Category Archives: WPTF News
Oil giant BP ousts new chairman over 'conduct' and shares slide
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer BP has ousted its chairman over what it called serious concerns related to "important governance standards, oversight and conduct." The departure was abrupt and ...
May 26, 2026 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - APRIL 29: A sign at a BP gas station displays the company's logo on April 29, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
South Carolina Senate rejects President Trump's call to redraw congressional maps
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The South Carolina Senate on Tuesday rejected President Donald Trump's push to redraw the state's congressional district in hopes Republicans could gain an additional seat in the...
May 26, 2026 Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) speaks to a crowd during a fundraising event with the South Carolina Democratic Party at the Columbia Museum of Art on February 27, 2026 in Columbia, South Carolina. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
Arrest made in Raleigh shooting
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - The Wake County Sheriff's Office has now made an arrest in a early morning shooting Monday (May 25). According to the Wake County Sheriff's office, on Monday (May 25), at around...
May 26, 2026 (Photo courtesy Wake County Sheriff's Department)
Trump will see doctors for his annual physical. What the public finds out is up to him
By COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is scheduled to get a medical exam on Tuesday, putting his health under renewed public scrutiny after he has worked to dismi...
May 26, 2026 President Donald Trump departs after speaking with reporters during a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Svechnikov scores in OT as Hurricanes beat Canadiens 3-2 in Game 3 of East final
MONTREAL (AP) - Andrei Svechnikov scored at 14:06 of overtime and the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Monday night to take a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference Final. Shayne...
May 26, 2026 MONTREAL, CANADA - MAY 25: Andrei Svechnikov #37 of the Carolina Hurricanes celebrates with Jordan Martinook #48 and Jalen Chatfield #5 after scoring the game-winning goal against the Montréal Canadiens during overtime in Game Three of the Eastern Conference Final of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Bell Centre on May 25, 2026 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)
Sepsis: what you should know
SAN DIEGO, CA. (NCN News) - Health officials and advocates want people to know about Sepsis, which contributed to the death of Nascar driver Kyle Busch. According to the San Diego, California based Se...
May 25, 2026 CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA - MAY 23: A general view of an LED screen displaying a tribute to Kyle Busch prior to practice for the NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 Charbroil 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 23, 2026 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images)
US military says it carried out 'self-defense' strikes in Iran, including on missile launch sites
By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN, LINDSAY WHITEHURST and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. military said Monday that it carried out "self-defense" strikes in southern Iran, including on mis...
May 25, 2026 TEHRAN, IRAN - MAY 24: Iranians gather at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Mosque to commemorate those killed in the current US-Israeli war as well as previous wars on May 24, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. President Donald Trump said a peace deal with Iran has been largely negotiated with details, including the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, to be announced soon. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)
Woman faces charges in Zebulon stabbing
ZEBULON, N.C. (WPTF) - A woman was arrested in New York City Sunday (May 24) in connection with a stabbing in Zebulon earlier in the month. According to the Wake County Sheriff's Office, Tatyanna McDo...
May 25, 2026 (Photo courtesy Wake County Sheriff's Department)
Leaders keep a wary eye on Belarus for signs it might offer Russia help in Ukraine
By HANNA ARHIROVA and YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Belarus' exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya visited Kyiv on Monday as the Ukrainian capital cleaned up after R...
May 25, 2026 KYIV, UKRAINE - MAY 14: Ukrainian emergency services search through the rubble of a partially collapsed building following a Russian missile and drone attack on May 14, 2026 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Russia launched a large-scale overnight and daytime attack across Ukraine using strategic aviation, drones, and ballistic missiles, targeting populated areas and critical infrastructure, two days after the end of a U.S.-brokered three-day ceasefire. (Photo by Diego Fedele/Getty Images)
Apex Police investigating overnight incident on Sunflower Road
APEX, N.C. (WPTF) - Apex police are continuing an investigation into shot fired in a townhome neighborhood Sunday morning (May 25). There was a large police presence in the 2000 block of Sunflower Roa...
May 25, 2026