Category Archives: WPTF News
Crisis Averted: Risk of a catastrophic explosion has been eliminated at chemical tank in California, authorities say
By LEAH WILLINGHAM and JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press The risk of a catastrophic explosion at a damaged chemical tank in Southern California has been eliminated following a close overnight inspection ...
May 25, 2026 GARDEN GROVE, CALIFORNIA - MAY 23: An aerial view of water being sprayed onto an overheated 34,000-gallon tank at GKN Aerospace on May 23, 2026 in Garden Grove, California. A malfunctioning tank at an aerospace plant has the potential of a chemical leak or explosion. An incident at GKN Aerospace, a manufacturer of components for commercial and military aircraft, triggered the facility's automatic sprinkler system. Investigators are expected to examine the cause of the hazardous leak once the site has been fully stabilized. (Photo by Apu Gomes/Getty Images)
Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for Vatican's role in legitimizing slavery
By NICOLE WINFIELD and PAOLO SANTALUCIA Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Leo XIV made a historic apology on Monday for the Holy See's role in legitimizing slavery and for having failed to con...
May 25, 2026 Pope Leo XIV marks his first Easter in the papacy.
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Rubio's visit to India focuses on US trade tensions, the Quad alliance and sightseeing
NEW DELHI (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's visit to India marks an effort by Washington and New Delhi to steady strained relations as the two countries seek to reinforce strategic and econ...
May 25, 2026 Secretary of State Marco Rubio shakes hands with Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar at The State Department on February 3, 2026 in Washington, DC. The meeting between Secretary Rubio and External Affairs Minister Jaishankar meeting comes on the heels of a new trade deal announced by the Trump Administration, lowering the tariffs on India from 50 percent to 18 percent. (Photo by Luke Johnson/Getty Images)
The origins of Memorial Day and how it has evolved
By The Associated Press Memorial Day is a U.S. holiday that is officially about mourning the nation's fallen service members, but it has come to signal the unofficial start of summer and a long weeken...
May 25, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 25: David Loesch, a veteran of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne and the Vietnam War, walks along the wall of names at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Memorial Day on May 25, 2026 in Washington, DC. On Memorial Day, Americans remember those who gave the greatest sacrifice in service of the country. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
Shooting near Raleigh: one person in the hospital
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) -- The Wake County Sheriff's Office is investigating an early morning shooting that led to one person being sent to the hospital. According to the Wake County Sheriff's office, on...
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Daniel Suarez wins the rain-shortened Coca-Cola 600 after NASCAR honors the late Kyle Busch
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CONCORD, N.C. (AP) - When Daniel Suarez was struggling to make his name in auto racing, he would often get phone calls from Kyle Busch offering words of encouragement an...
May 25, 2026 CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA - MAY 24: Daniel Suarez, driver of the #7 Freeway Insurance Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 24, 2026 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images)
NASCAR CEO Steve O'Donnell tells Kyle Busch family 'we got you' before start of Coca-Cola 600
By STEVE REED and MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writers CONCORD, N.C. (AP) - NASCAR CEO Steve O'Donnell honored Kyle Busch's widow, Samantha, and the couple's children, Brexton and Lennix, before the start ...
May 24, 2026 CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA - MAY 24: NASCAR Hall of Famer Kurt Busch lays white roses on the "8" stenciled of the infield grass during the remembrance ceremony for his brother, Kyle Busch, who passed away suddenly at the age of 41, prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 24, 2026 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images)
Late pass sends Felix Rosenqvist past David Malukas for the closest Indianapolis 500 win in history
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Felix Rosenqvist swung to the outside of David Malukas, then found a way past the Team Penske driver to win the closest Indianapolis 500 in histor...
May 24, 2026 INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - MAY 24: Felix Rosenqvist, driver of the #60 Meyer Shank w/ Curb-Agajanian Honda reacts after winning the NTT IndyCar Series 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 24, 2026 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
Details emerge of a potential Iran deal as Trump says not to rush
By SAMY MAGDY and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press CAIRO (AP) - The United States is close to reaching a deal with Iran that would end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and see Iran give up its stoc...
May 24, 2026 Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, right, shakes hands with Pakistan's Army Chief Field Marshal Gen. Asim Munir during their meeting in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, May 23, 2026. (Hamed Malekpour/ICANA via AP)
Search continues for fleeing suspect in Wake County
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - The Wake County Sheriff's Office is searching for a suspect who fled from a traffic stop Sunday morning (May 24) According to a press release around 10:30 a.m., a deputy observe...
May 24, 2026 (Photo courtesy Wake County Sheriff's Department)