Category Archives: WPTF News
Mike Fox's ties to Tar Heels strong as ever in retirement. CWS title would fulfill a lifelong dream
By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Mike Fox was part of almost every major milestone North Carolina has achieved in baseball, either as a player or coach. A national championship was al...
Jun 18, 2026 OMAHA, NE - JUNE 21: Head coach Mike Fox #30 of the North Carolina Tar Heels smiles at some fans during their 7-4 win over the Rice Owls in Game 13 of the NCAA College World Series at Rosenblatt Stadium on June 21, 2007 in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
Agreement reached with major landlord
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) -- Attorney General Jeff Jackson and eight other attorneys general from both major political parties reached a $7 million settlement with LivCor, LLC, a major landlord with ap...
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The Closing Bell: Stocks rise on Wall Street, erasing much of their loss from a day earlier
By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks closed higher on Wall Street, taking back most of their losses from a day earlier that were driven by anticipation that the Federal Reserv...
Jun 18, 2026 Specialist Anthony Matesic works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, April 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Federal regulators back Trump's plan to speed power to energy-hungry AI data centers
By MATTHEW DALY and MARC LEVY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal regulators on Thursday agreed to let large energy users connect more quickly to the nation's inefficient and electric transmiss...
Jun 18, 2026 FILE - Amazon Web Services data center is visible at night Aug. 22, 2024, in Boardman, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
Springsteen, Bono and Stevie Wonder will help the Obamas open their presidential museum
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press Former President Barack Obama, joined by three former presidents, celebrated the opening of his presidential museum in Chicago in an extraordinary event Thursday that b...
Jun 18, 2026 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - JUNE 18: (L-R) Former President Joe Biden and former first lady Jill Biden, from left, former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama, former President George W. Bush and former first lady Laura Bush, and former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pose ahead of the dedication ceremony for the opening of the Barack Obama Presidential Center, in John Lewis Plaza, on June 18, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. Barack Obama served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017 and was the first African American to hold the office. (Photo by Pablo Martinez Monsivais-Pool/Getty Images)
RALEIGH: Motorcyclist dies in crash
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) --- A motorcyclist has died in a single-vehicle crash in north Raleigh early Thursday morning (June 18) It happened shortly before 3 a.m. at the intersection of Ebenezer Church Ro...
Jun 18, 2026
Ukrainian drones set a Moscow refinery ablaze in a major attack on the Russian capital
By BARRY HATTON Associated Press Ukraine struck a major Moscow oil refinery Thursday for a second time in a week, sending huge plumes of black smoke over the capital and disrupting flights at its airp...
Jun 18, 2026 This photo released by Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyev's official telegram channel shows the damage in a country side after a Ukrainian drone attack outside Moscow on Thursday, June 18, 2026. (Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyev's official telegram channel via AP)
Before the Bell: Wall Street on track to open with gains, oil falls and Intel soars on Trump post about Apple deal
By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers U.S. markets rose in premarket trading Thursday, taking back much of their losses from a day earlier that were driven by speculation that the Fede...
Jun 18, 2026 Specialists Anthony Matesic, left, and Dilip Patel work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, May 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Pentagon chief lashes out at NATO allies and announces a review of US forces in Europe
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) - U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth lashed out at NATO allies on Thursday, announcing a six-month Pentagon review of American forces in Europe whose outc...
Jun 18, 2026 BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - JUNE 18: US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth (R)addresses the North Atlantic Council meeting of Defence Ministers during the NATO defence ministers' meeting at the NATO headquarters on June 18, 2026 in Brussels, Belgium. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has said the priority for Thursday's meeting is to demonstrate "building a stronger Europe in a stronger NATO." The meeting comes following this week's G7 Leader's Summit in France, where the group reaffirmed it's solidarity with Ukraine, agreeing to increase defence support. (Photo by Omar Havana/Getty Images)
US and Iran sign initial deal to end war, ease sanctions and open strait as nuclear talks continue
By MICHELLE L. PRICE, MATTHEW LEE, JON GAMBRELL, SAMY MAGDY and MIKE CATALINI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump signed an agreement with Iran Wednesday that calls for Tehran to...
Jun 17, 2026 VERSAILLES, FRANCE - JUNE 17: U.S. President Donald Trump receives a tour of Chateau de Versailles from President of France Emmanuel Macron ahead of a dinner on June 17, 2026 in Versailles, France. The dinner followed the conclusion of this week's Group of 7 (G7) summit in Evian, France. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)