Category Archives: WPTF News
Flight tracking data shows B-52 took sharp turn before crashing, killing all 8 on board
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER and JOSH FUNK LOS ANGELES (AP) - The B-52 that crashed during a test flight at an Air Force base in California took a sharp turn before plunging to the ground at a rate nearly 10 ...
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JD Vance went on television to plug a faith memoir. 'The View' had other plans
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press Vice President JD Vance, appearing Tuesday on ABC's "The View" to promote his newly released memoir on faith, was put on the spot from the first question, peppered for ...
Jun 16, 2026 EMERYVILLE, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 16: Copies of Vice President JD Vance's new book "Communion" are available for purchase in Barnes & Noble on June 16, 2026 in Emeryville, California. The memoir, released on June 16, follows his 2016 book "Hillbilly Elegy" and discusses Vance’s adult conversion to Catholicism and its influence on his political ideology. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)
Federal prosecutors charge 15 people with impeding agents during Minnesota immigration crackdown
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and MARK VANCLEAVE Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Federal prosecutors have charged 15 people with impeding the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in Minnesota, ac...
Jun 16, 2026 U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen and Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge Michael McCarthy announced charges against fifteen people for conspiring to interfere and injure federal immigration agents during Operation Metro Surge on Tuesday, June 16, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minn. (AP Photo/Mark Vancleave)
Oil drops below $80 per barrel, while tech stocks weigh on a mixed Wall Street
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Oil prices sank again Tuesday and dropped below $80 per barrel for the first time since early March, while U.S. stocks drifted near their all-time highs...
Jun 16, 2026 NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 04: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on June 04, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Jelly Roll files for divorce after 10-year marriage, citing irreconcilable differences
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Country music star Jelly Roll has filed for divorce from his wife of 10 years, according to court filings. The complaint filed in Franklin, Te...
Jun 16, 2026 BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 31: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) (L-R) Bunnie Xo and Jelly Roll attend the 68th GRAMMY Awards Pre-GRAMMY Gala & GRAMMY Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Avery Lipman and Monte Lipman at The Beverly Hilton on January 31, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
NHL says the 2026 playoffs is the most-watched on record, averaging 1.8 million viewers
NEW YORK (AP) - The NHL said Tuesday the Stanley Cup Playoffs this spring were the most-watched on record in the U.S. with an average of 1.8 million viewers. That surpassed the previous record of 1.56...
Jun 16, 2026 LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JUNE 14: The Carolina Hurricanes celebrate victory over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game Six of the 2026 NHL Stanley Cup Final at T-Mobile Arena on June 14, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Route announced for Carolina Hurricanes victory parade
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - We're learning more now about the celebration and parade planned for Raleigh Saturday (June 20) to celebrate the Carolina Hurricanes Stanley Cup Final victory. Downtown Raleigh ...
Jun 16, 2026
Multiple arrests as FBI disrupts 'planned attacks' targeting White House UFC show, director says
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Law enforcement officials disrupted "planned attacks" meant to target the UFC cage-fighting show staged at the White House this past weekend for Presi...
Jun 16, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 12: Preparations continue for the UFC Freedom 250 mixed martial arts event and the related Fan Fest at the White House and the Ellipse on June 12, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump is hosting a series of Ultimate Fighting Championship matches on the South Lawn on Flag Day and his 80th birthday, June 14, which the White House is calling "a once-in-a-generation celebration of the American fighting spirit." (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Iran says the deal to end the war with the US requires Israel to withdraw from Lebanon
By JON GAMBRELL, SAM METZ and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's top diplomat said Tuesday that the tentative deal to end the war with the United States would requir...
Jun 16, 2026 TEHRAN, IRAN - JUNE 15: Pedestrians walk past a billboard depicting Iran's late Supreme Leaders Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on June 15, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. According to reports, the U.S. and Iran have signed a preliminary agreement to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)
Trump signals swift return of sanctions on Russian oil as G7 refocuses on Ukraine
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE, SYLVIE CORBET and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) - The United States could soon reimpose sanctions on Russian oil shipments after President Donald T...
Jun 16, 2026 EVIAN-LES-BAINS, FRANCE - JUNE 16: U.S. President Donald Trump (C) speaks to European Council President Antonio Costa (R) as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L) looks on during a family photo at the G7 Summit on June 16, 2026 in Evian-les-Bains, France. Leaders from the Group of 7 (G7) countries convened in Evian, France, near the Swiss border, for their annual summit to discuss challenges to peace and security for Ukraine and Europe, the situation in the Middle East, and other geopolitical issues. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)