Category Archives: WPTF News
Ukraine hits Russian energy targets and denies striking Kremlin-occupied nuclear plant
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Kyiv on Sunday launched new strikes overnight on Russian energy sites. It has also denied Moscow's claims that a Ukrainian drone struck the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear...
May 31, 2026 KYIV, UKRAINE - MAY 14: Bystanders watch as emergency services search through the rubble of a partially collapsed building for missing people following a Russian missile and drone attack on May 14, 2026 in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Photo by Diego Fedele/Getty Images)
Stanley Cup Final coaching matchup: Vegas' John Tortorella vs. Carolina's Rod Brind'Amour
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A big smile filled Rod Brind'Amour's face after he and the Carolina Hurricanes finally reached the Stanley Cup Final, busting through the roadblo...
May 31, 2026 Carolina Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind'Amour, center top, protests a call during the third period of Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series against the Philadelphia Flyers in Raleigh, N.C., Monday, May 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)
Experimental pill promises new hope for deadly pancreatic cancer
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - A novel pill helped people with advanced pancreatic cancer live longer, researchers reported Sunday, raising hopes of long-needed better treatme...
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WHO chief reports 5 Ebola recoveries as a new treatment center opens in eastern Congo
By JUSTIN KABUMBA and MARK BANCHEREAU Associated Press BUNIA, Congo (AP) - Five patients have recovered from a rare type of Ebola virus, the head of the World Health Organization said Sunday during a ...
May 31, 2026 MONGBWALU, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - MAY 26: A doctor undergoes a temperature screening at the entrance of the General Referral Hospital of Mongbwalu during Ebola prevention measures on May 26, 2026 in Mongbwalu, Democratic Republic of Congo. (Photo by Michel Lunanga/Getty Images)
Rescuers free 4 men who had been trapped in a flooded Laos cave, search for 2 still missing
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) - Rescue workers in Laos said Saturday they have safely evacuated four villagers trapped in a flooded cave for 10 days, the day after another one ...
May 30, 2026 XAISOMBOUN, LAOS - MAY 29: In this handout image provided by the Metta Tham Kalasin Rescue Unit, specialist divers work to rescue a group of seven Lao nationals trapped in a cave on May 29, 2026 in Xaisomboun, Laos. Seven Lao nationals had entered the cave to search for gold, but their exit was blocked due to weather, trapping them for over a week. (Photo by Metta Tham Kalasin Rescue Unit via Getty Images)
Trump vents about judge who blocked the Kennedy Center renovation and fumes over his legal setbacks
By COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Saturday branded the federal judge who blocked his renovation of the Kennedy Center as "an anti Trump Hater" and predicte...
May 30, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 19: "Donald J. Trump" is seen after being added to the exterior of the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts on December 19, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Kennedy Center Board of Trustees voted in what they say was a unanimous decision to rename the facility “The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts”. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)
Shelby: Investigation underway, community reacts after officer fired for excessive force
SHELBY, N.C. (NCN News) - A State Bureau of Investigation probe is underway after a doorbell camera showed a Shelby Police officer repeatedly beating a woman during an arrest. The request for an indep...
May 30, 2026
EPA: Poe Hall can be torn down
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - There's been a new development in the controversial Poe Hall building on the N.C. State campus, which some say caused cancers for faculty, staff and students who used the buildi...
May 30, 2026 Poe Hall on the N.C. State University campus (file photo courtesy N.C. State)
Vegas Golden Knights vs. Carolina Hurricanes is a Stanley Cup Final of playoff powerhouses
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Even if the Vegas Golden Knights and Carolina Hurricanes did not stand out as the cream of the crop in the NHL during the regular season, they have clearly been the b...
May 30, 2026 FILE - Vegas Golden Knights right wing Pavel Dorofeyev (16) and Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Sean Walker (26) vie for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game Oct. 28, 2025, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward, File)
Hurricanes roll past Canadiens 6-1 in Eastern Conference Final, earn trip to Stanley Cup Final
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The Carolina Hurricanes have finally broken through their Eastern Conference Final roadblock. Now comes the chance to play for the Stanley Cup for ...
May 29, 2026 The Carolina Hurricanes pose with the Prince of Whales Trophy following a 6-1 victory over the Montréal Canadiens in Game Five of the Eastern Conference Final of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Lenovo Center on May 29, 2026 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)