, 2026 NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 07: Dylan Mulvaney, Megan Thee Stallion, P!NK, Neil Patrick Harris and Shoshana Bean perform onstage during The 79th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 07, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)
Years of pent-up emotions came flooding out of Alexander Zverev when he finally won the French Open
PARIS (AP) - It all came rushing back to Alexander Zverev when he was lying on his back on the French Open's center court, his hands covering his face, and sobbing on Sunday as he realized that he had...
Jun 07, 2026 PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 07: Alexander Zverev of Germany celebrates winning Championship point against Flavio Cobolli of Italy in the Men’s Singles final match on Day Fifteen of the 2026 French Open at Roland Garros on June 07, 2026 in Paris, France. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
Carolina trails Vegas in the Stanley Cup Final and has a big decision to make for Game 4
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer A sequence of events in a Stanley Cup Final that has gotten crazier by the minute has put the Carolina Hurricanes at a crossroads. They blew a two-goal lead and lost ...
Jun 07, 2026 LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JUNE 06: Jordan Martinook #48 of the Carolina Hurricanes checks Jack Eichel #9 of the Vegas Golden Knights in Game Three of the 2026 NHL Stanley Cup Final at T-Mobile Arena on June 06, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Denny Hamlin goes back to front again to win NASCAR race at Michigan, tie Kyle Busch on win list
BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) - Denny Hamlin went from the rear to first again Sunday, winning at Michigan International Speedway to earn his second consecutive NASCAR Cup Series victory. Just like last week's...
Jun 07, 2026 BROOKLYN, MICHIGAN - JUNE 07: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 National Debt Relief Toyota, waves an 18 - 8 flag in honor of the late Kyle Busch after winning the NASCAR Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway on June 07, 2026 in Brooklyn, Michigan. (Photo by Brett Farmer/Getty Images)
Maverick Republican Sen. Bob Packwood of Oregon, who resigned after sexual harassment scandal, dies
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Former Sen. Bob Packwood, a moderate Oregon Republican whose reputation as a champion of abortion and women's rights was spoiled at the end of his career by allegations of sexual...
Jun 07, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 10: Former Sen. Bob Packwood (L) (R-OR) and former Sen. Bill Bradley (R) (D-NJ) testify before the Senate Finance Committee February 10, 2015 in Washington, DC. The committee heard testimony on lessons learned from the Tax Reform Act of 1986 during the hearing.
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Trump dismisses idea that Iran betrays his 'no new wars' campaign message
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) - President Donald Trump is dismissing the idea that launching the war with Iran this year betrayed his refrain of "No new wars" that he ma...
Jun 07, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 27: U.S. President Donald Trump listens to members of his Cabinet speak during a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on May 27, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump meets with his Cabinet days after saying a peace deal with Iran was “largely negotiated” amid expectations around the re-opening the Strait of Hormuz. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)