Category Archives: WPTF News
China agrees to boost trade for US beef and poultry following Trump-Xi summit
By DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - China has agreed to ramp up trade for U.S. agricultural products such as beef and poultry, buying at an annualized rate of $17 billion per year for 2026...
May 18, 2026 BEIJING, CHINA - MAY 14: U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping participate in a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People on May 14, 2026 in Beijing, China. The trip by Trump is focused on trade, regional security, and strengthening bilateral ties between the world's two largest economies. (Photo by Kenny Holston-Pool/Getty Images)
And they're off: record holiday travel predicted despite spiking gas prices
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NCN News) - Despite higher gas prices and other economic uncertainty, it appears a record number of people will hit the roads - or the skies - for the start of the summer travel seas...
May 17, 2026 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MAY 23: Vehicles drive on Interstate 5 ahead of the Memorial Day weekend on May 23, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. The American Automobile Association (AAA) = projects 45 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home for Memorial Day between Thursday, May 21 and Monday, May 25, 2026 (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Officials say all four crew members ejected safely after two Navy jets collided and crashed during an air show at a military base in Idaho.
By REBECCA BOONE and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) - All four crew members ejected safely after two Navy jets collided and crashed Sunday during an air show at the Mountain Home Air...
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Aaron Rai runs away with the PGA Championship, first English-born winner in more than a century
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. (AP) - Aaron Rai shifted into high gear Sunday and pulled away from a world-class field with one amazing shot after another until he became the firs...
May 17, 2026 Aaron Rai, of England, celebrates after his shot on the 17th green during the final round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Aronimink Golf Club, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Newtown Square, PA. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Search continues for man missing on Roanoke Rapids Lake
GASTON, N.C (NCN News) - The search for a missing kayaker continued Sunday (May 17) on Roanoke Rapids Lake. According to the Facebook page of Gaston Fire & Rescue, crews have been working to find ...
May 17, 2026 Rescue crews combed Roanoke Rapids Lake for a missing kayaker. His body was found on Saturday, June 6 (photo courtesy Gaston Fire & Rescue Facebook Page)
Senate parliamentarian deals blow to $1 billion security proposal for White House
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A proposal to fund $1 billion in security additions for the White House campus and the president's new ballroom fails to mee...
May 17, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 23: An excavator works to clear rubble after the East Wing of the White House was demolished on October 23, 2025 in Washington, DC. The demolition is part of U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to build a ballroom reportedly costing at least $250 million on the eastern side of the White House. (Photo by Eric Lee/Getty Images)
Thousands flocked to the National Mall in Washington for an America-themed prayer rally
By TIFFANY STANLEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Thousands of people streamed onto the National Mall for a daylong prayer rally Sunday billed as a "rededication of our country as One Nation under...
May 17, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 17: Attendees during Rededicate 250: A National Jubilee of Prayer, Praise and Thanksgiving, on the National Mall, on May 17, 2026, in Washington, DC. Leading up to the America 250 celebration later in the year, thousands gathered on the Mall for a day of scripture, testimony, and prayer organized by Freedom250. (Photo by Graeme Sloan/Getty Images)
Denny Hamlin beats teammate Chase Briscoe at Dover for 2nd NASCAR All-Star Race win
DOVER, Del. (AP) - In the debut of the All-Star Race at Dover Motor Speedway, the Monster Mile lived up to its billing as one of NASCAR's most treacherous tracks. Even for winner Denny Hamlin, survivi...
May 17, 2026 DOVER, DELAWARE - MAY 17: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Progressive Insurance Toyota, poses with the one million dollar check in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race at Dover Motor Speedway on May 17, 2026 in Dover, Delaware. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
Drone strike sparks fire on the edge of the UAE's nuclear power plant in latest blow to Iran truce
By JON GAMBRELL and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A drone strike targeted the United Arab Emirates' sole nuclear power plant on Sunday, sparking a fire on its perimete...
May 17, 2026 FILE - This undated photograph released by the United Arab Emirates' state-run WAM news agency shows the under-construction Barakah nuclear power plant in Abu Dhabi's Western desert. (Arun Girija/Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation/WAM via AP, File)
Sabres tie series; Hurricanes will have to wait a little longer
MONTREAL (AP) - The Carolina Hurricanes will have to wait a little longer to start their Eastern Conference Final series. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 18 saves after starter Alex Lyon stopped only one of...
May 17, 2026 MONTREAL, CANADA - MAY 16: Tage Thompson #72 of the Buffalo Sabres tangles up with Mike Matheson #8 of the Montréal Canadiens during the third period in Game Six of the Second Round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Bell Centre on May 16, 2026 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)